Kyu gradings

Hachi-kyu (8th-kyu)

1) Kihon

From zenkutsu-dachi with gedan-barai move forward with chudan-oizuki. 

Move backward with gedan-barai. 

Move forward with age-uke. 

Move backward chudan-soto-uke.

Change to kokutsu-dachi and move forward with shuto-uke.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mae-geri.

Change to kiba-dachi and move sideways with yoko-geri-keage and return using the other leg to kick. 

The same for yoko-geri-kekomi.

2) Kumite

Gohon-kumite, once with jodan attacks and age-uke bloks, and once with chudan attacks and soto-uke blocks.

3) Kata

Heian  shodan

Nana-kyu(7th-kyu)

1) Kihon

From zenkutsu-dachi with gedan-barai move forward with chudan-oizuki. 

Move backward with gedan-barai. 

Move forward with age-uke. 

Move backward chudan-soto-uke.

Move forward with chudan-uchi-uke. 

Change to kokutsu-dachi and move backward with shuto-uke.

Moving forward with mae-geri from zenkutsu-dachi.

Change to kiba-dachi and move sideways with yoko-geri-keage and return using the other leg to kick. 

The same for yoko-geri-kekomi.

2) Kumite

Gohon-kumite, once with jodan attacks and age-uke bloks, and once with chudan attacks and soto-uke blocks.

3) Kata

Heian nidan

Rokkyu(6th-kyu)

1) Kihon

From zenkutsu-dachi with gedan-barai move forward with chudan-oizuki. 
Move backward with age-ukegyaku-zuki.

Move forward chudan-soto-uke gyaku-zuki.

Move backward with chudan-uchi-uke gyaku-zuki. 

Change to kokutsu-dachi and move forward with shuto-uke.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mae-geri.

Change to kiba-dachi and move sideways with yoko-geri-keage and return using the other leg to kick. 

The same for yoko-geri-kekomi.

2) Kumite

Gohon-kumite, once with jodan attacks and age-uke bloks, and once with chudan attacks and soto-uke blocks and once with mae-geri sttacks and gedan-barai blocks.

3) Kata

Heian-sandan

Go-kyu(5th-kyu)

1) Kihon

From zenkutsu-dachi with gedan-barai move forward with chudan-oizuki. 

Move backward with age-uke gyaku-zuki. 

Move forward chudan-soto-uke gyaku-zuki.

Move backward with chudan-uchi-uke gyaku-zuki. 

Change to kokutsu-dachi and move forward with shuto-uke.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mae-geri.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mawashi-geri.

Change to kiba-dachi and move sideways with yoko-geri-keage and return using the other leg to kick. 

The same for yoko-geri-kekomi.

2) Kumite

Kihon-ippon-kumite with one jodan-oizuki attack, one chudan-oizuki, and one mae-geri.

3) Kata

Heian yondan

Yon-kyu(4th-kyu)

1) Kihon

From zenkutsu-dachi with gedan-barai move forward with chudan-oizuki. 

Move backward with age-ukegyaku-zuki. 

Move forward chudan-soto-uke empi, while changing stance from zenkutsu-dachi to kiba-dachi by using yori-ashi.

Move backward with chudan-uchi-uke gyaku-zuki. 

Moving forward with shuto-uke nukite, while changing stance from kokutsu-dachi to zenkutsu-dachi. 

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mae-geri.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mawashi-geri.

Change to kiba-dachi and move sideways with yoko-geri-keage and eturn using the other leg to kick.  The same for yoko-geri-kekomi.

2) Kumite

Kihon-ippon-kumite with jodan and chudan oizuki, mae-geri, and yoko-geri.

3) Kata

Heian godan

San-kyu(3rd-kyu)

1) Kihon

From zenkutsu-dachi with gedan-barai move forward with chudan-oizuki. 

Move backward with age-uke gyaku-zuki. 

Move forward chudan-soto-uke empi uraken, while changing stance from zenkutsu-dachi to kiba-dachi by using yori-ashi.

Move backward with chudan-uchi-uke kizami-zuki gyaku-zuki. 

Moving forward with shuto-uke nukite, while changing stance from kokutsu-dachi to zenkutsu-dachi. 

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mae-geri.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mawashi-geri.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mae-geri ren-geri (jodan-chudan).

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with ren-geri (mae-geri-mawashi-geri).

Change to kiba-dachi and move sideways with yoko-geri-keage and return using the other leg to kick.

The same for yoko-geri-kekomi.

2) Kumite

Kihon-ippon-kumite with jodan and chudan oizuki, mae-geri, yoko-geri, and mawashi-geri.

3) Kata

Tekki shodan

Ni-kyu(2nd-kyu)

Ikkyu(1st-kyu)

1) Kihon

From zenkutsu-dachi with gedan-barai move forward with sambon-zuki. 

Move backward with age-uke gyaku-zuki. 

Move forward chudan-soto-uke empi uraken, while changing stance from zenkutsu-dachi to kiba-dachi by using yori-ashi.

Move backward with chudan-uchi-uke kizami-zuki gyaku-zuki. 

Moving forward with shuto-uke nukite,while changing stance from kokutsu-dachi to zenkutsu-dachi. 

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mae-geri.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mawashi-geri.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mae-geri ren-geri (jodan-chudan).

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with ren-geri (mae-geri-mawashi-geri).

Change to kiba-dachi and move sideways with yoko-geri-keage and return using the other leg to kick.

The same for yoko-geri-kekomi.

2) Kumite

Jiyu-ippon-kumite. Attacks are jodan and chudan oizuki, mae-geri, yoko-geri, and mawashi-geri.

3) Kata

Senrtei-gata: choose from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi and Kanku-dai (to be chosen by the examinee)

Dan gradings

Shodan(1st dan)

1) Kihon

From zenkutsu-dachi with gedan-barai move forward with chudan-oizuki.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with chudan-oizuki ・gyaku-zuki.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move back with age-uke・gyaku-zuki. 

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with chudan-soto-uke・gyaku-zuki

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move back with gedan-barai gyaku-zuki.

Turn around with kokutsu-dachi and move forward with shuto-uke and change to zenkutsu-dachi  with gyaku-zuki. 

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mae-geri.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with mawashi-geri.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with yoko-geri-keage.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with yoko-geri-kekomi.

Turn around with zenkutsu-dachi and move forward with ushiro-geri

2) Kumite

Jiyu-ippon-kumite. Attacks are jodan and chudan oizuki, mae-geri, yoko-geri, and mawashi-geri.

3) Kata

Sentei-gata: choose from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi, and Kanku-dai (to be chosen by the examinee)

Kihon-gata: one kata chosen freely by the examiner from Heian-nidan, sandan, yondan, godan or Tekki-shodan.

Nidan(2nd dan)

1) Kihon

From Free-style kamae oizuki.

From Free-style kamae gyaku-zuki.

From zenkutsu-dachi kamae ren-geri (mae-geri-mawashi-geri-yoko-geri-ushiro-geri)

From zenkutsu-dachi gyaku-zuki kamae while staying in place with the age-uke gyaku-zuki-chudan-soto-uke gyaku-zuki→ gedan-barai gyaku-zuki.

2) Kumite

Jiyu-kumite (free-style sparring)

3) Kata

Senrtei-gata: choose from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi, and Kanku-dai (to be chosen by the examinee).

Kihon-gata: one kata chosen freely by the examiner from Heian-nidan, sandan, yondan, godan or Tekki-shodan.

Sandan(3rd dan)

1) Kihon

From Free-style kamae kizami-zuki - sambon-zuki.

From Free-style kamae kizami-zuki - mae-geri - oizuki.

From Free-style kamae step back  age-uke - mawashi-geri (with back leg)- uraken-oizuki.

From Kiba-dachi and move sideways kicking  yoko-geri-keage-yoko-geri-kekomi (changing legs).

From zenkutsu-dachi while staying in place with the back leg kick mae-geri-yoko-geri-ushiro-geri .(left and right)

2) Kumite

Jiyu-kumite (free-style sparring)

3) Kata

Tokui-gata choose from Sochin, Unsu, Gojushiho-Dai, Gojushiho-sho, Meikyo, Jiin, Unsu, Nijushiho-sho, kanku-sho, Bassai-sho, Tekki-nidan, Tekki-sandan, Gankaku, Hangetsu and Chinte (to be chosen by the examinee).

Sentei-gata: one kata chosen freely by the examiner from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi and Kanku-dai.

Yondan(4th dan)

Godan(5th Dan)

1) Kumite

Jiyu-kumite (free-style sparring)

2) Kata

Tokui-gata choose from Sochin, Unsu, Gojushiho-Dai, Gojushiho-sho, Meikyo, Jiin, Unsu, Nijushiho-sho, kanku-sho, Bassai-sho, Tekki-nidan, Tekki-sandan, Gankaku, Hangetsu and Chinte (to be chosen by the examinee).

Sentei-gata: one kata chosen freely by the examiner from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi, and Kanku-dai.

Rokudan(6th dan)

Nanadan(7th dan)

1) Kenkyu-happyo (a statement of karate research)

2) Kata

Tokui-gata choose from Sochin, Unsu, Gojushiho-Dai, Gojushiho-sho, Meikyo, Jiin, Unsu, Nijushiho-sho, kanku-sho, Bassai-sho, Tekki-nidan, Tekki-sandan, Gankaku, Hangetsu and Chinte (to be chosen by the examinee).

Sentei-gata: one kata chosen freely by the examiner from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi, and Kanku-dai.

Hachidan(8th dan)

1) Kenkyu-happyo (a statement of karate research)

2) Kata

Tokui-gata choose from Sochin, Unsu, Gojushiho-Dai, Gojushiho-sho, Meikyo, Jiin, Unsu, Nijushiho-sho, kanku-sho, Bassai-sho, Tekki-nidan, Tekki-sandan, Gankaku, Hangetsu and Chinte (to be chosen by the examinee).

Sentei-gata: one kata chosen freely by the examiner from Jion, Bassai-dai, Empi, and Kanku-dai.