Grading requirements

 

Students, should remember that participation in a grading is a privilege, not a right. 

Students should  be mindful that many things are taken into consideration for grading eligibility. Some of these things are technique, kata, fitness level, individual ability, age, attendance, attitude, standing in the dojo and behavior, both inside and outside the dojo. Karate is not just about sparring and / or how many kata you know, it is a Way of life, Osu!

 

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10th Kyu.      -   orange belt

1 -2 months of training
stances: fudo dachi(prepared stance), yoi dachi(ready stance), zenkutzu dachi(forward leaning stance),
punches/strikes: oi tsuki(lunge punch), morote tsuki( double punch), ago uchi(chin strike)
blocks: seiken jodan uke(upper block), seiken mae gedan barai (downward block)
kicks: hiza-geri(knee kick), mae-geri (front kick), kin-geri (groin kick)
                                                           
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9th kyu         -   orange belt with black stripe

3 months from the previous belt promotion
stances: musubi dachi(meditation stance),sanshin dachi(pigeon toed stance), kokutsu dachi(bacl leaningstance)
punches/strikes: ,gyaku tsuki (reverse punch)
blocks:seiken chudan soto uke(outside block), seiken chudan uchi ukei(inside block)
kicks:mae geri chudan chusoku front kick -middle level), mae chusoku keage( rising front kick)
kata:taikyoku sono ichi,
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8th kyu        -   blue belt

3 months from the previous belt promotion
stances:kiba dachi
punches/strikes:tate tsuki( vertical punch, jun tsuki(horizontal side punch), shita tsuki(upper cut , middle level)
blocks:morote chudan uchi uke(double inside block), uchi uke-gedan barai inside block with downward block)
kicks:jodan mae geri (high front kick)
kata: Taikyoku sono ni                                
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7th kyu        -   blue belt with black stripe

3 months from the previous belt promotion
stances: neko ashi dachi (cat stance)
punches/strikes:tettsui- komi kame,oroshi ganmen uchi,hizo uchi,yoko uchi(hammerhand strikes)
blocks:mawashi gedan barai(circular downward block), shuto mawashi uke(roundhouse block)
kicks: yoko sokuto keage(raising side kick), mawashi soto keage (outside crescent kick),
          mawashi uchi keage (inside crescent kick)
kata:  Taikyoku sono san
                                                                      
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6th kyu        -  yellow belt

6 months from the previous belt promotion
stances:tsuru ashi dachi, jiyu Kamae
punches/strikes:uraken-shomen ganmen uchi, uraken sayu ganmen uchi
uraken hizo uchi,uraken oroshi uchi,uraken mawashi uchi,chudan nukite, jodan nukite
blocks:seiken juji uke jodan, gedan
kicks:kansetsu geri,gedan mawashi geri, yoko geri chudan
kata: Pinan sono ichi, 
fighting: 4 fights                                            
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5th kyu        -  yellow belt with black stripe

6 months from the previous belt promotion
stances:moro ashi dachi
punches/strike: shotei uchi jodan /chudan/gedan, jodan hiji ate
blocks:shotei uke jodan/chudan/gedan
kicks:mawashi geri chudan chusoku/haisoku, ushiro geri gedan, chudan
kata:Pinan-sono ni
4 fights                                               
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4th kyu         -  green belt

6 months from the previous belt promotion

stances:heisoku dachi,heiko dachi, uchi hachiji dachi
punches/strikes:shuto-sakotsu uchi,yoko ganmen uchi ,shuto sakotsu uchi komi,
shuto hizo uchi, shuto jodan uchi
blocks:shuto jodan uke, shuto chudan soto uke,shuto uchi uke,

shuto mae gedan barai mae shuto mawashi uke
kicks:jodan mawashi geri, jodan yoko geri, jodan ushiro geri
kata:  Pinan sono san
5 fights                                                            
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3rd kyu        -  green belt with black stripe

 

6 months from the previous belt promotion
stances: kake dachi
punches/strikes: chudan hiji ate, chudan mae hiji ate,age hiji ate,ushiro hiji ate,oroshi hiji ate
blocks:shuto juji uke
kicks:mae kakato geri chudan/gedan/jodan
kata: Pinan sono yon, Sanchin-no kata
6 fights                                                             
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2nd kyu        -  brown belt

 

12 months from the previous belt promotion

punches/strikes:hiraken tsuki, hiraken oroshi uchi, hiraken mawashi uchi,

age tsuki, koken uchi
blocks:koken uke
kicks:tobi nidan geri, tobi mae geri
kata: Pinan sono go 
7 fights                                                              
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1st kyu         -  brown belt with black stripe

 

12 months from the previous belt promotion

 

punches/strikes:ryuto ken tsuki, naka yubi ippon ken, oya yubi ippon ken,hitosashi yubi ippon ken
blocks: kake uke, chudan haito uchi uke
kicks:tobi yoko geri, jodan uchi haisoku geri,oroshi uchi-soto kakato geri
kata: Yantsu, Tsuki-no kata
8 fights                                                               
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SHODAN- Black belt with one golden stripe 

 

12 months from the previous belt promotion

 

punches/strikes: morote haito uchi, haito uchi
blocks:morote kake uke, morote haito uke, osai uke
kicks: jodan kake geri, ushiro mawashi geri,
kata: Pinan 1-5  Yantsu,  Tsuki-no Kata, Sanchin-no Kata, Saifa,

 

10-men full contact Kumite with 1.5 minute rounds   ( kumite is not mandatory over 35)

  -highly developed personal understanding and ability with techniques, concepts, terminology application and strategy of kyu syllabus. Being able to instruct classes independently.