Technique Library · Youn Wha Ryu

Brown Belt Curriculum

Learn and lead. Pursue advanced mastery while embracing the responsibility of teaching and serving others.

Brown Belt Focus
Service
Leadership and Service
Use what you have gained to develop others.
What you should gain

Recognize that martial arts is no longer primarily about personal achievement. Continue pursuing advanced mastery while embracing the responsibility of leading, teaching, and serving others. Understand that some of the greatest rewards of martial arts come through helping others succeed.

Brown Belt
Learn and LeadThe journey shifts from what martial arts can do for me to what I can do for others through martial arts.
The progression of a martial artist
  1. WhiteAwarenessDiscover who we are.
  2. YellowEnthusiasmDevelop a passion for the journey.
  3. GreenPowerDiscover what you are capable of.
  4. BlueSpeedDevelop greater efficiency and confidence.
  5. RedFlowBring your abilities together.
  6. BrownServiceUse what you have gained to develop others.
  7. BlackHorizonNever stop learning, growing, and teaching.

We don’t simply develop great martial artists. We develop people who will develop others.

Many Schools. One Family.
Master Fox presenting a brown belt to a student
The transition to Learn and Lead
Some of the greatest rewards of martial arts come through helping others succeed.

At brown belt, the journey shifts from what martial arts can do for me to what I can do for others through martial arts.

One Step Fighting

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Forms

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Official Youn Wha Ryu Forms CodexWritten reference for every form.
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Your way to serve as a Brown Belt

Lead through service

Welcome to “High Society.” You are a leader now as much as a student. Approach every opportunity to serve others as a blessing.