Adult Kyu Grades | Junior Kyu Grades | Dan Grades
The core requirement and additional are the skills you are required to demonstrate to a reasonable level of excellence to achieve that grade level. You are also expected to be able to demonstrate earlier requirements to a high level at any point.
Therefore to grade to green belt (6th kyu) you need to demonstrate Sanchin and Hachi Danken. You should also be able to demonstrate any earlier requirements (Basic Sparring Method, ChoKyu etc.).
| GRADE LEVEL | BELT COLOUR | CORE REQUIREMENT | ADDITIONAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th Kyu |
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Kihon (Basics): Tsuke, Uke, SanbonKihon, TenshinHo, TenshinHoJyu |
Sparring number drills Mirror-hand blocking |
| 8th Kyu |
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ChoKyu (part 1), ChoKyu: Futari-Geiko 1-4 |
Sparring, Basic sparring Method 1-12 |
| 7th Kyu |
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ChoKyu (part 2), ChoKyu: Futari-Geiko 5-8 |
13-24 Basic Sparring Method |
| 6th Kyu |
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Sanchin | Hachi Danken |
| 5th Kyu |
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Tensho | Tenshin Ho (partnered) |
| 4th Kyu |
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Ashi Sabaki, Keri Sabaki, Ken Sabaki, Te Sabaki |
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| 3rd Kyu |
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Saifa | Nagewaza 1-4 (Take Downs) |
| 2nd Kyu |
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Sanseru | KigumiWaza 1-4 (Seize and Hold Techniques) |
| 1st Kyu |
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Revise all previous requirements |
Nagewaza 1-8 (Take Downs), Grab Defence: Five Forestalling & Ten Escapes, KigumiWaza 1-8 (Seize and Hold Techniques), Knife Defence/Disarms |
| Sho-Dan Ho |
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Seiinchin |
| GRADE LEVEL | REQUIREMENTS | CERTIFICATE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Belt |  |
Novice | None |
| White Belt + 1 Blue Tag |  |
Understands the bows, proper behaviour, basic Punch & Kick, & can tie own Obi (belt). | None |
| White Belt + 2 Blue Tags |  |
Knows the four basic blocks and the sparring numbers. And performs these with some errors | None |
| White Belt + 3 Blue Tags |  |
Knows the four basic blocks combined with stepping and sliding movements. | None |
| Blue Belt |
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Knows all of the kihon (preliminary basics) + performs these with few errors | 9th Kyu |
| Blue Belt + 1 Green Tag |  |
1st & 2nd movements of Cho Kyu, includes 2-person flow drill (Futari Geiko) and solo rehearsal (Kata) | None |
| Blue Belt + 2 Green Tags |  |
Cho Kyu Moves 3 & 4 (Kata and Futari Geiko) | 8th Kyu |
| Blue Belt + 3 Green Tags |
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Cho Kyu Moves 5,6,7 & 8 (Kata and Futari Geiko) | None |
| Blue Belt + 4 Green Tags |
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Cho Kyu Moves 9, 10 & 11 (Kata and Futari Geiko) | 7th Kyu |
| Green Belt |
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Cho Kyu Moves 12 & 13 (Kata and Futari Geiko) | 6th Kyu |
| Green Belt + 1 Brown Tag |
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Cho Kyu Moves 15,16,17 & 18 (Kata), Futari Geiko for 15 |
None |
| Green Belt + 2 Brown Tags |
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Sanchin Kata | 5th Kyu |
| Green Belt + 3 Brown Tags |  |
Tensho Kata & Bunkai | None |
| Green Belt + 4 Brown Tags |  |
Consolidation of Sanchin & Tensho | 4th Kyu |
| Brown Belt | |
Saifa Kata & Bunkai | None |
| Brown Belt + 1 Black Tag |
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Consolidation of Saifa | 3rd Kyu |
| Brown Belt + 2 Black Tags |  |
Sanseru Kata & Bunkai | None |
| Brown Belt + 3 Black Tags |  |
Consolidation of Sanseru | 2nd Kyu |
| Brown Belt + 4 Black Tags |  |
Nagewaza (Take Downs) | None |
| Brown Belt + 5 Black Tags |
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Consolidation of All | 1st Kyu |
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Black Belt + 1 White Tag (Sho-Dan Ho) |
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Seiinchin Kata & Many Bunkai | Sho-Dan Ho (Certificate is given at next grading) |
The new grading curriculum for black belts splits each dan grade into a number of years, allowing students to focus on specific requirements in each year. Obviously all the learnt skills will need to be perfect when the grading time comes around.
| GRADE LEVEL | BELT COLOUR | YEAR | CORE REQUIREMENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Dan |
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First Year | Sepai |
| 2nd Dan |
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First Year | Saisan |
| Second Year | Shisochin | ||
| 3rd Dan |
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First Year | Happoren |
| Second Year | Cho Kyu, The five flights of the butterfly |
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| Third Year | Kururunfa | ||
| 4th Dan |
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First Year | Tai Chi Form |
| Second Year | Research Project (Consult Sensei) | ||
| Third Year | Kakufa | ||
| Forth Year | Suparimpai | ||
| 5th Dan |
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First Year |
Unsu, Sochin, Naifunchi 2, Naifunchi 3 |
| Second Year | Research X1 | ||
| Third Year | Research X2 | ||
| Forth Year | Major Application Other Art X1 | ||
| Fifth Year | Major Application Other Art X2 |