| Grading requirements for Shodan | |||||||||||
| 1- You must be minimum 16 years of age. 2- You must have been a been a brown belt at least 18 months if working out only once a week or at lease 12 months if working out more than once a week. 3- You must attend a minimum of 2 SWKKF Black Belt Clinics per calendar year and it must be recorded in your passbook. 4- You must average 2 SWKKF tournaments per year competing in either events. 5- You must know the following katas: (i) - Pinan Shodan (ii) - Pinan Nidan (iii) - Pinan Sandan (iv) - Pinan Yodan (v) - Pinan Godan (vi) - Kushanku 6- Techniques to be performed: (i) - Basic techniques (ii) - Combination block-counter (iii) - Taisabki movement (iv) - Side stepping (v) - Fluency in combination techniques (vi) - Two step or free style kumite 7- All students are to be of strong moral character and demonstrate mental and emotional maturity |
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