Promotion Requirements
Promotion Requirements
 Belt Level |
Requirements (student must demonstrate this level knowledge, as a minimum) |
| 9th KYU - White belt with Yellow stripe | Basic 4; Adv 4 Directions; Preliminary Kata Level (P.K.L.) #1 |
| 8th KYU - Yellow belt | Naihanchi Shodan, Taikyuku 1,2,3, Basic Kihons 1-3 |
| 7th KYU - Orange belt | P.K.L. #2, Pinan Shodan, Nidan, Basic Kihons 4-6, Three GA-IK |
| 6th KYU - Purple belt | Nihanchi Nidan, Pinan Sandan, Basic Bo, Wansu, Basic Kibadachi Drill, Basic Kihon 7-9, Six GA-IK |
| 5th KYU - Blue belt | Naihanchi Sandan, Pinan Yodan, Godan, Bo 1, Nunchaku Shodan, P.K.L. #3, Basic Kihons 10-13, Nine GA-IK |
| 4th-KYU Green belt Yon KYU | Ananku, Seisan, Basic Drill, Slap Drill, Silat Drill, Niseishi, Arm Drill, Adv. Bo, All Basic Kihon’s, Twelve GA-IK |
| San KYU - Brown belt | Passai, Gojushiho Ni, Sai 1, Sanchin, Tonfa 1, Bo 2, All Basic Kihons, Fifteen GA-IK |
| Ni KYU - Brown belt with one stripe | Kusanku, Bo 3and 4, Sai 1, All Basic Kihons, Eighteen GA-IK |
| Ik KYU - Brown belt with two stripes | Chinto, Bo 5 and 6, Sai 2, All Basic Kihons, Twenty One GA-IK |
| Shodan - Black Belt | Gojushiho Ichi, Bo 7-9, Tonfa 2, Sai 3, All Basic Kihons, Twenty Four GA-IK |
| Ni-Dan - 2nd degree Black belt | Bo 10-12, Sai 4, All Basic Kihons, Thirty GA-IK |
| San-Dan - 3rd degree Black belt | Bo 13, Kama 1, All Basic Kihons, Thirty Six GA-IK |
| Yon-Dan - 4th degree Black belt | Nunte Bo, Eku Bo, Kama 2, All Basic Kihons, Forty Two GA-IK |
Kobudo (Weapons) |
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| Bo 1 - Shihonuke | Tonfa 1 - Matayoshi no-tonfa-ichi |
| Bo 2 - Chou-no-kun | Tonfa 2 - Matayoshi no-tonfa-ni |
| Bo 3 - Suiyoshi-no-kun-ichi | |
| Bo 4 - Tsuken Akachuno nunte bo | Sai 1 - Najumura-no sai |
| Bo 5 - Suiyoshi-no-kun-ni | Sai 2 - Chotuku Kian-no-sai |
| Bo 6 - Tsuken Akachuno eku bo | Sai 3 - Matayoshi-no-sai |
| Bo 7 - Shima Igiri bo-ichi | Sai 4 - Odo-no-sai |
| Bo 8 - Shima Igiri bo-ni | |
| Bo 9 - Sakugawa-no-kun-ichi | Kama 1 - Matayoshi-no-kama-ichi |
| Bo 10 - Sakugawa-no-kun-ni | Kama 2 - Matayoshi-no-kama-ni |
| Bo 11 - Tokumine-no-kun-ichi | |
| Bo 12 - Tokumine-no-kun-ni | Nunchaku 1 - Nunchaku Shodan |
| Nunchaku 2 - Matayoshi-no-nuchaku | |
| GA=GRAB ARTS IK = IPPON KUMITE | |
