Syllabus - Kyu Grade

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6th Kyu – White Belt

Timescale: More than 2 months from start date. Minimum of 20 hours practise.

Core Skills	Unsoku	Complete (3 Sections)
Core Skills	Ukemi	Side and Back breakfall
Technique	Randori-no-kata 1–5 Shomen-ate Ai-gamae-ate Gyaku-gamae-ate Gedan-ate Ushiro-ate	Performed on candidate's ‘natural’ side, i.e. candidate's choice of left or right.
Application	Kakarigeiko	Single attacker: Open-handed attack which must include Shomen-ate and Yokomen-uchi.

Timescale: More than 2 months as 6th Kyu. Minimum of 20 hours practise as 6th Kyu.

Core Skills	Tandoku-undo	Sections 1–3
	Ukemi	Forward Roll
Technique	Randori-no-kata 1–10: Shomen-ate Ai-gamae-ate Gyaku-gamae-ate Gedan-ate Ushiro-ate Oshi-taoshi Ude-gaeshi Hiki-taoshi Ude-garame Waki-gatame	Performed left or right, examiner's choice. [1]
Application	Kakarigeiko	Single attacker with or without Tanto, to include Shomen and Yokomen (Aigamae and Gyakugamae) attacks.

Timescale: More than 4 months as 5th Kyu. Minimum of 40 hours practise as 5th Kyu.

Core Skills	Tandoku-undo complete	Sections 1–5
	Ukemi	Kote-gaeshi, supported
	Shikko	Forward/Turning
Technique	Suwari-waza – 2 techniques
Technique	Randori-no-kata 1–14 Shomen-ate Ai-gamae-ate Gyaku-gamae-ate Gedan-ate Ushiro-ate Oshi-taoshi Ude-gaeshi Hiki-taoshi Ude-garame Waki-gatame Kote-hineri Kote-gaeshi Tenkai-kote-hineri Shiho-nage	Performed left or right, examiner's choice.
Application	Kakarigeiko	Grasp attacks, Aigamae and Gyakugamae.
Application	Tanto Kakarigeiko	Single attacker with Tanto.

Timescale: More than 4 months as 4th Kyu. Minimum of 40 hours practise as 4th Kyu.

Core Skills	Ukemi	Sumi-otoshi, supported.
Technique	Suwari-waza – 4 techniques	Candidate's choice, both students kneeling.
	Randori-no-kata 1–14 Shomen-ate Ai-gamae-ate Gyaku-gamae-ate Gedan-ate Ushiro-ate Oshi-taoshi Ude-gaeshi Hiki-taoshi Ude-garame Waki-gatame Kote-hineri Kote-gaeshi Tenkai-kote-hineri Shiho-nage Mae-otoshi Sumi-otoshi Hiki-otoshi	(17 techniques)
	Randori-no-kata-no-ura-waza 1–5 Shomen-ate – Waki-gatame Ai-gamae-ate – Kote-mawashi Gyaku-gamae-ate – Gedan-ate Gedan-ate – Ai-gamae-ate Ushiro-ate – Tenkai-kote-hineri	Counters 1–5
Application	Kakarigeiko	Multiple attackers e.g. Ninindori, with variation of attack, open-handed.
Application	Hikitategeiko	Single attacker with Tanto. Objective: Movement – ‘passive’ (no counters)

Timescale: More than 6 months as 3rd Kyu. Minimum of 60 hours practise as 3rd Kyu.

Core Skills	Ukemi (floating/falling leaf)	Performed alone. Similar to Koryu-Dai-San. No. 1 Suwari-waza.
	Randori-no-kata
	Shichi-hon-no-kuzushi 1–7	To show balance disturbance, circular movement and control – no breakfalls
Technique	Randori-no-kata-no-ura-waza 1–5 Shomen-ate – Waki-gatame Ai-gamae-ate – Kote-mawashi Gyaku-gamae-ate – Gedan-ate Gedan-ate – Ai-gamae-ate Ushiro-ate – Tenkai-kote-hineri Oshi-taoshi – Kote-mawashi Hiki-taoshi – Tenkai-kote-hineri Kote-gaeshi – Kote-gaeshi Tenkai-kote-hineri – Waki-gatame Shiho-nage – Shiho-nage	Counters 1–10 (10 techniques)
Application	Kakarigeiko	Ninindori
Application	Hikitategeiko	Single attacker with Tanto – ‘active’ (with counters).

Timescale: More than 9 months as 2nd Kyu. Minimum of 120 hours practise as 2nd Kyu.

Core Skills	Shichi-hon-no-kuzushi 1–14	To show balance disturbance, circular movement and control.
	Randori-no-kata
	Kuzushi	Demonstration of a variety of balance disturbances for randori.
Technique	Koryu-dai-san Oshi-taoshi Gyaku-gamae-ate Kote-gaeshi Ryote-mochi-sukui-nage Tenkai-kote-hineri Shiho-nage Gedan-ate Hiji-kime	Suwari-waza Section A (8 techniques)
Application	Hikitategeiko	Empty-handed (Toshu)

Coaches: Red belt – the coloured belt system is important insofar as it gives encouragement to students by showing visual confirmation of progress. As new Keikogi are supplied with a white belt, it is recommended that clubs maintain a stock of red belts for loan to new students.
Candidate: From 5th Kyu onwards, and with the exception of Koryu-dai-San, candidates will be expected to be able to demonstrate on left or right at examiner's choice.
Coaches: Gohon-no-Kuzushi, currently shown in the syllabus at 2nd Kyu, is recognised as a training method and should be incorporated into practice sessions.
Coaches: Tanto Randori-no-Kata is recognised as a training method and should be incorporated into practice sessions.
At all levels after 6th Kyu, previous syllabus will be required at the discretion of the examiners.
Duration, intensity and quantity of the ‘Application’ sections will be at the discretion of the examiners.