We’ve recently revised our grading syllabus:
Red Belt (9th Kyu)
Kihons: junzuki, gyakuzuki, jodan uke, gedan barai, harai uke, mawatte (all in zenkutsu dachi), hizageri, kingeri, 1-10 in Japanese.
Yellow Belt (8th Kyu)
Kihons: uraken, tettsui otos hi uchi, mawashi empi, teisho, uchi uke, soto uke (all in zenkutsu dachi), maegeri, mawashigeri.
Kata: Kihon
Orange Belt (7th Kyu)
Kihons: furizuki, nukite, ago empi uchi, atoshi empi uchi (all in zenkutsu dachi), tobikomizuki & gyakuzuki, ashi barai (all in free fighting stance), surikomi maegeri, sokuto.
Kata: Pinan Nidan.
Green Belt (6th Kyu)
Kihons: sasae uke, shitazuki, naga uke jodan (all in zenkutsu dachi, shuto uke in mahamni neko ashi dachi, kote uke in shiko dachi, sokuto fumikomi hiza, ushirogeri.
Renraku Waza & Impact Training: choose 6 from intermediate level.
Ippon Gumite: choose 2 from intermediate level.
Kata: Pinan Sandan & previous.
Kumite: 1 min
Blue Belt (5th Kyu)
Kihons: gyaku haito uchi, juji uke jodan & chudan, oba empi uchi (all in zenkutsu dachi), junzuki no tsukomi, gyakuzuki no tsukomi, tobikomizuki in shizentai, gyaku mawashigeri, surikomi sokuto, uchigeri fumikomi hiza, tobi nidan geri.
Renraku Waza & Impact Training: choose 8 from intermediate level.
Ippon Gumite: choose 4 from intermediate level.
Kata: Pinan Shodan & previous katas.
Kumite: 1.5 mins
Purple Belt (4th Kyu)
Kihons: ippon ken, hiaken, nihon nukite (all in zenkutsu dachi), nagashizuki in shizentai, ushiro empi uchi, mikazuki geri, ushiro mawashigeri, kakato geri, ura mawashi geri, tobi hiza geri.
Renraku Waza & Impact Training: choose 10 from intermediate level.
Ippon Gumite: choose 6 from intermediate level.
Kata: Pinan Yodan plus previous katas.
Kumite: 1.5 mins
Brown Belt (3rd Kyu)
Renraku Waza & Impact Training: choose 2 from advanced level.
Ohyo Gumite: choose 2 from advanced level.
Kata: Pinan Godan plus previous katas.
Bunkai & Flow Drills: choose 1 Pinan kata.
Kumite: 2 x 1 min
Brown Belt (2nd Kyu)
Renraku Waza & Impact Training: choose 4 from advanced level.
Ohyo Gumite: choose 4 from advanced level.
Kata: Kushanku plus previous katas.
Bunkai & Flow Drills: choose 3 Pinan katas.
Kumite: 2 x 2 mins
Brown Belt (1st Kyu)
Renraku Waza & Impact Training: choose 8 from advanced level.
Ohyo Gumite: choose 6 from advanced level.
Katas: Seishan, Naihanchi plus previous katas.
Bunkai & Flow Drills: choose 5 Pinan katas.
Kumite: 2 x 2 mins plus 2 on 1 for 1 min
Black Belt (1st Dan)
Renraku Waza & Impact Training: all 14 from advanced level.
Ohyo Gumite: all 8 from advanced level.
Katas: Bassai, Chinto, Jion plus 2 previous katas.
Bunkai & Flow Drills: choose 5 katas.
Kumite: minimum of 3 shiai
Renraku Waza & Impact Training
(Intermediate)
- Junzuki & gyakuzuki.
- Junzuki, gyakuzuki & furizuki.
- Junzuki, gyakuzuki, furizuki & mawashi empi.
- Junzuki, gyakuzuki & hiza geri.
- Junzuki, gyakuzuki & shitazuki.
- Junzuki, gyakuzuki, shitazuki & mawashi empi.
- Maegeri (rear), junzuki & gyakuzuki.
- Maegeri (front), junzuki & gyakuzuki.
- Mawashigeri (rear), uraken & gyakuzuki.
- Mawashigeri (front), uraken & gyakuzuki.
- Surikomi maegeri, junzuki, gyakuzuki & furizuki.
- Sokuto (rear), uraken & gyakuzuki.
- Sokuto (front), uraken & gyakuzuki.
- Maegeri, mawashigeri, sokuto & gyakuzuki.
Renraku Waza & Impact Training
(Advanced)
- Mawashi empi & hizageri (both x 2).
- Junzuki, gyaku mawashi empi, furizuki chudan & jodan (lead).
- Ago empi uchi, nukite & shuto uchi.
- Harai uke, sasae uke, kakute.
- Uchigeri fumikomi hiza, nagashizuki, gyaku atoshi empi uchi.
- Tobikomizuki (shizentai) gyaku mawashigeri & gyakuzuki.
- Junzuki, gyakuzuki, ashi barai & gyakuzuki.
- Shuto uchi, gyaku haito uchi & oba empi uchi.
- Nagashizuki, gyakuzuki, slide to side & mawashigeri.
- Maegeri & mawashigeri (same leg), uraken, gyakuzuki & mawashigeri.
- Maegeri (rear), junzuki, step back, junzuki & mawashigeri (rear).
- Sokuto (lead), uraken, gyakuzuki & gyaku mawashigeri.
- Junzuki, gyakuzuki, gyaku mawashigeri, mawatte, uraken, gyakuzuki, ushiro geri & hiraken.
- Hiraken, gyaku haito uchi, mawashi empi (push in on all 3, jodan), ushiro mawashi empi, shitazuki, teisho & gyaku nihon nukite (all jodan).
Ippon Gumite
(Intermediate, all left stance unless stated)
- A) step forward, junzuki. D) step back, soto uke in shomen neko ashi dachi, slide forward & gyakuzuki.
- A) step forward, junzuki. D) in right stance, step back, uchi uke & uraken in shiko dachi.
- A) step forward, junzuki. D) step back, soto uke in shomen neko ashi dachi, kakute, mawashigeri (front) & gyakuzuki.
- A) step forward, junzuki. D) in right stance, step back, uchi uke & uraken in shiko dachi, slide into zenkutsu dachi & gyakuzuki, ashi barai.
- A) step forward, junzuki chudan. D) step back, atoshi harai uke with uraken in shomen neko ashi dachi.
- A) step forward, junzuki. D) nagashizuki, gyakuzuki chudan (cover) & grab, hizageri (rear), ashi barai (front).
- A) maegeri (rear) to chudan. D) slide diagonally to left, gedan barai in shomen neko ashi dachi, back leg slides into zenkutsu dachi with gyakuzuki.
- A) mawashigeri (rear). D) in right stance, step back with sweeping gedan barai & ushiro mawashigeri.
Ohyo Gumite
(Advanced, all left stance unless stated)
- A) push forward, junzuki. D) in right stance, slide back, harai uke. A) mawashi empi jodan, grab & o soto gari.
- A) surikomi maegeri. D) step back, sweeping gedan barai. A) gyakuzuki jodan, ashi barai, mawashigeri chudan.
- A) step forward junzuki jodan, gyakuzuki chudan. D) slide back, junzuki jodan. A) slide in shiko dachi, lead arm across chest, gyaku hand hook leg & drop.
- A) mawashigeri (front). D) right empi uke & hook under leg with left arm, move into kosa dachi & tai otoshi.
- A) push in junzuki jodan. D) in right stance, lean to right, juji uke & pull elbows to body, push in mawashi empi, waki gatame.
- A) gyakuzuki furizuki. D) push in high guard, shuto uchi to neck & hold in low gatame, hiza geri.
- A) step forward, junzuki. D) slide to left, soto uke, step forward, shitazuki chudan, gyaku haito uchi & grab, half turn with tae uke in shiko dachi.
- A) in right stance, step forward, junzuki & gyakuzuki jodan. D) step back, naga uke x 2, furizuki chudan, grab & o goshi.