CKF Curriculum


BASIC SKILLS BY LEVEL

YELLOW BELT

STANCES

  • Attention
  • Horse (Training)
  • Neutral Bow
  • Forward Bow
  • Reverse Bow
  • One Leg (Crane)
BLOCKS
  • Thrusting Inward
  • Vertical Outward
  • Upward
  • Outside Downward
  • Hammering Inward
  • Extended Outward
PARRIES
  • Inward
  • Outward
PUNCHES
  • Thrusting Straight
  • Snapping Straight
  • Thrusting Vertical
  • Snapping Vertical
STRIKES
  • Back Hammerfist
  • Inward Handsword
  • Outward Handsword
  • Thrusting Heel Palm (Straight)
  • Inward Elbow
  • Outward Elbow
  • Back Elbow
  • Obscure Back Elbow
  • Inward Overhead Elbow
  • Outward Overhead Elbow
FOOT MANEUVERS
  • Step Through
  • Step Drag
  • Drag Step
  • Cover
  • Front Foot to Back Foot Switch
FINGER TECHNIQUES
  • Straight Finger Thrust
  • Overhead Claw
  • Outward Whip
KICKS
  • Front Snap - Ball
  • Side Snap - Knife Edge
  • Back Snap - Heel
  • Roundhouse


ORANGE BELT

STANCES

  • 45 Degree Cat
  • 90 Degree Cat
  • Front Twist
  • Rear Twist
  • Wide Kneel
BLOCKS
  • Push Down
  • Inside Downward - Palm Up
  • Inside Downward - Palm Down
PARRIES
  • Outside Downward
  • Inside Downward
PUNCHES
  • Vertical Thrusting Back Knuckle
  • Vertical Snapping Back Knuckle
  • Uppercut
  • Roundhouse
STRIKES
  • Upward Elbow
  • Underhand Reverse Hammerfist
  • Outward Back Knuckle
  • Inward Horizontal Forearm
  • Outward Horizontal Forearm
  • Inward Diagonal Inner Wrist
  • Inward Horizongal Heel of Palm
  • Underhand Heel of Palm
FOOT MANEUVERS
  • Push Drag
  • Front Crossover
FINGER TECHNIQUES
  • Vertical Finger Thrust
  • Upward Finger Thrust
  • Overhead Whip
KICKS
  • Front Thrust
  • Side Thrust
  • Back Thrust
  • Shovel









PURPLE BELT

STANCES

  • Close Kneel
  • Concave
BLOCKS
  • Universal
  • Cross Block - Up
  • Downward Horizontal Forearm
  • Inward Vertical Forearm
  • Outward Vertical Forearm
PARRIES
  • Upward
  • Inward Horizontal
  • Outward Horizontal
PUNCHES
  • Hook
  • Looping Overhead
  • Inverted Vertical Roundhouse
STRIKES
  • Outward Horizontal Heel Palm
  • Back Stiff-Arm Lifting Heel Palm
  • Overhead Heel Palm
  • Inward Vertical Forearm
FOOT MANEUVERS
  • Rear Crossover
  • Switch (Jump)
  • Back Foot to Front Foot Switch
  • Hop
FINGER TECHNIQUES
  • Underhand Whip
  • Underhand Claw
  • Backthrust (Over Shoulder)
  • Back Claw (Over Shoulder)
KICKS
  • Front Scoop
  • Back Scoop
  • Spinning Back Heel Kick
  • Front Chicken (Forward-Rear)
  • Front Chicken (Rear-Forward)
  • Front Stomp Kick

BLUE BELT

BLOCKS

  • Inward Elbow
  • Outward Elbow
  • Upward Elbow
  • Downward Elbow
  • Inside Downward Elbow
PARRIES
  • Vertical Upward
  • Vertical Downward
PUNCHES
  • Inward Blocking
  • Chopping
  • Stiff-Arm Lifting Back Knuckle
STRIKES
  • Flapping Elbow
  • Obscure Vertical Elbow
  • Outward Diagonal Reverse Handsword
FOOT MANEUVERS
  • Pull Drag
  • Jump
  • Leap
FINGER TECHNIQUES
  • Upward Claw
  • Back Whip (Over Shoulder)
  • Back Whip (Below the Waist)
  • Inward Horizontal Slice
  • Outward Horizontal Slice
KICKS
  • Side Stomp Kick
  • Back Stomp Kick
  • Front Cross Stomp Kick
  • Rear Cross Stomp Kick
  • Hook Kick
  • Thrusting Sweep
  • Front Roundhouse Sweep
  • Reverse Roundhouse Sweep

OPTIONAL SKILLS

STANCES

  • Side Horse
  • Reverse Neutral Bow
  • Reverse Wide Kneel
  • Reverse Close Kneel
  • Diamond (Convex)
KICKS
  • Inward Crescent
  • Outward Crescent
  • Spinning Crescent
  • Side Chicken
  • Back Chicken
FALLING MANEUVERS
  • Front Fall
  • Back Fall
  • Side Fall
  • Rolling Falls (Front & Back)