Black Belt Prep Cycle Dates - 2009 #1

We are holding 2 Black Belt Exams in 2009. The first is in May. Our goal is to successfully prepare as many of our Advanced Brown Belts as possible to successfully pass their BB Prep Tip Tests, their Flip Test, and ultimately their Black Belt Exam. With that end in mind, we are focusing on the BB Prep Cycle and have made it better than ever.

All Advanced Brown Belts must commit to attending all 12 BB Prep Classes, beginning with week #1. If you are absent from a BB Prep class please schedule a private lesson with a staff member within 1 week of the missed class to review that week's curriculum and stay on track. These are not Delta Lessons! BB Prep Privates must be scheduled with Mr. Herrman, Ms. Astre, Mr. Chris or Mr. Forrest. BB Prep Privates are 15-20 minutes and cost $20.

*Students will not be eligible to Flip Test if they have not completed all 12 weeks of BB Prep!

WINTER CALENDAR 2009 (begins December 2008)
*The letters and numbers in parentheses refer to that week's curriculum and the corresponding homework sheet. "M" = Month and "W" = Week, so "M1W1" = Month 1, Week 1.

Week #1 (12/08):
F: New BB Prep Cycle Begins (M1W1)
Week #2 (12/15):
F: BB Prep (M1W2)
Winter Break: (12/22-1/2) – AMA Closed
Week #3 (1/5):
F: BB Prep (M1W3)
Week #4 (1/12):
F: BB Prep Tip Test (M1)
Week #5 (1/19):
F: BB Prep (M2W1)
Week #6 (1/26):
F: BB Prep (M2W2)
Week #7 (2/2):
F: BB Prep (M2W3)
Week #8 (2/9):
F: BB Prep Tip Test (M2)
Week #9 (2/16):
F: BB Prep (M3W1)
Week #10 (2/23):
F: BB Prep (M3W2)
Week #11 (3/2):
Friday: Graduation (3/6)

SPRING CALENDAR 2009
Week #1 (3/9):
F: BB Prep (M3W3)
Week #2 (3/16):
F: BB Prep Tip Test (M3)
Week #3 (3/23):
F 3/27: BB Prep Flip Test
Week (3/30):
M 3/30 – F 4/3: Spring Break – AMA Closed
Week #4 (4/6):
F: BB Candidate Prep W1 (Only Flipped Adv. Brown Belts!)
SU 4/12: Easter
Week #5 (4/13):
F: BB Candidate Prep W2 (Only Flipped Adv. Brown Belts!)
Week #6 (4/20):
F: BB Candidate Prep W3 (Only Flipped Adv. Brown Belts!)
Week #7 (4/27):
F: BB Candidate Prep W4 (Only Flipped Adv. Brown Belts!)
Week #8 (5/4):
W 5/6: Black Belt Exam Sparring!
SA 5/9: Black Belt Exam Curriculum!
Week #9 (5/11):
No BB Prep
Week #10 (5/18):
No BB Prep
Week #11 (5/25):
No BB Prep
Week #12 (6/1):
Friday: Graduation (6/5)
*New Black Belts Perform!

BB Exam Fee & BB Prep Manual

BB Prep Manual & DVD’s
$129.99 – Order at the front desk. Includes detailed instruction on all of the forms, sets and self defense techniques that are required for Black Belt.

BB Exam Fee
$199.00 – Includes all BB Prep Classes, your custom embroidered Black Belt and full color Black Belt Certificate.

BB Exam Fee & BB Prep Manual Combo Savings
Receive the BB Prep Manual & DVDs, all BB Prep Classes, your custom embroidered Black Belt and full color Black Belt Certificate for $299.00 when you pay by 1/31/09.

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Custom Embroidered Black Belt Order Form (please print legibly):

Candidate First Name: ___________________________________

Candidate Last Name: ___________________________________

Belt Size: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

*Please turn this completed form in with your BB Exam Fee by 1/31/09.

Advanced Brown Training Checklists

At AMA Training Checklist:

• Attend Advanced BBT Class 2x/week
• Attend BB Prep on Fridays (5:30-6:30pm)
  *Bring your sparring gear!
• Do your best on everything (from the moment you enter the school until you exit) -- 100% effort and execution
• Make your basics perfect (stances, cambers, foot/hand positions, etc.)
• Improve your power, speed & accuracy
• Black Belt Conditioning: 25 reps of each exercise minimum every day
  (Don’t cheat! Make sure your form is correct.)

At Home Training Checklist:

• Begin: 1 mile run (1x/week)
• Reviewing curriculum at home on days you are not at AMA
• There are many ways to do this. The most important thing is consistency and that you are getting lots of reps of each form & technique.
  EX: Review 1 of the BB prep dvd’s each day for 30 minutes (3x total) – You will have reviewed the entire curriculum by the end of the week.
• Black Belt Conditioning: 25 reps of each exercise minimum every day
  *Don’t cheat! Make sure your form is correct.
• Ask your parent’s to be the attacker so you can practice your self-defense on a body (Be Nice!)
• Make plans to practice outside of class with another Advanced Brown Belt 1x/week