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KIHON (Basics)	KATA	KUMITE
KIHON (Basics)	KATA	KUMITE
Novice to 9th Kyu – White to Orange
1. Jodan oi-tsuki	Kihon Kata	Sanbon or Gohan Kumite
2. Chudan oi-tsuki		attacking with jodan oi tsuki and chudan oi tsuki
3. Jodan age-uki
4. Jodan mae-geri
5. Mae-geri

9th Kyu to 8th Kyu – Orange to Red
As previous grading plus:
1. Chudan uchi-uke	Heian Shodan	Sanbon or Gohon
2. Shuto - uke		Kumite
3. Yoko-geri keage
4. Yoko-geri kekomi

8th Kyu to 7th Kyu – Red to Yellow
As previous grading plus:
1. Age-uke, gyaku-tsuki	Heian Nidan	Sanbon or Gohon
2. Soto-uke, gyaku-tsuki		Kumite
3. Uchi-uke, gyaku-tsuki

7th Kyu to 6th Kyu – Yellow to Green
As previous grading plus:
1. Sanbon tsuki	Heian Sandan	Kihon ippon kumite jodan and chudan oi-tsuki attacks from right and left
2. Soto-uke, empi-uchi

6th Kyu to 5th Kyu – Green to Purple
As previous grading plus
1. Age uke, gyaku tsuki, gedan barai	Heian Yondan	As previous grading plus: chudan mae-geri attacks
2. Uchi-uke, kizami-tsuki, gyaku-tsuki
3. Shoto-uke nukite
4. Soto uke, empi uchi, uraken

5th Kyu to 4th Kyu – Purple to Purple/White
As previous grading plus:
1. Soto-uke, empi-uchi, uraken, gyaku-tsuki	Heian Godan	As previous grading plus chudan yoko geri kekomi attack
2. shuto uke, mae geri, nukite
3. yoko geri kekomie (from zenkutsu dachi)
4. mawashi geri

4th Kyu to 3rd Kyu – Purple/White to Brown
as previous grading plus:
1. Soto-uke, empi-uche, uraken, gyaku-tsuki, gedan-barai	Tekki Shodan	As previous grading plus: jodan mawashi-geri attack
2. Uchi-uki, kizami-tsuki, gyaku-tsuki, gedan-barai
3. Ushiro-geri

3rd Kyu to 2nd Kyu – Brown to Brown/White
as previous grading plus:
1. Mae-geri, oi-tsuki, gyaku-tsuki	Bassai Dai	Jiyu-ippon kumite with jodan and chudan oi-tsuki, chudan mae-geri, and chudan yoko-geri, jodan mawashi-geri and chudan ushiro-geri attacks. right side only
2. Yoko-geri, uraken, gyaki tsuki
3. Mawashi-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki
4. Ushiro-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki

2nd Kyu to 1st Kyu – Brown/White to Brown/White/White
As previous grading plus:
1. Kizami tsuki, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki	Bassai Dai	As previous grading
2. Mae-geri, yoko-geri, mawashi-geri, ushiro-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki

1st Kyu to 1st Dan
1. Kizami-tsuki, oi-tsuki, gyaku-tsuki	Bassai Dai	Jiyu Ippon Kumite – attacking with jodan and chudan oi tsuki, chudan mae geri, chudan yoko geri, jodan mawashi geri and chudan ushiro geri
2. Mae-geri, oi-tsuki, gyaku-tsuki	Examiner chooses from any Heian Kata or Tekki Shodan	Jiyu kumite
3. Yoko-geri, uraken, gyaki tsuki
4. Mawashi-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki
5. Ushiro-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki
6. Mae-geri, yoko-geri, mawashi-geri, ushiro-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki
7. Mae-geri, oi-tsuki, gyaku-tsuki, step back gedan-barai, gyaku-tsuki, yoko-geri kekomi, uraken, oi-tsuki
8. Same leg, mae-geri, yoko-geri, ushiro-geri, all whilst maintaining balance.

1st Dan to 2nd Dan
1. Mae-geri, oi-tsuki, gyaku-tsuki	Candidate chooses from Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Nijushisho, Tekki Nidan, or Jitte	Jiyu ippon Kumite – any 5 not pre-arranged attacks
2. Yoko-geri, uraken, gyaki	Examiner chooses from Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai, Enpi, Jion or Hangetsu	Jiyu Kumite
3. Mawashi-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki
4. Ushiro-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki
5. Mae-geri , same leg yoko geri, uraken gyaku tsuki
6. Mae-geri, same leg mawashi-geri, ushiro-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki
7. mawashigeri, same leg yoko geri kekomi, uraken, gyaku tsuki
8. Mae-geri, yoko-geri, mawashi-geri, ushiro-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki
9. Mawashi-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki, step back gedan nagashi-uke, gyaku-tsuki, ushiro-geri, uraken, oi-tsuki
10. Same leg, mae-geri, yoko-geri, ushiro-geri, mawashi-geri, all whilst maintaining balance

2nd to 3rd Dan
Any 1st or 2nd Dan combinations plus:	Candidate chooses from Sochin, Unsu, Gankaku, Chinte or Gojushiho Sho
1. Kizami-tsuki, gyaku tsuki, mawashi-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki, step back gedan-barai, gyaku-tsuki, rear leg mae-geri and step back, ushiro-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki	Examiner chooses from Bassai Sho, Kanku Sho, Nijushiho, Tekki Nidan, Jitte	Kaishi Ippon Kumite – pre-arranged attacks as 1st Dan grading Jiyu Kumite

3rd to 4th Dan
Any 1st or 2nd Dan combinations plus:
1. Kizami-tsuki, oi-tsuki, gyaku-tsuki, nihon tsuki,, step back and with same arm block age-uke, soto-uke, gedan-barai and uchi-uke. kizami-tsuki, gyaku-tsuki, four turning gyaku-tsuki attacks, turn behind with haito-uchi, mawashi-geri, uraken, gyaku-tsuki, back leg mae-geri and step back, yoko-geri keage to side and step back, mawashi-geri, ushiro-geri, uraken and gyaku-tsuki	Candidate chooses from Meikyo, Jiin, Wankan, Tekki Sandan or Gojushiho Dai with a practical demonstration of requested applications Examiner chooses from Sochin, Unsu, Gankaku, Chinte or Gojushiho Sho	Kaisho Ippon Kumite – any 5 attacks, not pre-arranged Demonstration of between 3 favourite kumite techniques Jiyu Kumite

4th to 5th Dan
As previous grading plus:
A 1500-2000 word thesis on any aspect of Karate-Do	Candidate chooses from any kata from Shodan syllabus and above. Examiner chooses from any two Kata from Shodan syllabus and above. Demonstration of applications will be requested of any techniques from performed katas	Demonstration of between 3 favourite kumite techniques. Jiyu Kumite

5th Dan to 6th Dan
A written karate CV and a 1500-2000 word thesis on any aspect of Karate-Do (different to above)	As previous grading	As previous grading

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