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To get this grade
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You need to know the following:
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10th kyu
White belt
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No requirements. Welcome to GKR!!!
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9th Kyu
Yellow stripe
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Train for 6 classes.
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8th Kyu
Yellow belt
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Strikes
Stomach level punch
Head level punch
Short punch
Round elbow strike
Blocks
Head level block
Outside block
Sweeping (down) block
Kicks
Front kick
Round kick
Stances
Forward stance
Horse riding stance
Sumo stance
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Chudan tsuki
Jodan tsuki
Shita tsuki
Mawashi empi
Jodan age uke
Soto uke
Gedan barai
Mae geri
Mawashi geri
Zenkutsu dachi
Kiba dachi
Shiko dachi
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7th Kyu (ho)
Orange stripe
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Train for 6-12 lessons past your yellow belt |
7th Kyu
Orange belt
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All previous techniques plus:
Strikes
Forward back fist
Side back fist
Rising elbow strike
Blocks
Inside block
Low level block
Kicks
Side Kick
Back kick
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Uraken uchi
Yoko uraken uchi
Hiji ate
Uchi uke
Gedan uke
Yoko geri
Ushiro geri
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6th Kyu
Green belt
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All previous techniques plus:
Strikes
Outside knife hand strike
Inside knife hand strike
Ridge hand strike
Blocks
Double block
Hooking block
Round block
Knife hand block
Stances
Back stance
Pigeon toed stance
Cat stance
Kata
First kata
Second kata
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Soto shuto uchi
Uchi shuto uchi
Haito uchi
Chuge uke
Kake uke
Mawashi uke
Shuto uke
Kokutso dachi
Sanchin dachi
Nekoashi dachi
Taikyoku shodan
Taikyoku nidan
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5th Kyu
Blue belt
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All of the above plus: Kata Saifa
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4th Kyu
Red belt
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All of the above plus: Kata Bassai Dai
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3rd Kyu
Brown belt
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There are no additional requirements for your 3rd kyu.
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2nd Kyu
Black stripe
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All of the above plus: kata Seiunchin
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1st Kyu
2 black stripes
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All of the above plus: kata Empi
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Shodan ho
Provisional black belt
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All of the above plus: katas Sanseru & Sepai
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Shodan
1st Dan black belt
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All of the above plus: katas Sepai & Hungetsu
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Nidan
2nd Dan black belt
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All of the above plus: katas Kanku dai & Karurunfa
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Sandan
3rd Dan black belt
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Under 13s will be unable to progress this far
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4th Dan black belt
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Under 13s will be unable to progress this far
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5th Dan black belt
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Under 13s will be unable to progress this far
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