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Yamakai Sport Karate Kyu Grading Syllabus
9th Kyu Red - Red & White
Competition Techniques
Section 1
Gyuku Tsuki (left-right)
10 left / 10 right
Section 2
Front Leg Mawashi - Geri (left-right)
10 left / 10 right
Kihon Section
Section 3
Gyaku Tsuki (Left - Right) Oi Tsuki (Jodan - Chudan)
Section 4
Gedan Bari (downward block) 5 forward / back
Section 5
Age - Uke (rising block)
5 forward /back
Section 6
Uchi-Ude-Uke (inside block) 5 forward / back
Section 7
Soto-Ude-Uke (outside block) 5 forward / back
Kicking Sections
Section 8
Mae-Geri (front Kick) back leg chudan left - right
Section 9
Mae-Geri (front Kick) Jodan stepping forward 5 forward- turn
Kata Sections
Section 10
Kihon Kata (Red Belt)
Hiean Shodan (Red & White Belt)
8th Kyu Yellow- Yell & White 7th Kyu Orange - Orange & White
Competition Techniques
Section 1
a)Gyaku Tsuki (reverse punch) b) Kizami Tsuki (face-body)
Left-right 10 each side
Section 2
Front Leg Mawashi-Geri (left-right) 10 each side
Kihon Sections
Section 3
Basic Punching (Oi Tsuki Jodan / Chudan) San Mon Tsuki Stepping x 5
Section 4
Basic Blocking (Gedan Bari / Age-Uke) 5 forward/back
Section 5
Basic Blocking (Uchi/Soto/Shuto)
5 forward/back
Basic Combinations Section 6/7/8 Stepping Back any 3 from 5
Step Back
Yoi : Gedan Bari -/Gyaku Tsuki
Left / Right
Step Back
Yoi : Age Uke / Uraken / Gyaku Tsuki
Left / Right
Step Back
Yoi : Uchi-Ude-Uke /Kizami Tsuki/ Gyaku Tsuki Left /Right
Step Back
Yoi : Soto-Ude-Uke / (B-L) Mae-Geri / Gyaku Tsuki Left / Right
Step Back
Yoi : Shuto-Uke / Nukite
Left / Right
Kicking Sections
Section 9
Mae-Geri (Jodan- Chudan) Mawashi-Geri (Jodan-Chudan) Stepping
Kata Sections
Section 10
Yellow Belt (Hiean Shodan) Yellow-Wh (Hiean Nidan by counts)
Orange Belt (Hiean Nidan) Orange-Wh (Hiean Sandan by counts)
6th Kyu Green Belt -Green White 5th Kyu Blue Belt -Blue & White
Competition Techniques
Section 1
Punching Techniques (combinations)
left / right
Section 2
Kicking Techniques (Front Leg) Mawashi-Geri Rev-Mawashi Left / right
Kihon Sections
Section 3
Basic Punching (Oi Tsuki-Jodan / Chudan & San Mon Tsuki) tepping x 5
Section 4
Basic Blocking ( Gedan Bari / Age-Uke)
5 forward/back
Section 5
Basic Blocking (Uchi / Soto / Shuto)
5 forward /back
Basic Combinations Section 6 & 7 any two from below
Step Back
Yoi : Age-Uke / Uraken/Gyaku/Gedan Bari (Forward) San Mon Tsuki
Step Back Age-Uke / Gyaku Tsuki
Step Back
Yoi : Uchi-Ude-Uke /Kizami/Gyaku/Maw-Enpi
(forward)Mawashi-Geri /Uraken (back) Uchi- Hiato
Step Back
Yoi : Soto-Ude-Uke / Kizami/ (f-l) Mawashi-Geri Gyaku
(forward) Mae-Geri /Kizami (Back) Soto / Kizami
Step Back
Yoi : Shuto-Uke / Nukite (forward)Yoko-Geri /Uraken/Gyaku
(Back) Shuto Uke
Kicking Section
Section 8
Mae-Geri / Mawashi-Geri / Yoko-Geri (Jodan - Chudan)
Stepping
Kata Sections
Section 9
One from Kihon/Hiean Shodan/ Hiean Nidan
Section 10
Green Belt Hiean Sandan Green & White Yondan by count
Blue Belt Hian Yondan Blue & White Godan by count
4th Kyu Purple Belt - Purple & White belt/ 3rd Kyu Brown Belt
Competition Techniques
Section 1
Punching techniques & combinations
Left & right
Section 2
Kicking Techniques Front Leg ( Mawashi-Geri / Rev-Mawashi-Geri)
Kihon Sections
Section 3
Basic Punching & Combinations
stepping x5
Section 4
Basic Blocking (Gedan & Age)
5 Forward /back
Section 5
Basic Blocking ( Uchi/Soto/ Shuto)
5 Forward/back
Basic Combinations Sections 6 & 7 any two from below
Step Back
Yoi : Age-Uke / Age-Enpi (f-l) Mae-Geri-Kizami/Gyaku-Tsuki
(Forward)b-l Mawashi-Geri /Uraken/Gyaku (Back) Age-Gyaku
Step Back
Yoi : Soto/Yoko-Enpi-Uraken (f-l) Yoko-Geri /Gyaku
(Forward)Gyaku-Kizami/(f-l)Mawashi-Gyaku (Back) Soto-Gyaku
Step Back
Yoi: Shuto-Uke / (f-l) Mae-Geri-Mawashi-Geri / Nukite
(Forward) Ushiro-Geri /Gyaku/(f-L)Rev-Mawashi(Back)Shuto-Nukite
Kicking Sections
Section 8
Mae-Geri/Mawashi-Geri/Yoko-Geri/Ushiro-Geri (Jodan-Chudan) Stepping
Kata Sections
Section 9
One of either (Kihon/Shodan/Nidan/Sandan/Yondan)
Section 10
Purple Belt Hiean Godan
Brown Belt Tekki-Shodan
2nd Kyu & 1st Kyu Brown Belts
Kicking Techniques
Section 1
Back Leg Kicks (Mae-Geri/Mawashi-Geri's/Ushiro-Geri's /Yoko-Geri
Section 2
Front Leg Kicks & Combinations
Kata Sections
Section 3
Kihion Kata
Section 4
Hiean Shodan
Section 5
Hiean Nidan
Section 6
Hiean Sandan
Section 7
Hiean Yondan
Section 8
Hiean Godan
Section 9
Tekki-Shodan
Section 10
2nd Kyu Brown Belt Bassai Di
1st Kyu Brown Belt Bassai-Sho
Dan Grade Syllabus
Section 1
Basic Punching Oi Tsuki (j-ch) San Mon Tsuki / Kizami-Gyaku 5 forward /back
Section 2
Basic Blocking Gedan/Age/Uchi/Soto/Shuto
5 forward/back
Section 3
Basic Kicking Mae-Geri/Mawashi-Geri/Yoko-Geri/Ushiro-Geri 5 Forward/back
Sections 4 & 5 Combinations any two from below
Back
Yoi: Age-Uraken /Hiato (b-l) Mae-Geri -Kizami-Gyaku
Forward
Ushiro Geri /Hiato uchi/ (f/l) Mawashi-Geri
Back
Age-Gyaku-Tsuki/ (f/l) ashi-bari gyaku / Gedan tetsui
Back
Yoi: Uchi-Kizami (f/l) Rev Mawashi-Geri /Gyaku/ (f/l) Mawashi Geri
Forward
Chudan Mawashi-Geri /Uraken (b/l) Mae-Geri (ch)
Back
Uchi /gyaku/Uraken
Back
Soto/Yoko-Enpi /Uraken/(f/l) Yoko-Geri /gyaku
Forward
Yoko-Geri /Gyaku/ (f/l) Yoko-Geri
Back
Soto / Kizami/ Gyaku
Kata Sections
Section 6
One from ( Kihon / Hiean Shodan / Hiean Nidan)
Section 7
One From (Hiean Sandan / Hiean Yondan / Hiean Godan)
Section 8
One From (Tekki Shodan / Bassai Dai / Bassai Sho)
Section 9
Dan Grade Kata: Shodan : Jion / Enpi / Hungetsu
Ni-dan : Sochin / Kanku-Sho Sandan : Gankaku
Yondan : Kata & Bunkai off your choice
Section 10
Kumite : Freestyle Sparring
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