Grading program 1st Kyu

Brown belt

1st Kyu

Previous grade: 2nd Kyu

The last colored grade and the gateway to black belt. All the Pinan Ura katas, Tameshiwari and self-defense come in.

General review

Techniques for the 1st Kyu

Everything you learn at each grade is still tested in the exams that follow. Each grade adds to the last; it never replaces it.

General review

Kokutsu Dachi

Complete command of the fourteen stances in the program.

Yama Tsuki

The whole repertoire of punches, elbows and open-hand techniques.

Seiken Juji Uke

All the blocks, including combined and reinforced blocks.

Ushiro Geri

All the kicks, with breaking power.

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Kata

The forms

  1. Pinan Sono Ichi to Go, Ura version
  2. Tensho
  3. Saifa
  4. Gekisai Sho
  5. Tekki Sono Ni
Ido Geiko

Moving drills

  • Footwork in Kumite No Kamae, moving at different angles.
Kumite

The fight

  • Yakusoku Kumite: combining Uke and Uke Kaeshi in Kumite No Kamae with footwork.
  • Jiyu Kumite: 60 seconds for 10 rounds.
Tameshiwari and Goshin Jitsu

Breaking and self-defense

  • Tameshiwari: board breaking to the I.K.O. competition standard.
  • Goshin Jitsu: basic self-defense movements.
Fitness

The marks for this grade

Push-ups100
Jumping squats100
Chin-ups15
Handstand90 seconds
FlexibilityChest touches the floor
Jump · Tobi GeriYour height + 30 cm, with Tobi Ushiro Geri or Tobi Ushiro Mawashi Geri

The fitness marks are the I.K.O. Kyokushinkaikan adult standard. In the children’s category, twelve and under, they are adjusted at the Sensei’s discretion.

Requirements to take the exam

  • Monthly fee up to date
  • Consistent attendance
  • Exam fee paid on time
  • A clean, complete gi

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