Curriculum Requirements - Phase One Certificate

 

Focus	Core Concepts
Attendance Expectations	100 Class Hours of Training Time (1 Year Total) Average 2-4 Class Hours/Week
Curriculum Requirements	Phase One Curriculum (3 Levels) Introduction to Phase Two Drills Grappling Skills 7 Basic Positions Basic Movement and Transitions 4 Primary Locks and 1 Choke in each Position Doce Pares Escrima Skills White and Yellow Belt Requirements Healing Arts Exposure Basic Letha Yoga Routines Basic Mudra, Salutation Concepts Hips and Lower Back Routine (Prone) 6 Point Shoulder Routine (Seated) Neck Series (Seated) Shiatsu Concepts Basic Tools, Palming Body Mechanics
Additional Experience	Must know how to play chess
Seminar Attendance	At least 1 Seminar with a Senior Instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto
Written Assignments	Complete the Phase One Evaluation Record training habits in a log or journal Begin a journal for note taking and personal dialogue.
Required Reading	The Tao of Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee, 1975 Zen in the Martial Arts. Joe Hyams, 1979 Sunzi Speaks - The Art of War. Tsai Chih Chung, 1994 Jeet Kune Do Kickboxing. Tim Tackett, Chris Kent, 1986 The War Prayer, Mark Twain
Equipment & Apparel (student must own)	1 Pair of Sticks Training Shoes School T-shirt Bag Gloves Handwraps Mouthguard Groin Protector Student Journal Sports Bra (females only)

The Phase One Certificate is a sign of competency as a beginner in training. At Sage Arts Unlimited, this requires students to be competent in the Phase One material as designed by the Minnesota Kali Group, to have attended a minimum of 100 class hours, averaging 2-4 class hours each week. We also require students to have a cursory introduction to the Healing Arts so that they better appreciate the need to take care of their bodies and their training partners.

In order to prepare students for the Phase Two level of training, they will be exposed to some of the drills and exercises common to that level of training. Students must also have a basic awareness of the Ground Fight and grappling. The Phase One certificate denotes that a student has a thorough and well rounded foundation in the Martial Arts.