Testing requirement for Karate

Stances

Japanese Phrase

Yellow Belt
9 kyu

Orange Belt
8 kyu

Blue Belt
7 kyu

Attention Stance

Musubi Dachi

****

****

****

Natural Stance

Hachiji Dachi

****

****

****

Horse Stance

Kiba Dachi

****

****

****

Forward Stance

Zenkustu Dachi

****

****

****

Pivots in Forward Stance

   

****

****

Back Stance

Kokustu Dachi

 

****

****

Half-Facing Stance

Fudo Dachi

 

****

****

Cat Stance

Neko Ashi Dachi

   

****

Blocks

       

Upward Block

Aga Uke

****

****

****

Inward Block

Uchi Uke

****

****

****

Outward Block

Soto Uke

****

****

****

Downward Block

Gedan Barai

****

****

****

Knife Hand Block

Shuto Uke

 

****

****

'X' Block

Ni Jyu Uke

 

****

****

Augment Block /Double

Morote Uke

 

****

****

Soft Defense in Kumite

     

****

Punches

       

Forward Punch

Oi Zuki

****

****

****

Reverse Punch

Gya Ku Zuki

 

****

****

Under Punch

Yama Zuki

   

****

Vertical Punch

Tate Zuki

   

****

Ridge Hand Strike

Haito Uke

   

****

Spear Hand

Nuki Te

   

****

Kicks

       

Front Snap Kick

Mae Keage Geri

****

****

****

Wheel Kick

Mawashi Geri

****

****

****

Back Thrust Kick

Ushiro Kekomi Geri

****

****

****

Side Thrust Kick

Yoko Kekomi Geri

****

****

****

Crescent Kick

Mika Zuki Geri

   

****

Front thrust Kick

Mae kekomi Geri

   

****

Kumite

       

Ippon Kumite

   

****

****

Nihon Kumite

     

****

Waza Techniques

Ippon Waza

   

Two each

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