Students must meet all requirements and maintain good class attendance.  These requirements are based on continuous training.  Breaks from training will result in delays in rank progress or retesting for current rank.  Tests are cumulative; you are always responsible for the information from previous rank tests.

We have a stripe system for rank advancement.  There is a list on the right hand side of the page that explains the stripe system.  Students must have all stripes before they will be allowed to test.

Minimum time of training for each belt level is noted in parentheses.

There are fees for testing.  Check with the dojo for the current rank test fees.

 

White to Yellow Belt (2 months)

Kihon Renshu:  1 – 12; Zenshin Kotai:  1 - 2

 

Yellow to Blue Belt   (2 months)

Kihon Renshu:  13 – 18; Zenshin Kotai:  3 - 5

Ippon Kumite:  1

 

Blue to Orange Belt   (4 months)

Kihon Renshu:  19 – 27; Zenshin Kotai:  6 - 8

Ippon Kumite:  2 & 3; Kata:  Wansu & Ananku

 

Orange to Green Belt   (6 months)

Zenshin Kotai:  9 – 11; Ippon Kumite:  4 & 5

Kata:  Seisan

 

Green to Purple Belt   (8 months)

Zenshin Kotai: 12 – 14; Ippon Kumite: 6 - 8

Kata:  Wanchin

 

Purple to Brown Belt   (10 months)

Zenshin Kotai: 15 – 18; Ippon Kumite:  9 - 11

Kata:  Passai Guwa & Passai

 

Brown Belt to Shodan    (12 months)

Ippon Kumite: 12 - 18

Kata:  Gojushiho, Naifanchi Shodan, Tokumine No Kun

Written Test

 

Shodan to Nidan    (24 months)

Kata:  Naifanchi Nidan, Chinto

Written Essay

 

Sandan (36 months)

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Stripe System

 

We are introducing a striping system at the dojo.  Students will be awarded stripes to put on their belt for accomplishing goals between rank tests.  This will allow students to have a couple of small tests to prepare for their next belt.

 

Students can attempt a stripe test any Friday night; there will be no fee for stripe tests.  Stripe testing will be short and to the point.  Students should be able to demonstrate the required material at a high degree of proficiency due the small amount of material being performed for each stripe.

   

Yellow stripe on white belt

1^st – Kihon Renshu

2^nd – Zenshin Kotai

 Blue stripe on yellow belt

1^st – Kihon Renshu

2^nd – Zenshin Kotai

 Orange stripe on blue belt

1^st – Kihon Renshu and Zenshin Kotai

2^nd – Wansu kata

3^rd – Ananku kata

 Green stripe on orange belt

1^st – Zenshin Kotai and two Ippon Kumite

2^nd – Seisan kata

 

Purple stripe on green belt

1^st – Zenshin Kotai and an additional three Ippon Kumite

2^nd – Wanchin kata

 Brown stripe on purple belt

1^st – Zenshin Kotai and an additional five Ippon Kumite

2^nd – Passai kata

3^rd – Passai Guwa kata

 Black stripe on brown belt

1^st – Gojushiho kata

2^nd – Naifanchi kata

3^rd – Tokumine No Kun kata

The first stripe should be placed about one inch from the tip of the belt, with additional stripes spaced at about one half – one inch apart from the first stripe.