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Rank Requirements-Black Belt

BLACK BELT (SHODAN RANKS)

Requirements:
  • 3-4 years study (or 500+ classroom hours)
  • essay *
  • martial arts rules and etiquette
  • warm-up exercises
  • martial arts basics
  • blocking exercises
  • movement exercises
  • stance stepping drills
  • advanced leg sweeps and takedowns
  • bag-work and makiwara

  • Sanchin form (3 levels) *
 Black Belt
  • 2 person body conditioning (kotekitae, legs, stomach, other)
  • 2 person sets (blocking, kyu, dan)
  • 2 person sets (bankai, S/D, hard/soft) *
  • seisan (rt) *
  • seisan (lft) *
  • touch-sparring (1 opponent)
  • touch-sparring (2 opponent)
  • touch-sparring (3 opponent)
  • contact-sparring *
  • questions