Curriculum Requirements - Phase One Certificate

 

Focus	Personal Development
Attendance Expectations	1500 Class Hours of Training Time (Total) (8 Years Total) At least 200 Logged Hours of Solo Training Time Training an Average of 4-5 Days/Week (Solo or In Class)
Curriculum Requirements	Phase One & Phase Two Certificates Personal Goals and Plan of Action Healing Arts Skills Area of Specialty 100 Hours of Meditation (i.e. - 20 minutes a day = 300 days) Intermediate Ability in Yoga System (Hatha, Dhanda, or other solo system)
Additional Experience	At least 100 Hours of Teaching (Total) Hold an Advanced Rank or Experience Level in another Martial Art (examples): Black Belt in Doce Pares Brown Belt in BJJ 20 Round, 10 Round, 5 Round Tests - Thai Boxing Fourth Cord in Capoeira Thai Boxing Instructor Test Amateur Fight Experience
Seminar Attendance	At least 8 Seminars with a Senior Instructor under Guro Dan Inosanto (Total) At least 5 Seminars with Guro Dan Inosanto
Written Assignments	Research Paper: History of area specific Martial Art Research Paper: Current state of Training in Modern Culture Article: Overview and Introduction to Martial Art Aspect Collected Resources for Training (Bibliography) Outline: Structured Training Methods for Martial Art Aspect (research papers are focused on student's area of specialty)
Required Reading	Strength Training Anatomy. Frederic Delavier, 2001 Women's Strength Training Anatomy. Frederic Delavier, 2002 The Science of Martial Arts Training. Charles I. Staley, 1999 Touch-for-Health. John Thie, D.C., 1994 Buddhism Plain and Simple. Steve Hagen, 1998 Intuition: Knowing Beyond Logic. Osho, 2001 Mind/Body Fitness - Focus, Preparation, Performance. Tom Seabourne, Ph.D., 2001
Equipment & Apparel	Equipment necessary for area of specialization (students must own) (i.e. - armor for stickfighting, instruments for Capoeira, multiple Gi's for Jiujitsu, headgear for Boxing, etc.)