Nidan
2nd Degree Black Belt
Techniques
Nidan is the second Black Belt Rank in Kenpo Karate and all Japanese martial arts. The rank is always awarded as Nidan by a Kenpo Karate Yudansha.
Nidan, 2nd Degree Black Belt, consists of 30 Self Defense Techniques and 15 Variations.
At this point in the students training they have learned 489 Self Defense Techniques and Variations.
The time required to attain Nidan is approximately 2 years of training after receiving Shodan, 1st Degree Black Belt. Students have been studying and/or teaching for approximately 7 or 8 years to achieve the Nidan Rank. This time frame is approximate and denotes continuous training.
The Nidan, 2nd Degree Black Belt, test consists of all techniques taught Yellow Belt thru 2nd Degree Black Belt done on both sides. All Katas will be done on only one side. The Instructor will select basics at the time of the test so the student should be prepared to do any or all of the basics. Each basic will be done 5 times each and will include kicks and punches done on both sides against a bag or focus pad.
Technique Names | Attack | ||
1. Lunging Elbow | Cross hand wrist grab | ||
2. Crushing Log | Right overhead club | ||
3. Attacking Ram | Offensive movement; Man in boxer stance, left side forward | ||
4. Slapping Hands | Knife attack to throat | ||
5. Twisting Wrist | Cross hand wrist grab; Right to right | ||
6. Spinning Limbs | Right step/Right roundhouse punch | ||
7. Double Evasion | Right front kick/Right punch combination | ||
8. Dropping Blade (ABC) | Knife Attack | ||
9. Sweeping Reeds | Attempted club attack | ||
10. Dropping the Log | Side club attack | ||
11. Battering Ram | Two hand choke from the front | ||
12. Two Man Crashing Elbows | Two man attack; man in front throwing a right punch; Man in back throwing a right punch | ||
13. Pouncing Tiger | Right step/Right hooking punch | ||
14. Crushing Rock | Right step punch | ||
15. Tail of the Dragon (ABC) | Opponent lunges forward with a knife | ||
16. Slapping Silk | Knife Thrust | ||
17. Twisting Rope | Right punch | ||
18. Wrapping the Gift | Right punch | ||
19. Single Knot | Right kick/Right punch | ||
20. Hangman (AB) | Right punch | ||
21. The Leopard's Tail | Right punch | ||
22. Following Fist (AB) | Defense against an inward block to your punch (A) Right inward block (B) Left inward block | ||
23. Hands of Air (AB) | Defense against an inward block to your punch (A) Right inward block (B) Left inward block | ||
24. Whirlwind (ABCD) | Combination punches either left/right or right/left | ||
25. Disappearing Hand (AB) | Counter to a rising block, the opponent used against your overhead Sword Hand (A) Left rising block (B) Right rising block | ||
26. Chinese Hook (AB) | Right punch | ||
27. Stick of Death | Overhead club | ||
28. Betraying Stick | Overhead club | ||
29. Catching the Cobra | Right club poke to the mid section | ||
30. Spinning Fire | Gun attack |