The Complete Book Of One Steps

The Complete Book of One Steps By Grandmaster Dr. Ted Gambordella All the Basic One Steps You need from White to Green Belt. The Complete Book of One Steps By Grandmaster Dr. Ted Gambordella Copyright 2001 Dr. Ted Gambordella 1 The Complete Book of One Steps Since I began my martial arts training over 35 years ago. I have found that the one area that my students seemed to always have problems with was “one steps” (the formalized routines for self defense) required for all belt promotions. It seemed that the students minds went blank when they got up to do the tests and instead of remembering the dozens of one steps they knew they suddenly found themselves stuttering and stammering and falling around the mats doing the same one step again and again or not remembering any at all. I knew that I had taught the students dozens of one steps for the tests and that they had practiced dozens even hundreds of times the one steps, again and again. So why were they forgetting? I realized that it was due to “overload” and “over simulation” of their minds with complex one steps that had absolutely no relation to anything they could follow in their minds. You see most students are taught very complicated and intrigue one steps that have 2, 3, 5 or more parts to them and have absolutely no point of reference for mental memorization. First they would do a kick, then a punch, then a chop, then a throw, then a stomp. Or first a punch, then a kick, then a stomp. Or first a throw, then a wrist lock, or a kick, then a punch. They would block inside, then outside, right then left hands. Use a kick, a punch, both hands, no hands, both feet. It was a totally confusing scenario for the students mind and so many of them simply overloaded and forgot them all. In fact I would go so far as to say that 75% of all students forget 75% of all their one steps within a few months of their tests, and 95% within a few years. So I came up with a system that started the students learning their one steps with a formula. First they learned to do Punch One Steps, then Kick One Steps, then Throws, then Chokes, then Wrist Locks, then combinations. They learned to do the simplest first then progressed to the more complex. But always with a “system for learning” that they could remember in their minds. Now instead of getting up in front of the class and trying to remember 10 different, multi combination, one steps that had nothing in common and no point of reference. They could now simply remember 10 different punches, 10 different kicks, 10 different throws. They could remember outside and inside moves for each punch, kick, throw, etc. They now had a “system” they could use to remember their one steps. In this book I will be showing the simplest one steps first, starting with punches and then going to kicks, then throws, then chokes, then wrist locks, then take downs, etc. You will find literally hundreds of one steps you can easily learn and just as easily remember. If you will follow the program and learn to do the various punches and kicks as independent one steps, then you will always have literally dozens and dozens of one steps you will be able to do and remember for your entire life. Dr. Ted Gambordella Copyright 2001 Dr. Ted Gambordella 2 The Complete Book of One Steps HAND STRIKING ONE STEPS Hand positions Shuto (knife hand) The Correct position of the hand when striking with a shuto. Notice the fingers are pulled down to the little finger making a straight line with the hand. The thumb in tucked down Incorrect shuto position. The little fi