Youth & Adult Grade Requirements

White Belt – 10^th kyu (yellow belt / white stripe)

Zenkutsu-dachi                       Low front stance

Moto-dachi                              High front stance

Oi-tsuki                                    Lunging punch

Gyaku-tsuki                             Reverse punch

Gedan barae                           Low block

Age-uke                                   High block

Mae-keri                                  Front kick

Oi-keri                                      Lunging front kick

Goshin-do                                High & middle punch

Junino Shodan                        (12 & under: first half of kata, 13 & over: entire kata)

10^th kyu – 9^th kyu (yellow belt)

All prior material

Shiko-dachi                             Square stance (long & wide)

Neko-ashi-dachi                     Cat [foot / leg] stance

Shuto-barae                            Low knife block

Yoko-uke                                  Inside – outside block

Yoko-uchi                                 Outside – inside block

Yoko-keri                                 Side kick (front leg & rear leg)

Junino Shodan                        12 & under entire kata

Junino Nidan                           13 & over

Goshin-do                                Middle front kick

9^th kyu – 8^th kyu (orange belt)

All prior material

Shuto-uke                                 Knife block

Nukite                                       Spear hand

Hiji-ate-goho                            5 elbow strikes

Mawashi-keri                           Round kick (front leg & rear leg)

Heian Nidan                             High Court / Peaceful Way #2

Heian Nidan-no-bunkai           Kata application (adults)

Goshin-do                                 Middle Side kick

8^th kyu – 7^th kyu (green belt)

All prior material

Uraken                                     Backfist

Ushiro-keri                               Back kick (to rear & spinning)

Heian Shodan                         High Court / Peaceful Way #1

Heian Shodan-no-bunkai       Kata application (adults)

Goshin-do                                High round kick

7^th kyu – 6^th kyu (blue belt)

All prior material

Yonbon-keri                             4-count kicking combination

Nihon-tsuki                              2-punch combination

Sanbon-tsuki                           3-punch combination

Heian Sandan                         High Court / Peaceful Way #3

Heian Sandan-no-bunkai       Kata application (adults)

Goshin-do                                Spinning back kick 

6^th kyu – 5^th kyu (Purple belt)

All prior material

Oi-keri / mae-te-tsuki                          Lunging front kick, jab

Mawashi-keri / gyaku-tsuki                 Round kick, reverse punch

Yoko-keri / uraken / gyaku-tsuki         Side kick (rear), backfist, reverse punch

Heian Yondan                                      High Court / Peaceful Way #4

Heian Yondan-no-bunkai                    Kata application (adults)

Ippon kumite 1-6

5^th kyu – 4^th kyu (Brown belt)

All prior material

Sanchin-dachi                        Hourglass stance

Tsukkomi                                7-count kicking / striking combination

Ippon Kumite                          Attack & defense without repeating defensive movements

Heian Godan                          High Court / Peaceful Way #5

Heian Godan-no-bunkai        Kata application 

4^th kyu – 3^rd kyu

All prior material

Naifanchin Shodan                            Sideways Fighting

Naifanchin Shodan-no-bunkai          Kata application 

3^rd kyu – 2^nd kyu

All prior material

Bassai-dai                              Breaking Through the Fortress

Bassai-dai-no-bunkai            Kata application 

2^nd kyu – 1^st kyu

All prior material

Seienchin                                Lull in the Storm

Seienchin-no-bunkai              Kata application 

1^st kyu – Shodan-ho (probationary black belt)

Be prepared to demonstrate:

All kihon

Yonbon-keri  

Tsukkomi

Ippon Kumite 1-8 (including identifying your counter-strike target)

Any requested Heian kata

Bassai-dai

Bassai-dai-no-bunkai

Seienchin

Shodan-ho to Shodan (1^st degree black belt)

Be prepared to demonstrate:

All kihon

Yonbon-keri  

Tsukkomi

Ippon Kumite 1-8 (including identifying your counter-strike target)

Any requested Heian kata

Bassai-dai

Seienchin

Seienchin-no-Bunkai

Shodan – Nidan (2^nd degree black belt)

Be prepared to demonstrate:

All kihon

Yonbon-keri  

Tsukkomi

Ippon Kumite 1-8 (including identifying your counter-strike target)

Any requested Heian kata

Your choice: Bassai-dai or Seienchin & related bunkai

Seipai