White to Yellow (9th kyu
to 8th kyu)
Basics
- Stepping forward jodan oizuki (punching face level)
- Stepping back jodan age-uke ( blocking rising block)
- Stepping forward chudan soto ude-uke
(outside forearm block)
- Hands down by your sides, stepping forward kicking mai-geri (front snap kick)
Kata
- Heian Shodan
on your own time
Kumite
- Sanbon Kumite (three step basic
sparring - oizuki) to Sensei's count. 3 times jodan (face
level) and 3 times chudan (stomach level)
Yellow to
Basics
- Stepping forward jodan oizuki (punching face level)
- Stepping back jodan age-uke ( blocking rising block)
- Stepping forward chudan soto ude-uke
(outside forearm block)
- Stepping back shuto-uke (knifehand block) in kokutsu-dachi
(back stance)
- Hands down by your side, stepping forward kicking mai-geri (front snap kick), chudan
level (stomach level)
- Hands down by your sides, stepping forward kicking mai-geri (front snap kick), jodan
level (face level)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri keage (side snap kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri kekomi (side thrust kick)
Kata
- Heian Nidan
on your own time
Kumite
- Sanbon Kumite (three step basic
sparring - oi zuki) to your
own count. 3 times jodan
(face level) and 3 times chudan (stomach level)
Basics
- Stepping forward punching sanbon-tsuki
(three punch combination - first punch jodan , second two punches chudan)
- Stepping back blocking jodan
age-uke ( blocking rising
block), chudan
gyaku-tsuki (reverse punch stomach level)
- Stepping forward chudan soto ude-uke
(outside forearm block), jodan gyaku-tsuki
(reverse punch face level)
- Stepping back shuto-uke (knifehand block) in kokutsu-dachi
(back stance)
- Stepping
forward kicking mai-geri (front snap kick), jodan (face level) and chudan
(stomach level)
- Stepping forward kicking mawashi-geri
(roundhouse kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri keage (side snap kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri kekomi (side thrust kick)
Kata
- Heian Sandan on your own count
Kumite
- Kihon ippon
kumite (one step basic sparring) - twice jodan with oi zuki
(face level) and twice chudan with oizuki (stomach level)
Green to 1st Purple (6th kyu to 5th kyu)
Basics
- Stepping forward punching sanbon-tsuki
(three punch combination - first punch jodan , second two punches chudan)
- Stepping back blocking jodan
age-uke ( blocking rising
block), chudan
gyaku-tsuki (reverse punch stomach level)
- Stepping forward chudan soto ude-uke
(outside forearm block), jodan gyaku-tsuki
(reverse punch face level)
- Stepping back shuto-uke (knifehand block) in kokutsu-dachi
(back stance)
- Stepping
forward kicking mai-geri ren-geri (double kicking technique - kicking first with back
leg, stepping forward and kicking with opposite leg)
- Stepping
forward kicking mawashi-geri ren-geri (double kicking technique - kicking first with back
leg, stepping forward and kicking with opposite leg)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri keage (side snap kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side stance),
stepping across and kicking yoko-geri kekomi (side thrust kick)
Kata
- Heian Yondan
on your own time
Kumite
- Kihon ippon
kumite (one step basic sparring) - twice jodan with oi zuki
(face level), twice chudan with oi
zuki (stomach level), and twice chudan
with mai-geri (stomach level)
1st Purple to 2nd Purple (5th kyu to 4th kyu)
Basics
- Stepping forward punching sanbon-tsuki
(three punch combination - first punch jodan , second two punches chudan)
- Stepping back blocking jodan
age-uke ( blocking rising
block), chudan
gyaku-tsuki (reverse punch stomach level)
- Stepping forward chudan soto ude-uke (outside forearm
block), change your stance to kiba-dachi (side
stance) and strike empi-uchi (
elbow strike)
- Stepping back shuto-uke (knifehand block) in kokutsu-dachi
(back stance)
- Stepping
forward kicking mai-geri ren-geri (double kicking technique - kicking first with back
leg, stepping forward and kicking with opposite leg)
- Stepping
forward kicking mawashi-geri ren-geri (double kicking technique - kicking first with back
leg, stepping forward and kicking with opposite leg)
- From zenkutsu-dachi, kicking
kizami mai-geri (front snap
kick with leading leg) and then stepping foward
kicking mai-geri (front snap kick)
- From zenkutsu-dachi, kicking
kizami mawashi-geri
(roundhouse kick with leading leg) and then stepping foward
kicking mawashi-geri (roundhouse kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri keage (side snap kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri kekomi (side thrust kick)
Kata
- Heian Godan
on your own time
Kumite
- Kihon ippon
kumite (one step basic sparring) - twice jodan with oi zuki
(face level), twice chudan with oi
zuki (stomach level), and twice chudan
with mai-geri (stomach level)
2nd Purple to 1st Brown (4th kyu to 3rd kyu)
Basics
- Stepping forward punching sanbon-tsuki
(three punch combination - first punch jodan , second two punches chudan)
- Stepping back blocking jodan
age-uke ( blocking rising
block), chudan
gyaku-tsuki (reverse punch stomach level)
- Stepping forward chudan soto ude-uke (outside forearm
block), change your stance to kiba-dachi (side
stance) and strike empi-uchi (
elbow strike)
- Stepping back shuto-uke (knifehand block) in kokutsu-dachi
(back stance), change stance to zenkutsu-dachi (front
stance) and strike nukite (spearhand
strike)
- Stepping
forward kicking mai-geri ren-geri (double kicking technique - kicking first with back
leg, stepping forward and kicking with opposite leg)
- Stepping
forward kicking mawashi-geri ren-geri (double kicking technique - kicking first with back
leg, stepping forward and kicking with opposite leg)
- From zenkutsu-dachi, kicking
kizami mai-geri (front snap
kick with leading leg) and then stepping foward
kicking mai-geri (front snap kick)
- From zenkutsu-dachi, kicking
kizami mawashi-geri
(roundhouse kick with leading leg) and then stepping foward
kicking mawashi-geri (roundhouse kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri keage (side snap kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri kekomi (side thrust kick)
- In zenkutsu-dachi, kicking
two kicks with your back leg - first mai-geri (frontsnap kick), continuing with yoko-geri
kekomi (side thrust kick) or yoko-geri
keage (side snap kick), and then step back
Kata
- Tekki Shodan
on your own time
Kumite
- Kihon ippon
kumite (one step basic sparring) - attacking once jodan (face level) with oi zuki, once chudan (stomach level)
with oi zuki and once chudan with mai-geri (stomach
level)
1st Brown to 2nd Brown (3rd kyu to 2nd kyu)
Basics
- Stepping forward punching sanbon-tsuki
(three punch combination - first punch jodan , second two punches chudan)
- Stepping back blocking jodan
age-uke ( blocking rising
block), chudan
gyaku-tsuki (reverse punch stomach level)
- Stepping forward chudan soto ude-uke (outside forearm
block), change your stance to kiba-dachi (side
stance) and strike empi-uchi (
elbow strike)
- Stepping back shuto-uke (knifehand block) in kokutsu-dachi
(back stance), change stance to zenkutsu-dachi (front
stance) and strike nukite (spearhand
strike)
- Stepping
forward kicking mai-geri ren-geri (double kicking technique - kicking first with back
leg, stepping forward and kicking with opposite leg)
- Stepping
forward kicking mawashi-geri ren-geri (double kicking technique - kicking first with back
leg, stepping forward and kicking with opposite leg)
- From zenkutsu-dachi, kicking
kizami mai-geri (front snap
kick with leading leg) and then stepping foward
kicking mai-geri (front snap kick)
- From zenkutsu-dachi, kicking
kizami mawashi-geri
(roundhouse kick with leading leg) and then stepping foward
kicking mawashi-geri (roundhouse kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri keage (side snap kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri kekomi (side thrust kick)
- In zenkutsu-dachi, kicking
two kicks with your back leg - first mai-geri (frontsnap kick), continuing with yoko-geri
kekomi (side thrust kick) or yoko-geri
keage (side snap kick), and then step back
Kata
- Bassai-Dai on your own time
Kumite
- Kihon ippon
kumite (one step basic sparring) - attacking once jodan (face level) with oi zuki, once chudan (stomach level)
with oi zuki, once chudan with mai-geri (stomach
level), once chudan with yoko-geri
kekomi, and once jodan or chudan with mawashi-geri
2nd Brown to 3rd Brown (2nd kyu to 1st kyu)
Basics
- Stepping forward punching sanbon-tsuki
(three punch combination - first punch jodan , second two punches chudan)
- Stepping back blocking jodan
age-uke ( blocking rising
block), chudan
gyaku-tsuki (reverse punch stomach level)
- Stepping forward chudan soto ude-uke (outside forearm
block), change your stance to kiba-dachi (side
stance) and strike empi-uchi (
elbow strike), then uraken (back fist strike)
- Stepping back shuto-uke (knifehand block) in kokutsu-dachi
(back stance), change stance to zenkutsu-dachi (front
stance) and strike nukite (spearhand
strike)
- Stepping
forward kicking mai-geri ren-geri (double kicking technique - kicking first with back
leg, stepping forward and kicking with opposite leg)
- Stepping
forward kicking mawashi-geri ren-geri (double kicking technique - kicking first with back
leg, stepping forward and kicking with opposite leg)
- From zenkutsu-dachi, kicking
kizami mai-geri (front snap
kick with leading leg) and then stepping foward
kicking mai-geri (front snap kick)
- From zenkutsu-dachi, kicking
kizami mawashi-geri
(roundhouse kick with leading leg) and then stepping foward
kicking mawashi-geri (roundhouse kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri keage (side snap kick)
- Making kiba-dachi (side
stance), stepping across and kicking yoko-geri kekomi (side thrust kick)
- In zenkutsu-dachi, kicking
two kicks with your back leg - first mai-geri (front
snap kick), continuing with yoko-geri kekomi (side thrust kick) or yoko-geri
keage (side snap kick), and then step back
Kata
- Bassai-Dai on your own time
Kumite
- Jiyu ippon
kumite (one step sparring) - attacking once jodan (face level) with oi zuki, once chudan (stomach level)
with oi zuki, once chudan with mai-geri (stomach level),
once chudan with yoko-geri kekomi, and once jodan or chudan with mawashi-geri