Curriculum and Examination Requirements White Belt (10th Kyu)
Beginner Level Requirements:
All students will be building confidence as he or she learns the yellow belt requirements.
Yellow Belt (9th Kyu): Requirements for exam. Combinations are done in a five count moving forward and backwards from a fighting stance.
1. (Moving forward) Lung forward jab to head, Quickly stepping forward with rear leg shooting a reverse punch to head area, Orange Belt (8th Kyu):
Requirements for exam. Intermediate Level Requirements: Purple Belt (7th Kyu):
Green Belt (6th Kyu):
Requirements for exam. Blue Belt (5th Kyu):
Requirements for exam. Advance Level Requirements: Solid Brown Belt (4th Kyu):
Requirements for exam. Student will go up and down the ladder for this Brown belt test.
You will do your katas starting with shift one up to brown belt level.
Then do them all again going back down until you reach shift one again. Brown Belt One Stripe (3rd Kyu):
Requirements for exam. Student does not have to go up and down the ladder for this test. Brown Belt Two Stripes (2nd Kyu):
Student does not have to go up and down the ladder for this test. Brown Belt Three Stripes (1st Kyu):
Requirements for exam. Student does not have to go up and down the ladder for this test. Black Belt (Shodan) 1st Dan: Requirements for exam. Student will go up and down the ladder for this test.
All basics, Stances, Blocks, Kicks and Strikes, perform the six required fighting combinations.
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They will also learn how to focus/concentrate/self-control and discipline.
Students will learn karate etiquette, tieing their karate belt and how to bow in and out of the class.
Student's will feel comfortable in class while lerning to put it all together when sparring.
Student should have three or more months as a (10th Kyu) prior to exam.
Katas: (Forms) Shift#1, 2 (Left/Right)
Stances: Fighting stance, Front balance stance, Straddle leg stance, Cat stance
Basic Blocks: Outside block, Inside block, High block, Down block, Knife-hands block
Basic Kicks: Front kick, Back kick, Side kick, Roundhouse kick, Outside Crescent Kick,
Inside Crescent Kick, Jumping Front Kick,
Punches/Chops/Strikes: Panther strike, Ridge-hand strike,Spear hand,
Palm heel strike, Fingertip-strike, Tiger-mouth strike, Back-fist strike, Reverse punch, Reverse Chop, Inverted Chop
Quickly lung forward jabbing to head area, followed by a reverse punch to belly, shift back.
2. (Moving backwards) Front hand high block, Step back with front leg, High block with other hand,
Rear leg front kick return leg back to starting position, Quickly executing a reverse punch,
Lung forward jab to head followed by a reverse punch to belly, shift back.
3. (Moving forward) Step forward down block, Shift back into a cat stance
executing an inverted inside block, Front kick, Lung forward jab to
head area followed by a reverse punch to belly, Shift back.
4. (Moving backwards) Step back turn into knife hands blocks, front leg side
kick, lung forward back hand, reverse punch, shift back.
5. (Moving forward) Rear leg round house, Spinning into a back kick, Lung
forward back hand, Ridge hand, Change stance by stepping back.
6. (Moving backwards) Front leg slides back turning into a cat stance executing an inside block, Front leg Front kick,
with out setting leg down execute a Side kick, Lung forward back hand, Reverse punch, Shift back,
Kumite (Sparring) A minimum of Three matches
At this stage the student should be an active member with his or her attendance.
The student should have a karate uniform with a school logo patch on it.
All students should at least have three months as a white belt before testing for the yellow belt exam.
Student must do all basics from previous exams and add the new ones below.
Katas: (Forms) Shift#3, H-Forms #1, H-Forms #2, H-Forms #3
Kumite (Sparring)
A minimum of Four matches
Requirements for exam.
Student should have three or more months as a (8th Kyu) prior to exam.
Student must do all basics from previous exams and add the new ones below.
H-Forms 1 - 4, H-Forms must be done continuously,
One-step sparring exercises 1 5 (Left/Right)
Kumite (Sparring) a minimum of Five matches
Student should have three or more months as a (7th Kyu) prior to exam.
Student must do all basics from previous exams and add the new ones below.
Pinan #2, Pinan #4, One-step sparring exercises 6 10 (Left/Right)
Kumite (Sparring) A minimum of Seven matches
Student should have three or more months as a (6th Kyu) prior to exam.
Student must do all basics from previous exams and add the new ones below.
Pinan #3, Pinan #5
Kumite (Sparring) A minimum of Eight matches
Student should have three or more months as a (5th Kyu) prior to exam.
Student must do all basics from previous exams.
At this stage the advanced student should have the ability to teach the lower ranking students in a small group setting.
This is done with out making any errors.
Katas (Forms), Shifts 1 3 (Left/Right)
H-Forms 1 4 H-Forms must be done continuously
Pinan #2, Pinan #4, Pinan #3, Pinan #5, Kushanku #1,
One-step sparring exercises 1 10
(Left/Right)
Two step sparring A-sparring 1 5 (Offense/Defense)
Be able to perform the six required fighting combinations.
Kumite (Sparring) A minimum of Ten matches
Student should have six or more months as a (4th Kyu) prior to exam.
Student must do all basics from previous exams and add the new one below.
Two step sparring B-sparring 1 5 (Offense/Defense),
Kushanku #2
Kumite (Sparring) A minimum of Ten matches
Student should have six or more months as a (3rd Kyu) prior to exam.
Student must do all basics from previous exams and add the new requirements.
Two step sparring B-sparring 1 5 (Offense/Defense)
Kushanku #3
Kumite (Sparring) A minimum of Ten matches
Student should have six or more months as a (2nd Kyu) prior to exam.
Student must do all basics from previous exams and add the new one below.
For this exam you will perform a Bow Kata.
Kumite (Sparring) A minimum of Ten matches
Student must do all previous exams.
Student should have six or more months as a (1st Kyu) prior to exam.
Student must have had time as a lead instructor running the class on regular bases.
Student must have at least four years in the Kyu ranks prior to exam.
Katas (Forms), Shifts 1 3 (Left/Right)
H-Forms 1 4 H-Forms must be done continuously
Pinan #2, Pinan #4, Pinan #3, Pinan #5,
Kushanku #1, Kushanku #2, Kushanku #3, Bow Weapon Form
One-step sparring exercises 1 10 (Left/Right)
Two step sparring A-sparring 1 5 (Offense/Defense)
Two step sparring B-sparring 1 5 (Offense/Defense),
Kumite (Sparring): A minimum of fifteen, up to twenty matches.
This exam is to challenge your ability to defend yourself.
Demonstrating the ability to defend and counter when possible
you dont have to win your matches.
