6th Kyu – White Belt
Timescale: Minimum of 20 hours consistent practise in total.
Core Skills | Unsoku | Complete (3 Sections) |
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Ukemi | Side and Back breakfall | |
Technique |
Randori-no-kata 1–5
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Performed on candidate's ‘natural’ side, i.e. candidate's choice of left or right. |
Application | Kakarigeiko | Single attacker: Open-handed attack which must include Shomen-ate and Yokomen-uchi. |
5th Kyu – Yellow Belt
Timescale: Minimum of 40 hours consistent practise.
Core Skills | Tandoku-undo | Sections 1–3 |
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Ukemi | Forward Roll | |
Technique |
Randori-no-kata 1–10:
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Performed left or right, examiner's choice. |
Application | Kakarigeiko | Single attacker with or without Tanto, to include Shomen and Yokomen (Aigamae and Gyakugamae) attacks. |
4th Kyu – Orange Belt
Timescale: More than 3 months as 5th Kyu. recommemded. Minimum of 40 hours consistent practise as 5th Kyu recommened.
Core Skills | Tandoku-undo complete | Sections 1–5 |
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Ukemi | Kote-gaeshi, supported | |
Shikko | Forward/Turning | |
Technique | Suwari-waza – 2 techniques | Candidates choice, both students kneeling. |
Randori-no-kata 1–14
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Performed left or right, examiner's choice. | |
Application | Kakarigeiko | Grasp attacks, single wrist, Aigamae and Gyakugamae |
Kakarigeiko | Single attacker with Tanto |
3rd Kyu – Green Belt
Timescale: More than 3 months as 4th Kyu. Minimum of 40 hours consistent practise as 4th Kyu recommended.
Core Skills | Ukemi | Sumi-otoshi, supported. |
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Technique | Suwari-waza – 4 techniques | Candidate's choice, both students kneeling. |
Randori-no-kata 1–14
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(17 techniques) | |
Randori-no-kata-no-ura-waza 1–5
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Counters 1–5 | |
Application | Kakarigeiko | Multiple attackers e.g. Ninindori, with variation of attack, open-handed. |
Hikitategeiko | Single attacker with Tanto to show movement by both Tori & Uke. Tori showing continuation and combination techniques |
2nd Kyu – Blue Belt
Timescale: More than 6 months as 3rd Kyu. Minimum of 60 hours consistent practise as 3rd Kyu recommended.
Core Skills | Ukemi (floating/falling leaf) | Performed alone. Similar to Koryu-Dai-San. No. 1 Suwari-waza. |
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Randori-no-kata | ||
Shichi-hon-no-kuzushi 1–7 | To show balance disturbance, circular movement and control – no breakfalls | |
Technique |
Randori-no-kata-no-ura-waza 1–5
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Counters 1–10 (10 techniques) |
Application | Kakarigeiko |
Ninindori - mixed attacks, open-handed and grasps. Multiple attackers e.g. Ninidori, with variations of attack. open-handed. |
Hikitategeiko | Single attacker with Tanto to show movement by both Tori & Uke. Tori showing continuation and combination techniques. |
1st Kyu – Brown Belt
Timescale: More than 9 months as 2nd Kyu. Minimum of 120 hours consistent practise as 2nd Kyu.
Core Skills | Shichi-hon-no-kuzushi 1–14 | To show balance disturbance, circular movement and control. |
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Randori-no-kata | ||
Kuzushi | Demonstration of a variety of balance disturbances for randori. | |
Technique |
Koryu-dai-san
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Suwari-waza Section A (8 techniques) |
Application | Hikitategeiko | Empty-handed (Toshu). Tori showing continuation and combination techniques |
Randori | Single attacker with Tanto- Uke to use counters (variations of the first five techniques of the Randori-no-kata) |
Notes
- Candidate: From 5th Kyu onwards, and with the exception of Koryu-dai-San, candidates will be expected to be able to demonstrate on left or right at examiner's choice.
- Coaches: Gohon-no-Kuzushi, is recognised as a training method and should be incorporated into practice sessions.
- Coaches: Tanto Randori-no-Kata is recognised as a training method and should be incorporated into practice sessions.
- At all levels after 6th Kyu, previous syllabus will be required at the discretion of the examiners.
- Duration, intensity and quantity of the ‘Application’ sections will be at the discretion of the examiners.