Karate Belt Exam Requirements

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Kihon (strikes)Mawatte-jodanuke (turning high block)Sokuto-fumikomi (side kick to knee)Nagashizuki (dodging direct punch)
Mawatte-gedan-barai (turning low block)Jun-zuki-no-tsukomi (leaning direct punch)Ushiro-geri (back kick)
Jun-zuki (direct punch)Gyaku-zuki-no-tsukomi (leaning reverse punch)
Gyaku-zuki (reverse punch)Nidan-geri (jumping kick)
Uraken (knuckle whip)Hiza-geri (knee strike)
Tobikomi-zuki (retracting direct punch)
Mae-geri (front kick)
Mawashi-geri (roundhouse kick)
Sokuto-geri/yoko-geri (side kick)
Uke (blocking techniques)Jodan-uke (high block)Shuto-uke (knife hand block)Uchi-harai-uki (inwards sweep)
Uchi-uke (inward block)
Soto-uke (outward block)
Gedan-barai (low sweep)
Renraku-waza (combinations)Kette-jun-zuki (kick, direct punch)Mae-geri > tobi-komi-tzukiSuri-komi > mae-geri > tobikomi-zuki
Kette-gyaku-zuki (kick, reverse punch)Mae-geri > mawashi-geri > sokuto-chudanKette-jun-zuki-no-tsukomi
Suri-komi (step) > mae-geri > gyaku-zuki Mae-geri > mawashi-geri > sokuto-fumi-komiKette-gyaku-zuki-no-tsukomi
Uchi-uke > gyaku-zukiSuri-komi > mawashi-geri > gyaku-zukiAshi-barai > suri-komi > sokuto-geri
Soto-uke > gyaku-zukiMae-geri > mawashi-geri > sokuto-geri > uraken > gyaku-zuki
Jodan-uke > gyaku-zuki
Gedan-barai > gyaku-zuki
Mae-geri > mawashi-geri > sokuto-geri
Sanbon (three steps)Sanbon with chudanTwo variations per sanbonSanbon with mae-geri
Sanbon with jodanThree variations per sanbon
Kata (forms)Pinan-nidanPinan-shodanPinan-sandanPinan-yodan2nd kyu: Pinan-godan
1st kyu:
Kushanku
Jiyu-kumite (sparring)Two matches of two minutesThree matches of three minutes
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Kata Pinan Nidan

Kata Pinan Shodan

Kata Pinan Sandan

Kata Pinan Yodan

Kata Pinan Godan

Kata Kushanku