Requirements for rank (Junior)

White belt (yellow stripes earned on the way):

• Uniform tying

• 8 Basic stances

• Punches

• Blocks

• Front and back kicks

• Falls and rolls (beginning)

• Counting in Japanese

• Taikyoko 1

• Taikyoko 2

• Dojo courtesy, effort, and focus

Yellow belt (blue stripes earned on the way):

• Continued proficiency in all the above

• Sanchin and Seisan stances

• Roundhouse and side kicks

• Proficient falls and rolls

• One-Steps 1-3 (both sides)

• Taikyoko 3

• Taikyoko 4

• Taikyoko 5

Blue belt (green stripes earned on the way):

• Continued proficiency in all the above

• Hook and spinning kicks

• One-Stepts 4-6 (both sides)

• Shinmei cane

• Chudan 2

• Kake Uke

• Beginning sparring

Green belt (purple stripes earned on the way):

• Continued proficiency in all the above

• Jumping, double, and combination kicks

• One steps 7-9 (both sides)

• Sakugawa no kun

• Mawashi Uke

• Nahainchi 

• Yantsu

• Appropriate sparring

• Leadership skills

Purple belt (brown stripes earned on the way): 

• Continued proficiency in all the above

• One steps 10-12 (both sides

• Shinmei cane 2

• Hakkaku

• Seisan

• Appropriate sparring

• Improved leadership skills

Brown belt (white stripe):

• Continued proficiency in all the above

• Beginning self-defense skills

• Tsukanaka Cho no kun

• Pai Lum

• Appropriate sparring

• One-on-one teaching skills

Brown belt (yellow stripe):

• Continued proficiency in all the above

• Intermediate self-defense skills

• Shinmei cane 3

• Seiunchin

• Appropriate sparring

• Improved teaching skills

Brown belt (blue stripe):

• Continued proficiency in all the above

• Advanced self-defense skills

• Chattenyara no kun

• Wansu

• Appropriate sparring

• Class instruction skills

Brown belt (green stripe):

• Continued proficiency in all the above

• Shurei nunchaku

• Niseishi

• Appropriate sparring

• Improved class instruction skills

Brown belt (purple stripe):

• Continued proficiency in all the above

• Odo no sai iichi

• Tensho

• Appropriate sparring

• Run class with help

Brown belt (black stripe):

• Continued proficiency in all the above

• Soken Nu

• Kusanku

• Appropriate sparring

• Run full class

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