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Testing Requirements
Below are the requirements for advancing to a new rank. Please note that all requirements are cumulative. Testings are held at the discretion of the instructor, usually every 3 months.
:: Required Japanese Terminology
:: 8th Kyu - First Stripe Yellow
:: 7th Kyu - Second Stripe Yellow
:: 6th Kyu - First Stripe Green
:: 5th Kyu - Second Stripe Green
:: 4th Kyu - Third Stripe Green
:: 3rd Kyu - First Stripe Brown
:: 2nd Kyu - Second Stripe Brown
:: 1st Kyu - Third Stripe Brown
:: Shodan - First Degree Black
:: Nidan - Second Degree Black
:: Sandan - Third Degree Black
:: Yondan - Fourth Degree Black
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8th Kyu - First Stripe Yellow
1. Ni Juu Shichi No Kata
2. Kihon Kata Shodan
3. Basic Punches, Blocks, Kicks, and Stances
4. Self-Defense - Demonstrate two ways to defend a single wrist grab.
5. Breaking - 1 Hand, 1 Foot Technique
6. Sparring
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7th Kyu - Second Stripe Yellow
1. Kihon Kata Nidan
2. Kihon Kata Sandan
3. Self-Defense - Demonstrate two ways to defend a single hand shoulder grab.
4. Breaking - 2 Foot Techniques
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6th Kyu - First Stripe Green
1. Kihon Kata Yondan
2. Zenshinkotai
3. Self-Defense - Demonstrate how to get out of a single hand wrist grab and single hand shoulder grab with a counter move that immobilizes the attacker.
4. Breaking - 1 Hand, 1 Foot, 1 Flying or Jumping Technique
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5th Kyu - Second Stripe Green
1. Shiho Hai
2. Nunchaku - Kihon Kata
3. Ippon Kumite 1, 2
4. Self-Defense - Demonstrate two ways to defend and counter a double lapel grab and one handed hair grab from the front.
5. Breaking - Side Kick (2 boards), Double Front Jump Kick, 1 Hand Technique
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4th Kyu - Third Stripe Green
1. Seisan
2. Nunchaku - Kihon Kata Shodan
3. Ippon Kumite 3, 4
4. Self-Defense - Demonstrate and counter the following attacks and end each with a sweep: double hand choke from the front, 1 hand collar or hair grab from behind, bear hug with arms inside from behind, and a hook punch to the head.
5. Breaking - Side Kick (2 boards), Spinning Back Kick, 1 Hand Technique
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3rd Kyu - First Stripe Brown
1. Bo - Kihon Kata Shodan
2. Ippon Kumite 5, 6, 7
3. Self-Defense - Student must make up own routine using one attacker with a minimum of five attacks.
4. Breaking - Side Kick (2 boards), Spinning Back Kick (2 boards), 1 Hand Technique
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2nd Kyu - Second Stripe Brown
1. Niseishi
2. Bo - Kihon Kata Nidan
3. Sai - Zen Shin Kotai
4. Ippon Kumite 8, 9
5. Self-Defense - Student must make up own routine using one attacker with a minimum of five attacks.
6. Breaking - Side Kick (2 boards), Spinning Back Hook Kick, 1 Flying or Jumping Kick, 1 Hand Technique
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1st Kyu - Third Stripe Brown
1. Ro Hai Sho
2. Bo - Kihon Kata Sandan
3. Sai - Shiho Hai
4. Self-Defense - Student must make up own routine using one attacker with a minimum of five attacks.
5. Breaking - Side Kick (2 boards), Spinning Back Kick (2 boards), 1 Flying or Jumping Kick, 1 Hand Technique
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Shodan - First Degree Black
1. Nunchaku - Yoshu
2. Bo - Ryu-Ken
3. Sai - Ro Hai Sho
4. Self-Defense - Student must make up own routine using two attackers with a minimum of five attacks from each attacker.
5. Breaking - 1 Stationary Kick (2 boards), Spinning Back Hook Kick, Double Front Jump Kick, 2 Hand Techniques
6. 5 sets of combinations (5 different techniques in each set, with at least one technique in each set being a spinning or jump kick)
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Nidan - Second Degree Black
1. Ro Hai Dai, Tenshin, Mugen, Bassai, Chinto
2. Nunchaku - Yoshu Dai
3. Bo - Shoun No Kon
4. Sai - Ro Hai Dai, Bassai, Mugen
5. Self-Defense - Student must make up own routine using three attackers with a minimum of five attacks from each attacker. Must also demonstrate random self-defense.
6. Breaking - 2 Stationary Kicks, 2 Spinning Kicks, 1 Jump Kick, 1 Hand Technique
Sandan - Third Degree Black
1. Sochin
2. Nunchaku - Yoshu Sho
3. Sai - Yosei no Kata
4. Tonfa - Tensho
5. Katana - Iai
6. Bo tai Sai 1-5
7. Self-Defense - Student must make up own routine using three attackers with a minimum of five attacks from each attacker with 2 combinations of 2 people at the same time. Must also demonstrate random self-defense.
8. Breaking - 5 breaking techniques
Yondan - Fourth Degree Black
1. San Shi Ryu
2. Bo tai Bo
3. Bo tai Sai 6
4. Katana - Ryu-Ken
5. Self-Defense - Student must make up own routine using three attackers with a minimum of five attacks from each attacker with 1 combination of 3 people at the same time. Must also demonstrate random self-defense.
6. Breaking - 5 breaking techniques
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