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Adult Kyu Grading Syllabus, for karate-ka over 12.

   Kihon techniques are from kamae, and Kihon Kata are from gyaku tsuki.

 Please use the following for quick navigation (Click on the colour of the belt you will be grading to).

9th Kyu       8th Kyu       7th Kyu       6th Kyu       5th Kyu

4th Kyu      3rd Kyu      2nd Kyu      1st Kyu      1st Dan

 

9th Kyu - Orange Belt.

Kihon (techniques) - from Kamae (fighting guard).

Kata (forms).

Kumite (sparing).

Oi Tsuki. Lunge punch, stepping forward.

Heian Shodan.

Sanbon Kumite. Three step sparing.

Age Uke, Gyaku Tsuki. Rising block, reverse punch.

Soto Uke, Gyaku Tsuki. Outside forearm block, reverse punch.

Uchi Uke, Gyaku Tsuki. Inside forearm block, reverse punch.

Gedan Barai, Gyaku Tsuki. Downward block, reverse punch.

Shuto Uke. Knife hand block.

Mae Geri (front kick).

Yoko Geri Keikomi (from Kiba Dachi). Side thrust kick, horse stance.

Yoko Geri Keage (from Kiba Dachi). Side snap kick, horse stance.

 

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8th Kyu - Red Belt.

Kihon.

Kata.

Kumite

Oi Tsuki.

Heian Nidan plus previous kata.

 

Sanbon Kumite.

Age Uke, Gyaku Tsuki.

Soto Uke, Gyaku Tsuki.

Uchi Uke, Gyaku Tsuki.

Gedan Barai, Gyaku Tsuki.

Shuto Uke, Nukite.

Mae Geri.

Yoko Geri Keikomi (from Kiba Dachi).

Yoko Geri Keage (from Kiba Dachi).

Maewashi Geri.

 

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7th Kyu - Yellow Belt.

Kihon.

Kihon Kata (from gyaku tsuki).

Kata.

Kumite

Mae Geri, Sanbon Tsuki. Front kick and three mid punches.

Gedan Barai (shiko dachi), Gyaku Tsuki (zenkutsu dachi). Downward block (open footed horse stance), reverse punch (front stance).

Heian Sandan plus previous katas.

 

Kihon Ippon Kumite.

One step sparing.

Age Uke, Gyaku Tsuki.

Soto Uke, Gyaku Tsuki.

Uchi Uke, Gyaku Tsuki.

Gedan Barai, Gyaku Tsuki.

Shuto Uke.

Yoko Geri Keikomi (from Kiba Dachi).

Yoko Geri Keage (from Kiba Dachi).

Maewashi Geri.

 

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6th Kyu - Green Belt.

Kihon.

Kihon Kata.

Kata.

Kumite

Ren Tsuki. One step, two punches - oi tuski, gyaku tsuki.

Oi Tsuki - Gedan Shuto (kokutsu dachi) Gyaku Tsuki (on spot).

Heian Yondan plus previous katas.

 

Kihon Ippon Kumite.

 

Free Sparring.

Age Uke, Gyaku Tsuki.

Soto Uke, Gyaku Tsuki.

Uchi Uke, Gyaku Tsuki.

Gedan Barai, Gyaku Tsuki.

Shuto Uke, Nukite.

Soto Uke, Yoko Empi (kiba dachi), Gyaku Tsuki. Outside block, elbow strike (horse stance), reverse punch.

Mae Geri, Gyaku Tsuki.

Maewashi Geri, Gyaku Tsuki.

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5th Kyu - Purple Belt.

Kihon.

Kihon Kata.

Kata.

Kumite

Ren Tsuki.

Oi Tsuki, Age Uke (neko ashi dachi), Gyaku Tsuki (neko ashi dachi) moving the front leg back to get the cat stance, Gyaku Tsuki (front leg forward again zenkutsu dachi)

Heian Godan plus previous katas.

 

Kihon Ippon Kumite.

 

Free Sparring.

Oi Tsuki, Yoko Geri, Gyaku Tsuki (on spot).

Shuto Uke, Kizami Mae Geri (front leg), Nukite.

Gedan Barai, Gyaku Tsuki, Uraken Uchi (back fist strike).

Yoko Geri, Uraken Uchi, Gyaku Tsuki

Mae Geri, Mawashi Geri, Gyaku Tsuki.

Gedan Barai - Shuto Uchi - Shuto Uchi.

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4th Kyu - Purple and one white stripe Belt.

Kihon.

Kihon Kata.

Kata.

Kumite

Ren Tsuki.

Shuto Uke (stepping forward), kirkikaeshi Shuto Uke, Gyaku Tsuki (swap legs on spot sending back the front leg first), Shuto Uke (stepping forward).

Tekki Shodan plus previous katas.

Kihon Ippon Kumite.

 

Free Sparring.

Soto Uke, Yoko Empi (kiba dachi) Uraken Uchi, Gyaku Tsuki.

Shuto Uke, Kizami Mae Geri, Nukite.

Yoko Geri, Uraken Uchi, Gyaku Tsuki,.

Kata Bunkai at the examiners choice. (Sensei will tell you which kata to prepare in training)

Gyaku Tsuki (on spot), Yoko Geri Keikomi, Gyaku Tsuki.

Maewashi Geri, Yoko Geri Keikomi (rear leg), Gyaku Tsuki.

 

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3rd Kyu - Brown Belt.

Kihon.

Kihon Kata.

Kata.

Kumite

Gyaku Tsuki (on spot), Gyaku Tsuki (step forward).

Ren Tsuki (on spot), Mae Geri, Gyaku Tsuki.

Bassai Dai plus previous katas.

Kihon Ippon Kumite.

 

Free Sparring.

Age Uke, Gyaku Tsuki, Kizami Yoko Geri, Gyaku Tsuki.

Uchi Uke, Kizami Tsuki, Gyaku Tsuki.

Shuto Uke, Kizami Geri, Nukite.

Kata Bunkai at the examiners choice.

Yoko Geri, Uraken Uchi, Gyaku Tsuki.

Maewashi Geri - Mae Geri - Gyaku Tsuki

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2nd Kyu - Brown and one white stripe Belt.

Kihon.

Kihon Kata.

Kata.

Kumite

Ren Tsuki.

Age Uke Gyaku Tsuki (neko ashi dachi moving the front leg back), Kizami Geri, Oi Tsuki, Gyaku Tsuki.

Bassai Dai plus previous katas.

Kihon Ippon Kumite.

 

Free Sparring.

Uraken Uchi, Gyaku.

Age Uke, Gyaku Tsuki (on spot), Yoko Geri Keikomi, Gyaku Tsuki.

Gyaku Haito (on spot), Uraken Uchi, Gyaku Tsuki (stepping forward).

Kata Bunkai at the examiners choice.

Mae Geri, Maewashi Geri (change legs), Gyaku Tsuki (forwards), Gedan Barai, Gyaku Tsuki (backwards).

Ushiro Geri, Gyaku Tsuki.

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1st Kyu - Brown and two white stripes Belt.

Kihon.

Kihon Kata.

Kata.

Kumite

 

As previous grading plus:

As previous grading plus:

Bassai Dai plus previous katas.

Kihon Ippon Kumite.

 

Free Sparring.

 

Shuto Uke, Kizami Geri, Nukite, Shuto Uchi (inner outer), Shuto Uchi (outer inner)

 

Shuto Uchi (on spot), Kizami Yoko Geri, Gyaku Tsuki (on spot)

 
Kata Bunkai at the examiners choice.  

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1st Dan – Black Belt.

Kihon.

Kihon Kata.

Kata.

Kumite

Ren Tsuki.

Ren tsuki, mae geri, age uke, gyaku tsuki (neko ashi dachi - moving the front leg back).

Candidate chooses one, Examiner one or more, from the following:

Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai, Enpi, Jion, Hangetsu.

Kihon Ippon Kumite (Six attacks).

 

Free Sparring.

Kizami Tsuki, Ren Tsuki.

 

Uraken Uchi, Gyaku Tsuki.

 

Uraken Uchi, Gyaku Tsuki, Kizami Yoko Geri, Gyaku Tsuki.

 

Ren Tsuki, Mae Geri, Oi Tsuki.

 

Uchi shuto jodan, gyaku haito jodan (zenkutsu dachi), uchi uke (shiko dachi), gyaku tsuki (zenkutsu dachi).

 

Shuto Uke, KIzami Geri, Nukite, Uchi Shuto, Uchi Shoto.

 
Ushiro Geri, Uraken Uchi, Gyaku Tsuki Kata Bunkai at the examiners choice.  

 

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