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Syllabus
The Syllabus acts as a guideline only and may vary from one instructor to another. It may also vary between children and adults. However by the time a student is due to test for Black Belt, they should have aquired all of the knowledge shown below up to and including knowledge for 1st Dan.
Under 16 Syllabus
| Grade |
Belt |
Belt Description |
Minimum Recommended Time Spent In Grade |
Grading Requirements |
| 13th Kyu |
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White belt |
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n/a |
| 12th Kyu |
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Red belt |
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Warm up exercises, punching |
| 11th Kyu |
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Red belt |
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Warm up exercises punching, blocking |
| 10th Kyu |
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Yellow belt |
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Warm up exercises, punching, blocking, front kick |
| 9th Kyu |
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Yellow belt |
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Punching, Blocking, Kicking, basic Knowledge of Sanchin Kata |
| 8th Kyu |
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Purple belt |
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Punching, Blocking Kicking, Sanchin Kata, basic knowledge of Hojo Undo |
| 7th Kyu |
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Purple belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, basic knowledge of Kumite 1 or first 3 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite |
| 6th Kyu |
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Blue belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kumite 1 or first 4 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, basic knowledge of Kanshiwa Kata |
| Jun 5th Kyu |
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Blue belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kumite 1 or first 5 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Kanshiwa Kata, basic Knowledge of Kanshiwa Bankai |
| 5th Kyu |
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Blue belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kumite 1 or first 5 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Kanshiwa Kata & Kanshiwa Bankai |
| Jun 4th Kyu |
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Green belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, basic Knowledge of Kyu Kumite or first 6 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Kanshiwa Kata, Kanshiwa Bankai |
| 4th Kyu |
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Green belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kyu Kumite or first 6 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Kanshiwa Kata, Kanshiwa Bankai |
| Jun 3rd Kyu |
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Green belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kyu Kumite or first 7 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, basic knowledge of Kanshu Kata |
| 3rd Kyu |
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Green belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kyu Kumite or first 7 of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Kanshu Kata |
| Jun 2nd Kyu |
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Brown belt |
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Sanchin, Hojo Undo, Kyu Kumite or first 8 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Kanshu Kata |
| 2nd Kyu |
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Brown belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kyu Kumite or first 8 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Kanshu and basic knowledge of Seichin Kata |
| Jun 1st Kyu |
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Brown belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kyu Kumite or first 9 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Seichin Kata |
| 1st Kyu |
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Brown belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, basic knowledge of Dan Kumite or first 9 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Seichin Kata, basic knowledge of Seisan Kata |
| 1st Dan |
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Black belt |
1 year |
Hojo Undo, Sanchin Kata, Seisan Kata, Seisan Bankai, Dan Kumite, or all 10 moves of Daiti Yakasoku Kumite, Arm Conditioning, Sparring and Questions |
Over 16 Syllabus
| Grade |
Belt |
Belt Description |
Minimum Recommended Time Spent In Grade |
Grading Requirements |
| 10th Kyu |
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White belt |
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n/a |
| 9th Kyu |
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White belt with one 1" green tag |
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Punching, Blocking & Kicking. Basic Knowledge of Sanchin Kata |
| 8th Kyu |
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White belt with two 1" green tags |
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Punching, Blocking Kicking, Sanchin Kata & basic Knowledge Hojo Undo |
| 7th Kyu |
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White belt with three 1" green tags |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo & basic knowledge of Kumite 1 or first 3 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite |
| 6th Kyu |
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White belt with 6" green tag |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kumite 1 or first 4 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite & basic knowledge of Kanshiwa Kata |
| 5th Kyu |
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Green belt |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kumite 1 or first 5 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Kanshiwa Kata & basic Knowledge of Kanshiwa Bankai |
| 4th Kyu |
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Green belt with one 2" brown tag |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Basic Knowledge of Kyu Kumite or first 6 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Kanshiwa Kata, Kanshiwa Bankai |
| 3rd Kyu |
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Brown belt with one 1" black tag |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kyu Kumite or first 7 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite & basic knowledge of Kanshu Kata |
| 2nd Kyu |
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Brown belt with two 1" black tags |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Kyu Kumite or first 8 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Kanshu Kata, basic knowledge of Seichin Kata, |
| 1st Kyu |
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Brown belt with three 1" black tags |
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Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, basic Knowledge of Dan Kumite or first 9 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Seichin Kata, basic knowledge of Seisan Kata, |
| 1st Dan |
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Black belt |
1 year |
Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Dan Kumite or all 10 moves of Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Seisan Kata, Seisan Bankai, Arm Conditioning, Sparring and Questions |
| 2nd Dan |
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Black belt |
2 years |
Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Dan Kumite or Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Seisan Bankai, Arm Conditioning, Sparring and Questions, Seiryu Kata |
| 3rd Dan |
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Black belt |
3 years |
Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Dan Kumite or Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Seisan Bankai Arm Conditioning, Sparring and Questions, Kanshu Kata |
| 4th Dan |
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Black belt |
4 years |
Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Dan Kumite or Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Arm Conditioning, Sparring and Questions, Sanseiryu Kata, Sanseiryu Bankai |
| 5th Dan |
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Black belt |
5 years |
Sanchin Kata, Hojo Undo, Dan Kumite or Daiti Yakusoku Kumite, Arm Conditioning, Sparring and Questions, Sanseiryu Kata, Sanseiryu Bankai |
| 6th Dan |
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Black belt |
6 years |
Sanchin Kata, Seisan Kata, Sanseiryu Kata |
| 7th Dan |
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Black belt |
7 years |
Sanchin Kata, Seisan Kata, Sanseiryu Kata |
| 8th Dan |
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Black belt |
8 years |
Sanchin Kata, Seisan Kata, Sanseiryu Kata |
| 9th Dan |
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Black belt |
9 years |
Sanchin Kata, Seisan Kata, Sanseiryu Kata |
| 10th Dan |
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Black belt |
n/a |
As recommended by the Board |
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