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WHITE BELT

  • upon enrollment

1 YELLOW STRIPE

  • sanchin stance and arm thrust
  • basic stances (dachi); musubi, hachiji, sanchin, horse (kiba), cat (neko-ashi), leaning (zenkutsu), crane (tsuru-ashi)
  • reverse punch (seiken) & backfists (riken)
  • fold gi
  • 3 Japanese words & questions

2 YELLOW STRIPES

  • sanchin stepping and mawate
  • basic kicks (geri); front (shomen), side (sokutu), roundhouse (mawashi)
  • opening warm-up exercises
  • stance stepping
  • tie gi
  • 6 Japanese words and questions

3 YELLOW STRIPES

  • mawashi-uke (circle block & thrust)
  • basic blocks (uke); high (jodan), middle (chudan), low (gedan)
  • stance stepping with punches
  • 9 Japanese words and questions

YELLOW BELT

  • 6 months study (or 20 classroom hours)
  • sanchin form
  • stance stepping with blocks
  • deep horse stance (kiba-dachi) 5 minutes
  • tie belt (obi)
  • 12 Japanese words and questions

1 ORANGE STRIPE

  • kanshiwa up to elbow strike-backfist (hiji-riken)
  • eight movements
  • 25 sit-ups
  • 15 Japanese words and questions

2 ORANGE STRIPES

  • kanshiwa second part
  • blocking exercises
  • eight movements (han-dachi)
  • 30 front kicks from cat stance
  • 18 Japanese words and questions

3 ORANGE STRIPES

  • kotekitae: arm rubbing, arm pounding
  • wa-uke exercise
  • 100 front kicks
  • elbows and toes 30 seconds
  • 21 Japanese words and questions

ORANGE BELT

  • 1 year study (or 40 classroom hours)
  • kanshiwa form
  • 30 front kicks from crane stance
  • 24 Japanese words and questions

1 BLUE STRIPE

  • 2 person set (kanshiwa bunkai)
  • 15 knuckle and 15 fingertip push-ups
  • basic ground tecniques (newaza)
  • 27 Japanese words and questions

2 BLUE STRIPES

  • konshou 1st part to block hammer fist, palm-heel, knife hand (tettsui-shotei-nukite)
  • advanced kicks
  • 30 Japanese words and questions

3 BLUE STRIPES

  • konshou 2nd part
  • 2 person set (blocking 1)
  • 33 Japanese words and questions

BLUE BELT

  • 1.5 years study (or 60 classroom hours)
  • konshou form
  • advanced conditioning
  • sparring
  • book report
  • 36 Japanese words and questions

1 RED STRIPES

  • seichin 1st part to elbow strike (hiji)
  • basic leg sweeps & takedowns
  • sparring
  • book report
  • 38 Japanese words and questions

2 RED STRIPES

  • seichin 2nd part to cat stance / reverse wa-uke
  • 1st 3 moves in 2 person set (kyu)
  • sparring
  • book report
  • 42 Japanese words and questions

3 RED STRIPES

  • seichin 3rd part to end
  • last 2 moves 2 person set (kyu)
  • sparring
  • book report
  • 45 Japanese words and questions

RED BELT

  • 2-3 years study (or 80+ classroom hours)
  • seichin form
  • 2 person set (kyu)
  • sparring
  • book report
  • 48 Japanese words and questions