Junior Grading Syllabus
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Combat Karate
Counting in Japanese for Karate
Junior Grading Syllabus
Under 12s can only grade to 1st Kyu then must be proficient in the adult syllabus
10th Kyu White Belt Red Stripe
Minimum 3 months training
Kihon
- Oi zuki (stepping punch, jodan and chudan)
- Gedan barai uke (downward block)
- Age uke (upward block)
- Mae geri (front snap kick)
Kata
Kihon Kata (to the first kiai)
9th Kyu Red Belt
Minimum 3 months training
Kihon
- Oi zuki (stepping punch, jodan and chudan)
- Gedan barai uke (downward block)
- Age uke (upward block)
- Soto uke (outside block)
- Mae geri (front snap kick)
Kata
Kihon Kata (taikyoku shodan)
Kumite
- Jodan oi zuki / age uke
- Chudan oi zuki / soto uke
8th Kyu Orange Belt
Minimum 3 months training
Kihon
- Oi zuki (stepping punch, jodan and chudan)
- Gedan barai uke (downward block)
- Age uke (upward block)
- Soto uke (outside block)
- Mae geri (front snap kick)
- Yoko geri kekomi (side thrust kick in kiba dachi, horse stance)
Kata
Heian Shodan
Gohon Kumite
- Jodan oi zuki / age uke
- Chudan oi zuki / soto uke
- Mae geri / gedan barai
7th Kyu Yellow Belt
Minimum 3 months training
Kihon
- Oi zuki (stepping punch, jodan and chudan)
- Gedan barai uke (downward block)
- Age uke (upward block)
- Soto uke (outside block)
- Uchi Uke (inside block)
- Mae geri (front snap kick)
- Yoko geri kekomi (side thrust kick in kiba dachi, horse stance)
- Yoko geri keage (side snap kick in kiba dachi, horse stance)
Kata
Heian Nidan
Gohon Kumite
- Jodan oi zuki / age uke
- Chudan oi zuki / soto uke
- Mae geri / gedan barai
- Yoko geri / gedan uke
Waza
- Mae mawari (forward roll)
6th Kyu Green Belt
Minimum 3 months training
Kihon
- Oi zuki (step in)
- Age uke (step back)
- Uchi uke (step in)
- Soto Uke (step back)
- Shuto uke (step in)
- Mae geri (step in)
- Yoko geri kekomi (step in)
- Yoko geri keage (step in)
- Mawashi geri (step in)
Kata
Heian Sandan
Ippon Kumite
- Jodan oi zuki / age uke
- Chudan oi zuki / soto uke
- Mae geri / gedan barai
- Yoko geri / gedan uke
- Mawashi geri / gedan barai
Waza
- Ashi Barai
- Osoto Gari
- Yoko Ukemi – Side Breakfall
5th Kyu Purple Belt
Minimum 6 months training
Kihon
- Oi zuki (step in)
- Age uke, Gyaku zuki (step back)
- Uchi uke, Gyaku zuki (step in)
- Soto Uke, Nukite (step back)
- Shuto uke, Gyaku zuki (step in)
- Mae geri (step in)
- Yoko geri kekomi (step in)
- Yoko geri keage (step in)
- Mawashi geri (step in)
Kata
Heian Godan
Ippon Kumite
- Jodan oi zuki / age uke
- Chudan oi zuki / soto uke
- Mae geri / gedan barai
- Yoko geri / gedan uke
- Mawashi geri / gedan barai
Waza
- Ashi bari
- Osoto gari
- Ogoshi
- Ushiro Ukemi – Back Breakfall
4th Kyu Purple belt with white stripe
Minimum 6 months training
Kihon
- Oi zuki (step in)
- Age uke, Gyaku zuki (step back)
- Uchi uke, Gyaku zuki (step in)
- Soto Uke, Nukite (step back)
- Shuto uke, Gyaku zuki (step in)
- Ren geri (step in)
- Yoko geri kekomi (step in)
- Yoko geri keage (step in)
- Mawashi geri (step in)
Kata
Tekki Shodan
Ippon Freestyle Kumite
Waza
- Ashi Bari
- Osoto gari
- Ogoshi
- Ouchi gari
- Yoko shiho gatame
- Tate shiho gatame
3rd Kyu Brown Belt
Minimum 9 months training
Kihon
- Oi zuki (step in)
- Age uke, Gyaku zuki (step back)
- Soto uke, Gyaku zuki (step in)
- Uchi Uke, Gyaku zuki (step back)
- Shuto uke, Nukite (step in)
- Ren geri (step in)
- Yoko geri kekomi (step in)
- Yoko geri keage (step in)
- Mawashi geri (step in)
Kata
Tekki Shodan
Ippon Freestyle Kumite
Waza
- Ashi Bari
- Osoto gari
- Ogoshi – yoko shiho gatame
- Ouchi gari – Tate shiho gatame
- Morote gari – yoko shiho gatame
2nd Kyu Brown Belt
Minimum 9 months training
Kihon
- Sanbon Zuki (step in)
- Age uke, Gyaku zuki (step back)
- Soto uke, yoko empi, ura ken (step in)
- Uchi uke, Mawashi zuki (step back)
- Shuto uke, nukite (step in)
- Ren geri (step in)
- Yoko geri kekomi (step in)
- Yoko geri keage (step in)
- Mawashi geri (step in)
- Ushiro geri (step in)
Kata
Bassai Dai
Ippon Freestyle Kumite
Waza
- Ashi Bari
- Osoto gari
- Ogoshi – yoko shiho gatame
- Ouchi gari – Tate shiho gatame
- Morote gari – yoko shiho gatame
- Yoko shiho gatame escape
- Tate shiho escape
- Kesa gatame escape
1st Kyu Brown Belt
Minimum 12 months training
Kihon
- Sanbon Zuki (step in)
- Age uke, Gyaku zuki (step back)
- Soto uke, yoko empi, ura ken (step in)
- Uchi uke, Mawashi zuki (step back)
- Shuto uke, nukite (step in)
- Ren geri (step in)
- Yoko geri kekomi (step in)
- Yoko geri keage (step in)
- Mawashi geri (step in)
- Ushiro geri (step in)
Kata
Kanku Dai or Jion
Ippon Freestyle Kumite
Waza
- Ashi Bari
- Osoto gari
- Ogoshi – yoko shiho gatame
- Ouchi gari – Tate shiho gatame
- Morote gari – yoko shiho gatame
- Yoko shiho gatame escape
- Tate shiho escape
- Kesa gatame escape