Grading Rules
Key points
12 Kyu -9 Kyu
Kihon: The Candidate must be able to demonstrate the most basic of punches blocks and kicks in Front Stance
Kumite – Very basic 5 step sparring Jodan & Chudan
Kata – Warming up to Hian Shodan
8 Kyu
Kihon: The Candidate must be able to demonstrate basic punches blocks and kicks and Back and Side Stances
Kumite – 5 step sparring
Kata – Hian Shodan
7 -kyu
Kihon: The addition of Uchi Uke.
Kumite: Gohon-kumite with power
Kata: Heian nidan
6-kyu
Kihon: gyaku-zuki combination added to the blocks
Kumite: Gohon-kumite, with mae-geri added
Kata: Heian sandan
5-kyu
Kihon: Mawashi-Geri added
Kumite: One Step Sparing Jordan, Chudan & Mae Geri
Kata: Heian yondan
4-kyu
Kihon: Soto-uke empi, with stance changes from zenkutsu-dachi to kiba-dachi & Shuto-Uke Nukite, with stance changes from kokutsu-dachi to zenkutsu-dachi.
Kumite: Yoko-Geri Added
Kata: Heian godan
3-kyu
Kihon: Uraken, kizami-zuki & ren-geri (jodan chudan)/(mae-geri mawashi-geri) added
Kumite: Mawashi-Geri Added
Kata: Tekki shodan
2-kyu & 1-kyu
Kihon: Sambon-Zuki Added
Kumite Jiyu-ippon-kumite. Jodan and Chudan Mae-Geri, Yoko-Geri, and Mawashi-geri.
Kata:choose from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi, and Kanku-dai
1st(Sho)-Dan Minimum age 16 years
Kihon
From zenkutsu-dachi with gedan-barai move forward with chudan-oizuki.
Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with chudan-oizuki gyaku-zuki・age-uke gyaku-zuki・chudan-soto-uke gyaku-zuki・gedan-barai gyaku-zuki → kokutsu-dachi shuto-uke→ zenkutsu-dachi gyaku-zuki.
Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mae-geri.
Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mawashi-geri.
Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with yoko-geri-keage.
Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with yoko-geri-kekomi.
Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with ushiro-geri.
Kumite Jiyu-ippon-kumite.
Attacks are jodan and chudan oizuki, mae-geri, yoko-geri, and mawashi-geri.
Kata Tokui-gata: choose from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi, and Kanku-dai ( to be chosen by the examminee)
Shitei-gata (kihon-gata) : heian-shodan
2nd (Ni)-dan
Kihon
From Free-style kamae gyaku-zuki.
From zenkutsu-dachi kamae ren-geri. Mae-geri → mawashi-geri → yoko-geri → ushiro-geri.
From zenkutsu-dachi gyaku-zuki kamae while staying in place with the age-uke gyaku- zuki → chudan-soto-uke gyaku-zuki → gedan-barai gyaku-zuki.
Kumite Jiyu-kumite (free-style sparring)
Kata Tokui-gata: choose from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi, and Kanku-dai (to be chose by the examinee)
Shitei-gata (kihon-gata) one kata designated by the examiner and taken from the following: Heian-nidan, sandan, yondan, godan, or Tekki-shodan.
3rd(San)-dan minimum age 21years
Kihon
From Free-style kamae kizami-zuki → sambon-zuki. From Free-style kamae kizami-zuki → mae-geri → oizuki.
From Free-style kamae step back age-uke → mawashi-geri (with back leg) → uraken → oizuki. From Kiba-dachi and move sideways kicking yoko-geri-keage → yoko-geri-kekomi (changing legs).
From zenkutsu-dachi while staying in place with the back leg kick mae-geri → yoko- geri → ushiro-geri. (Left and right)
Kumite Jiyu-kumite (free-style sparring)
Kata Tokui-gata Shitei-gata (sentei-gata) one kata chosen freely by the examinee from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi, and Kanku-dai.
4th(Yon)-dan 5th(Go)-dan
Need 3 years after taking 3dan qualification
Need 4 years after taking 4dan qualification
Kumite Jiyu-kumite (free-style sparring)
Kata
Tokui-gata
Shitei-gata (sentei-gata) one kata chosen freely by the examinee from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi, and Kanku-dai.
6th(Roku)-dan 7th(Nana)-dan
Need 5 years after taking 5dan qualification
Need 6 years after taking 6dan qualification
Kumite: Jiyu-ippon-kumite. Jodan and Chudan, Mae-Geri, Koko-Geri, and Mawashi-Geri.
Kata Tokui-Kata
Shitei-Kata: heian-shodan
8th(Hachi)-dan
Kenkyu-happyo (a statement of karate research)
Kata
Tokui-Kata
Shitei-Kata: heian-shodan