Testing requirement for Karate Brown Belt
Stances |
Japanese Phrase |
Brown Belt 3 kyu |
Brown Belt 2 kyu |
Brown Belt 1 kyu |
Attention Stance |
Musubi Dachi |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Natural Stance |
Hachiji Dachi |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Horse Stance |
Kiba Dachi |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Forward Stance |
Zenkustu Dachi |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Pivots in Forward Stance |
**** |
**** |
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Back Stance |
Kokustu Dachi |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Half-Facing Stance |
Fudo Dachi |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Cat Stance |
Neko Ashi Dachi |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Eagle Stance |
Washi Dachi |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Side Stepping |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Shuffling in Kumite |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Switching Feet in Kumite |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Blocks |
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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 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Ridge Hand Block |
Haito Uke |
**** |
**** |
*** |
Leg Defense |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Elbow Defense |
Empi Uke |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Punches |
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Forward Punch |
Oi Zuki |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Reverse Punch |
Gya Ku Zuki |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Under Punch |
Yama Zuki |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Vertical Punch |
Tate Zuki |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Straight Punch |
Cho Ku Zuki |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Ridge Hand Strike |
Haito Uke |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Spear Hand |
Nuki Te |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Back Fist |
Ura Ken |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Elbow Strike Round House Downward Vertical Back Side |
Empi Mawashi Otoshi Tate Ushiro Yoko |
**** **** **** **** **** **** |
**** **** **** **** **** **** |
**** **** **** **** **** **** |
One Knuckle Fist |
Ippon Ken |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Palm Heel Strike |
Sho Te Uchi |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Fore Knuckle |
Hira Ken |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Middle Knuckle |
Naka Date Ken |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Kicks |
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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 |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Side Snap Kick |
Yoko Keage Geri |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Knee Strike Up Kick |
Hiza Tsuchi Aga Geri |
**** **** |
**** **** |
**** **** |
Foot Sweeps |
Ashi Barai |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Spinning Back Kick |
Ushiro Geri |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Stomp Back Kick |
Fumi Komi Geri |
**** |
**** |
**** |
45 Degree Angle |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Kumite |
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Ippon Kumite |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Nihon Kumite |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Sanbon Kumite |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Waza Techniques |
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Ippon Waza |
Eight each |
Ten each |
Fifteen each |
|
Nihon Waza |
One each |
One each |
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Sanbon Waza |
One each |
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Japanese Terminology |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Kumite< |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Control Test |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Control Holds |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Wrist Lock |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Arm Lock |
**** |
**** |
**** |
|
Falling Technique |
Ukemi Waza |
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Straight Back or Roll |
Ushiro |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Side Fall Left and Right |
Yoko |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Forward Roll |
Mai |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Kata |
Translation |
Brown Belt 3 kyu |
Brown Belt 2 kyu |
Brown Belt 1 kyu |
Heian Shodan |
Peaceful Mind, Form One |
***** and explain |
**** and explain |
**** and explain |
Heian Nidan |
Peaceful Mind, Form Two |
**** and explain |
**** and explain |
**** and explain |
Heian Sandan |
Peaceful Mind, Form Three |
**** and explain |
**** explain |
**** explain |
Heian Yodan |
Peaceful Mind, Form Four |
**** and explain |
**** explain |
**** and explain |
Heian Godan |
Peaceful Mind, Form Five |
**** and explain |
**** and explain |
**** and explain |
Tekki Shodan |
Horse Riding Kata ( First Degree ) |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Bassa Dai |
Penetrating the fortress, Stormingthe castle, The wedge |
**** |
**** |
**** |
Hangetsu |
Half-Moon |
**** |
**** |
|
Gosoku Yodan |
Force with speed ( Fourth degree ) |
**** |
**** |
|
Kanku Dai |
Viewing the sky-big or Expanding |
**** |