Grading program 3rd Kyu

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3rd Kyu

Previous grade: 4th Kyu

Fighting footwork comes in, along with the Ura katas performed with a turn and the complete elbow and fingertip repertoire.

New at this grade

Techniques for the 3rd 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.

Elbow strikes Empi

Age Empi

Rising elbow strike.

Otoshi Empi

Downward elbow strike, from top to bottom.

Ushiro Empi

Backward elbow strike.

Strikes Nukite

Nihon Nukite

Two-finger thrust, to the eyes.

Yonhon Nukite

Four-finger thrust, to the throat or the solar plexus.

Striking surfaces Buki

Nukite

The tips of the extended fingers.

Ippon Nukite

The tip of a single finger.

Hiraken

The second joints of the fingers.

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Kata

The forms

  1. Pinan Sono Go
  2. Taikyoku Sono Ichi, Ni and San, Ura version
  3. Gekisai Dai
  4. Tekki Sono Ichi
Ido Geiko

Moving drills

  • Footwork in Kumite No Kamae: Okuri Ashi, Fumi Ashi, Kosa and Oiashi (Sagari).
Kumite

The fight

  • Yakusoku Kumite: combining Uke and Uke Kaeshi in Kumite No Kamae, with footwork.
  • Jiyu Kumite: 60 seconds for 5 rounds.
  • Also evaluated: rhythm, a balanced combination of hands and kicks, and footwork.
Fitness

The marks for this grade

Push-ups60
Jumping squats60
Chin-ups12
Handstand60 seconds
FlexibilityChest touches the floor
Jump · Tobi GeriYour height + 30 cm

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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