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White Belt

1st Stripe requirements: Know Japanese and English terms; demonstrate each one

Tsuki - Punch

  1. Seiken Oi Tsuki   ............................. Pursuit Punch
  2. Seiken Gyaku Tsuki   ....................... Rear Foot Punch
  3. Seiken Choka Tsuki   ....................... Front Foot Punch

Dachi - Stance

  1. Zenketsu Dachi   ..............................Forward Stance
  2. Kokutsu Dachi   .............................. Back Stance
  3. Kiba Dachi   .................................... Horse Stance
  4. Neko Ashi Dachi   ........................... Cat Stance
  5. Heisoku Dachi   ............................... Attention Stance

Geri - Kicks

  1. Mae Geri Keeage   .......................... Front Snap Kick
  2. Yoko Geri Keeage   ......................... Side Snap Kick
  3. Ushiro Geri Keeage   ....................... Rear Snap Kick

Uke - Blocks

  1. Age Uke   ....................................... Rising Block
  2. Moroto Uke   .................................. Inside Forearm Block
  3. Gedan Barai Uke   ........................... Downward Block

Uchi - Strikes

  1. Hasu Shuto Uchi   ............................ Driving-in Knife Hand
  2. Tate Shuto Uchi   ............................. Bent Wrist Knife Hand
  3. Makikomi Shuto Uchi   .................... Winding-in Knife Hand

2nd Stripe Requirements: Demonstrate these seven wazas

First Waza

  • Inside soft entry (right zenketsu dachi)
  • Left moroto uke
  • Shift 90 deg. into left zenketsu dachi
  • Right kage into solar plexus

Second Waza

  • Outside soft entry (left zenketsu dachi)
  • Right moroto uke
  • Shift 90 deg. into right zenketsu dachi
  • Left kage into floating ribs

Third Waza

  • Inside soft entry (right zenketsu dachi)
  • Left moroto uke
  • Shift 90 deg. into left zenketsu dachi
  • Right kage to solar plexus
  • Shift 90 deg. into right zenketsu dachi
  • Left palm to jaw

Fourth Waza

  • Outside soft entry (left zenketsu dachi)
  • Shift 90 deg. into right zenketsu dachi
  • Left osae uke
  • Shift 90 deg. into left zenketsu dachi
  • Right riken uchi to left temple

Fifth Waza

  • Inside
  • Left makikomi shuto uchi
  • Shift right foot into full side facing
  • Right makikomi shuto uchi to neck

Sixth Waza

  • Outside soft entry (left zenketsu dachi)
  • Shift 90 deg. into right zenketsu dachi
  • Left sukui uke
  • Shift 90 deg. into left zenketsu dachi
  • Right tate shuto uchi to throat

Seventh Waza

  • Back movement into right kokutso dachi
  • Left makikomi shuto uke
  • Tesukamu, right mae geri keeage to groin
  • Step into kiba dachi facing #3, right seiken to jaw

3rd Stripe Requirement: Demonstrate mastery of Heian Shodan(Peaceful Mind) kata

  1. Heisoku dachi
  2. Rei
  3. Heisoku dachi
  4. Drop into right zenketsu dachi executing a chudan juji uke.
  5. Shift left to #3 into left zenketsu dachi, executing a gedan berai uke.   Step forward executing seiken oi tsuki.
  6. Shift left foot to #7 into a right zenketsu dachi, executing a right gedan berai uke.   Shift back into a left neko ashi dachi, executing a tettsui tsuki.   Step forward executing a left seiken oi tsuki.
  7. Shift left to #1 into a left zenketsu dachi, executing a left gedan berai uke.   Step forward into a right zenketsu dachi, executing a right age uke.   Step forward into a left zenketsu dachi executing a left age uke.   Step forward into right zenketsu dachi executing right age uke with kiai.
  8. Shift left foot to #7 into a left zenketsu dachi, executing a left gedan berai uke.   Step forward executing a right seiken oi tsuki.
  9. Shift right foot to #3 into a right zenketsu dachi, executing a right gedan berai uke.   Step forward executing a left seiken oi tsuki.
  10. Shift left foot to #5 into a left zenketsu dachi, executing left gedan berai uke.   Step forward executing a right seiken oi tsuki.   Step forward executing left seiken oi tsuki.   Step forward executing a right seiken oi tsuki with kiai.
  11. Shift left to #2 into a right kokutsu dachi, executing left makikomi shuto uke.
  12. Shift right to #8 into a left kokutsu dachi, executing right makikomi shuto uke.
  13. Shift left to #1 into a right kokutsu dachi, executing left hasu shuto uchi.
  14. Rei

4th Stripe Requirement: Kumite

Green belt - Gokyu - test will consist of all four stripe requirements.   Green belt candidate must demonstrate proficiency in all four at the time of the test.