| Level |
Belt |
Adult
Requirements |
| 8th Kyu |
Yellow |
Basics, Blocking
Katas 1-4; Basic Self-Defense (choke, headlock, overhand
right); Basic Falls and Rollouts
— [1 month min. from white
belt] |
| 7th Kyu |
Orange |
Kihon Kata (basic
floor pattern); Jab (straight right, hook punch, uppercut);
Basic Elbow Strikes; Basic Sparring Concepts; Tackle
Defense and Front Bear Hug (over and under the arms)
— [2 months min. from yellow
belt] |
| 6th Kyu |
Purple |
Naihanchi Shodan
(Iron Horse level 1); Bo Shodan (Bo level 1); Basic
Footwork, Basic Offensive Combos, and Basic Defense
for Sparring; Basic Takedowns and Counters to Takedowns
— [3 months min. from orange
belt] |
| 5th Kyu |
Blue |
Pinan Shodan (Peaceful
Mind level 1); Sai Shodan (Sai level 1); Wrist Locks,
Arm Bars, and Close Quarter Pressure Points; Basic Ground
Fighting Concepts and Positions
— [4 months min. from
purple belt] |
| 4th Kyu |
Green |
Wansu (Hidden Fist);
Bo Nidan (Bo level 2); Kyan No Sai (Sai of Kyan); Ability
to combine previous knowledge in real time drills; Students
show ability to flow from one range to another; Sparring
is more relaxed and fluid; Leg locks and ankle locks;
Chokes from standing, kneeling, and ground positions;
Rear Choke Defenses; Ground Choke Defense
— [5 months min. from blue
belt] |
| 3rd Kyu |
Brown |
Ananku (Fighting
to the South); Odo-No-Tonfa-Ichi; Student can combine
knowledge and apply appropriately at different ranges;
Hair-pull Defense; Kick Defenses; Basic Stick and Knife
Defense
— [4 months min. from
green belt] |
| 2nd Kyu |
Brown |
Choun-No-Kun;
Creative self defense drills and concepts utilizing
previous materials
— [4 months min. from
3rd Kyu brown belt] |
| 1st Kyu |
Brown |
Pinan
Nidan (Peaceful Mind level 2); Pinan Sandan (Peaceful
Mind level 3); Continue to review and strengthen all
previous materials
— [4 months min. from
2nd Kyu brown belt] |
Shodan
Asst.
Instructor |
1st
Degree
Black |
Pinan
Yondan (Peaceful Mind level 4); Pinan Godan (Peaceful
Mind level 5); Prepare for Black Belt exam
— [4 months min. from
1st Kyu brown belt] |
Nidan
Instructor
Level 1 |
2nd
Degree
Black |
Naihanchi
Nidan; Naihanchi Sandan; Gojushiho Ni; Kusanku; Shiho
Nuke; Odo-No-Nunchaku; Student has basic understanding
and can demonstrate kata bunkai; Student can lead a
class through basics, kata, sparring, and self defense
at a basic to intermediate level; Clearly communicates
concepts and motivates the class
— [2 years min. from Shodan] |
Sandan
Instructor
Level 2 |
3rd
Degree
Black |
Seisan;
Niseishi; Passai; Tsuken-Aka-Chu-No Eku-Bo; Nakamura
No Sai; Shima Igiri-Bo-Ichi; Student teaches at a higher
level than Nidan by showing the ability to isolate a
topic and teach it to a beginner, intermediate, and
advanced students
— [4 years min. from Nidan] |
Yondan
Full Grade
Instructor |
4th
Degree
Black
Renshi |
Chinto;
Selunchin; Hakutsuru Ichi; Odo-No-Kama-Ni; Odo-No-Kama-Ni;
Shimi-Igiri-Bo-Ni; Tsuyoshi-No-Kun-Ni; Black Belt is
now considered a full grade instructor and should be
able to teach kata, sparring, and self defense at all
levels; Student will continue to grow according to his
or her motivation and desire. The sky is the limit.
— [4 years min. from Sandan] |
Godan
Master
Instructor |
5th
Degree
Black
|
Kamamura
Hakutsuru; Sakugawa-No-Kun-Ichi; Ko-Bo; Tokumine-No-Kune-Ichi;
Black Belt is a master at motivating others to achieve
their best; His or her skill level is apparent to students
and other Black Belts
— [4 years min. from Yondan] |
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