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Belt Rank Requirements & Kata Information
White Belt
White Belt
Belt Grade: 10
Requirements
Purchase a uniform and make a commitment to learning Karate.
Yellow Belt
Yellow Belt
Belt Grade: 9.5
Basic Blocks
- High Block
- Low Block
- Side Body Block
- Knife Hand Block
Kicks
- Front Kick
- Round House Kick
- Side Kick
Additional Techniques
- Basic Hand Techniques
- Backfist
- Reverse Punch
- Uppercut
- Ridge Hand
- Palm Strike
- Spear Hand
- Two Self Defense Scenarios
- Introduction to Chon-Ji Kata
- Introduction to Sparring
- One Foot Technique
- Foot to Foot
Orange Belt
Orange Belt
Belt Grade: 9
Blocks
- Previous Basic Blocks
- Inside Block
- Twin Fist
Kicks
- 3 Basic Kicks
- 3 Basic Kick off Front Foot
- Turn Kick
Additional Techniques
- Three Self-Defense Techniques
- One Step from Chon-Ji
- One Step from Tan-Gun
- Introduction to Tan-Gun Kata
- Two Foot Techniques
- Foot over Foot
- Foot behind Foot
- Basic Sparring
Kata
Green Belt
Green Belt
Belt Grades: 7 & 8
Green Belt Grade: 8 (1 Stripe on Belt)
Blocks
- Display of Previous Blocks
- Outer Forearm Block
- Kwan Soo – Spear Hand Strike
Kicks
Kata
Tan-Gun (Dan-Gun) – The Legendary Founder of Korea
Green Belt Grade: 7 (Removal of Stripe)
Blocks
Kicks
- Display of Previous Required Kicks
- Inside Crescent Side Kick
- Come Around Side Kick
- Jumping Front Round House
Additional Techniques
Kata
To-San (Korean Patriot and Educator)
Blue Belt
Blue Belt
Belt Grade: 6 & 5
Kicks
- Hook Kick
- Various Combination Kicks
- Jump Kicks
Sparring
- Four One-Steps
- Sparring Techniques
- Extensive Free Sparring
Belt Grade: 6 (1 Stripe on Belt)
All previous requirements plus the Kata “Won-hyo” (A Korean religious leader)
Belt Grade: 5
All previous plus the kata “Yul-kolk” (Korean Scholar) and team sparring.
Brown Belt
Brown Belt
Requirements
Multiple sparring and assistant teaching experience are required for each level. A higher level of form, focus, speed and intensity are required at each level
Blocks
- 3 Basic Kick
- 3 Basic Kick with Front Foot
- Turn Kick
Brown Belt Grade: 4
“Juen Gwen” a Korean Freedom Fighter.
Brown Belt Grade: 3
“Tol Gye” a Korean scholar.
Brown Belt Grade: 2
“Hwa Rang” named after the warrior knight of ancient Korea.
Brown Belt Grade: 1
“Chung Mu” a Korean admiral and last of the Hwa Rang.
“Chulgee” which means Iron Horse.
Kicks
Red Belt
Red Belt
Requirements
Yellow Belt
Requirements
Kicks
All aspects of the student’s performance should be approaching Black Belt proficiency. All previous material is required and must be performed at a higher level of excellence. The required kata is “Kwan Gae” which is named after an ancient Korean king who chose death before dishonor.
Kata
Black Belt
Black Belt
Requirements
Yellow Belt
Kicks
Requirements:
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Kata
All aspects of the student’s performance should be at Black Belt proficiency. All previous material is required and must be performed at a higher level of excellence. The required kata is “Bassai Dai” which means “Breaking through the fortress.”
