THUNDER BAY
KARATE SCHOOL
GRADING REQUIREMENTS
WHITE
BELT (6th kyu) TO YELLOW
BELT (5th kyu)
A minimum of 4
months of regular twice-a-week training is recommended to test for yellow
belt.
General Principles
(Tsuruoka
Federation “mandate”)
·
The student should have a clear understanding of the techniques on the test (e.g.
elbow moves first on blocks, knees bent on set moves etc.).
·
No speed and no power (e.g. no hip rotation on blocks) is required.
·
Complete upper/lower body separation
is acceptable (e.g. can step, pause,
and then block).
·
A basic understanding of dojo etiquette, attitude, and formalities must be
demonstrated.
Kihon
(basics)
Stances:
attention
kiotsuke (musubi dachi)
kneeling
seiza
natural stance
shizen-tai
horse riding stance
kiba dachi
front stance
zenkutsu dachi
Blocks:
high block
jodan age uke
middle outside block
chudan soto uke
middle inside block
chudan uchi uke
low block
gedan barai
Punches:
front punch
tsuki (zuki)
front lunge punch
oi-tsuki
reverse punch
gyaku tsuki
Kicks:
front kick
mae geri
Movements: ·
Bow (rei) when standing and kneeling.
·
Walking forward and backward in front stance.
·
Turning (mawate) 90o and 180o in front stance
·
Be able to do all four blocks and high, middle, low punches from
natural and\
horse-riding stance.
·
Be able to demonstrate lunge punch (high, middle, low) and high and low
blocks
while moving forward and backward in front stance.
·
Front kicking from natural and front stances.
Kumite (sparring)
The requirement at this level is that students must
perform 3-point sparring (sanbon kumite) using high punch, middle punch, and
low punch for attacks and reverse punch for a counter-attack. Students must
demonstrate the proper steps of preparation: attention, formal bow, setting
into stance, announcing technique. Techniques must be delivered with good
control and with a strong kiai.
Kata (forms)
For the test a white belt will be expected to correctly
demonstrate each of the movements, in the correct order, with a degree of
proper timing, for the following katas:
1. Niju shichi kihon waza [27 movements]
2. Taikyoku shodan
3. Heian shodan