8th Kyu Yellow Belt (2 month min. from White Belt)
- Techniques:
- Straight Punch
- Upper Block
- Palm Heel Block
- Front Kick (low, middle & High)
- Crescent Kick Inside to Out
- Falls: Front Fall
- Kata:
- Self Defense:
7th Kyu Orange Belt (2 month min. from Yellow Belt)
- Techniques:
- Hook Punch
- Side Kick
- Back Kick
- Blocks:
- Inside to Outside Middle Block
- Outside to Inside Middle Block
- Roundhouse kick Low, middle High
- Palm Heel Strike
- Front Stance
- Back Stance
- Sparring: Basic Combinations
- Falls:
- Back Fall
- Side Fall
- Kata:
- Self Defense:
6th Kyu Purple Belt (2month min. from Orange)
- Techniques:
- Crescent Kick Outside to In
- Ax Kick
- Hook Kick
- Sparring:
- Body shifting
- Weaving, Slipping
- Kata:
- Self Defense:
5th Kyu Blue Belt (3 months min. from purple belt)
- Techniques:
- Haiyto (Ridge Hand)
- Sto-Block,
- Tettsui Komi Kami
- Sparring:
- Spar for 3 Minutes
- Reading your opponent
- Kata:
- Self Defense:
4th Kyu Green Belt (3 months min from Blue belt)
- Techniques:
- Tobi Mai Geri,
- Cat Stance,
- Spinning Back Kick,
- Wedge Block
- Sparring:
- Spar for 3.5 Minutes
- Using Angles
- Using Counter attacks
- Kata:
- Self Defense:
- Tackle Defense
- Front Kick Defense (Low, Middle, High)
- Roundhouse Kick (Low, Middle, High)
3rd Kyu Brown 3 Belt (3 months min. from Green)
- Techniques:
- Knee Kick
- Stomp Kick
- Heel Kick,
- Sparring:
- Spar for 4 Minutes
- Refine Concepts
- Improve on speed & timing
- Kata:
- Self Defense:
2nd Kyu Brown 2 Belt (3 months min. from Brown 3)
- Techniques:
- Backfists(Forward, Side to side, Spleen)
- Toho (Throat Grab)
- Spinning Hook Kick
- Double Knife Hand block (low & High)
- Sparring:
- Spar for 4.5 Minutes
- Endurance,
- Setting up Opponent
- Kata:
- Self Defense:
1st Kyu Brown Belt (3 months min. from Brown 2)
- Techniques:
- Naka yubi Ippon ken(Middle knuckle Strike)
- Oya Yubi Ken(Thumb Fist Strike)
- Sparring:
- Spar for 5 Minutes
- Advanced Combinations
- Kata:
- Self Defense:
Black Belt –Shodan ( 3 months minimum from Brown 1)
- Techniques: Lead the entire class in basic techniques with proper terminology
- Physical Fitness:
- 100 Jumping Jacks
- 25 Push-ups
- 50 Sit-ups
- Kata:
- Self Defense:
- Knife Defense: Thrashing Strike
- Gun Defense (Front & Rear)
- Front Choke Defense (Advanced)
- Sparing: 10 minutes with 30 seconds between rounds. This is to demonstrate your ability to persevere when physically exhausted and maintain control over your mind and body
2nd Degree Black – Nidan – Instructor Level 1— [2 years min. from Shodan]
- Kata
- Naihanchi Nidan; Naihanchi Sandan
- Gojushiho Ni
- Kusanku; Shiho Nuke
- Odo-No-Nunchaku
- Teaching Skills
- 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
3rd Degree Black Belt – Sandan – Instructor Level 2 – [4 years min. from Nidan]
- Kata
- Seisan; Niseishi
- Passai
- Tsuken-Aka-Chu-No Eku-Bo
- Nakamura No Sai
- Shima Igiri-Bo-Ichi
- Teaching Skills
- 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
4th Degree Black Belt – Yondan – Master Instructor – [4 years min. from Sandan]
- Kata
- Chinto; Selunchin
- Hakutsuru Ichi
- Odo-No-Kama-Ni
- Odo-No-Kama-Ni
- Shimi-Igiri-Bo-Ni
- Tsuyoshi-No-Kun-Ni
- Teaching Skills
- 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’s the limit.
5th Degree Black Belt – Godan – Master Instructor – [4 years min. from Yondan]
- Kata
- Kamamura Hakutsuru
- Sakugawa-No-Kun-Ichi
- Ko-Bo; Tokumine-No-Kune-Ichi
- Teaching Skills
- 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
| WAITING PERIOD BETWEEN BELTS: The waiting period was established to ensure that the student has the knowledge necessary to test to the next rank. It is not a time requirement, but a minimum class requirement based on an average of two classes per week. This means that during a two month period between beginner rank belts, it is to be understood that the student will attend at least 16 regular classes to prepare for the next rank, and during the three month period between advanced rank, he/she must attend at least 24 regular classes. Therefore, if a student comes to class sporadically, it is likely that he/she will not test after the 2-3 month waiting period, but at a later date when they have attended the required number of classes and demonstrated that the knowledge to represent the desired rank has been achieved. As the student progresses to advanced rank, this will be more strictly enforced at the discretion of the Sosais. |
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