Rank and Your First Test

Children

Ranking for children ranges from 10th Kyu – 7th Kyu, with 10th Kyu being the initial rank.

First Test: 9th Kyu Test – Yellow Belt

Skills:

• Wrist Exercises (Ikkyo, Nikkyo, Sankyo, Yonkyo, Kotegaeshi)
• Strikes with Ki-ai (Mune-tsuki, Shomen-uchi, Yokomen-uchi)
• Samurai Walk
• Two-Step
• Hanmi change
• Sword-off-the-Line

Technique:

• Shomen-uchi Ikkyo (Irimi)

Ukemi:

• Forward and back roll from standing to standing, minimum requirement is that you can roll safely, i.e. head never touches the mat, from this starting position.

Adults

Ranking for adults is divided into Kyu and Dan ranks, with 6th Kyu as the initial rank for adults progressing up to 1st Kyu after which is 1st Dan (Shodan or first degree black belt) and progressing up to 10th Dan.

First Test: 5th Kyu Test – White Belt

Skills:

• Basic Blend
• Kokyu dosa

Technique:

• Katate Dori Shihonage
• Shomenuchi Iriminage
• Shomenuchi Ikyo irimi and tenkan

Ukemi:

• Forward and back roll from standing to standing, minimum requirement is that you can roll safely, i.e. head never touches the mat, from this starting position.