Nguyen-Thai
Hoc Youth Martial Arts
The curriculum for the 1st three-month session
Month 1: The
Asian Traditional Teacher-Student-Parents Relationship
& The Basic Foot-Steps.
Week 1: The Asian Traditional
Teacher-Student-Parents Relationship & The basic foot-steps.
- Day 1: The introduction to the Traditional Vietnamese Martial
Arts:
The Asian Traditional Teacher-Student-Parents
Relationship.
- Day 2: The basic warm-up techniques and the 1st basic footstep:
the Tiger stance.
- Day 3: The 2nd basic footstep: the Dragon stance.
Week 2: The basic foot-steps (continued.)
- Day 1: The 3rd basic footstep: the Horse stance.
- Day 2: The 4th basic foostep: the Crane stance.
- Day 3: The 5th basic footstep: the Snake stance.
Week 3: The basic foot-steps and
and their combinations
- Day 1: The 6th basic footstep: the Phoenix stance.
- Day 2: The combination of Tiger and Dragon.
- Day 3: The combination of Dragon and Horse.
Week 4: The combinations of basic
foot-steps (continued.)
- Day 1: The combination of Horse and Crane.
- Day 2: The combination of Crane and Phoenix.
- Day 3: The combination of Phoenix and Snake.
Month 2: The Basic Kicks & The Basic Hand Movements
Week 1: First three basic kicks.
- Day 1: The 1st kick: Kim Tieu Cuoc (Front Kick)
- Day 2: The 2nd kick: Dao Son Cuoc (Round Kick)
- Day 3: The 3rd kick: Ban Long Cuoc (Side Kick)
Week 2: Basic hand movements.
- Day 1: The 1st basic hand movement: Bach Ho Thoi Son (Tiger Pushing
Against Mountain)
- Day 2: The 2nd basic hand movement: Bach Long Xuyen Van (Dragon
Flying Through Cloud)
- Day 3: The 3rd basic hand movement: Thanh Ma Tam Giang (Horse
Looking For River)
Week 3: Basic hand movements (continued).
- Day 1: The 4th basic hand movement: Bach Hac Do Thuy (Crane Landing
On Water)
- Day 2: The 5th basic hand movement: Bach Xa Bai Vy (Snake Wagging
Its Tail)
- Day 3: The 6th basic hand movement: Doc Hanh Thien Ly (Phoenix
Taking Its Long Journey)
Week 4: Combinations of basic
hand movements.
- Day 1: The 1st combination: Bach Ho Thoi Son & Bach Long Xuyen
Van
- Day 2: The 2nd combination: Bach Long Xuyen Van & Thanh Ma
Tam Giang
- Day 3: The 3rd combination: Thanh Ma Tam Giang & Bach Hac
Do Thuy
Month 3: Combinations
of Basic Hand Movements,
Combinations Kicks and The Basic Breathing Form.
Week 1: Combinations of Basic
Hand Movements (continued).
- Day 1: The 4th combination: Bach Hac Do Thuy & Bach Xa Bai
Vy
- Day 2: The 5th combination: Bach Xa Bai Vy & Doc Hanh Thien
Ly
- Day 3: 1st combination of six basic hand movements: Troi Tron
Dat Vuong
Week 2: The combination kicks.
- Day 1: The 1st combination kick: Kim Tieu & Dao Son (Front-Round
Kick)
- Day 2: The 2nd combination kick: Kim Tieu & Ban Long (Front-Side
Kick)
- Day 3: The 3rd combination kick: Song Phi (Front Flying Couple-Kick)
Week 3: The 1st Basic Breathing
Form (Tho-Nap Khi Cong).
- Day 1: The 1st serial: Trung Thien Lap Tru, Luong Ho Tang Cong,
Than Ho Dinh Son.
- Day 2: The 2nd serial: Ho Xuat Lam Bien, Luong Long Tang Cong,
Luong Ma Ngoa Phong.
- Day 3: The 3rd serial: Bach Ho Tay Dien, Thanh Hac An Van, Luong
Hac Tang Cong.
Week 4: The 1st Basic Breathing
Form (continued).
- Day 1: The last serial: Than Qui Hi Ba, Lap Tu Tam Nhan, Hoi Dau
Bai To.
- Day 2: Review and prepare for the three-month performance test.
- Day 3: Three-month performance test.
Nguyen Viet Linh
The Head Instructor
San Jose, California, December 2005
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