Belt Rank Requirements & Kata Information

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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.”