KUGB grading syllabus
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Kyu Grades
| KIHON | KATA | KUMITE |
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| Novice to 9th Kyu - white to orange belt | ||
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Kihon Kata | Sanbon or Gohon Kumite |
| 9th to 8th Kyu - orange to red belt | ||
as previous grading plus
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Heian Shodan | Sanbon or Gohon Kumite |
| 8th to 7th Kyu - red to yellow belt | ||
As previous grading plus
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Heian Nidan | Sanbon or Gohon Kumite |
| 7th to 6th Kyu - yellow to green belt | ||
As previous grading plus
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Heian Sandan | Kihon ippon kumite with jodan and chudan oi tsuki attacks from right and left sides |
| 6th to 5th Kyu - green to purple belt | ||
As previous grading plus
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Heian Yondan | As previous grading plus: mae geri and yoko geri kekomi attacks |
| 5th to 4th Kyu - purple to purple and white belt | ||
As previous grading plus
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Heian Godan | as previous grading |
| 4th to 3rd Kyu - purple and white to brown belt | ||
As previous grading plus
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Tekki Shodan | as previous grading plus: mawashi geri |
| 3th to 2nd Kyu - brown to brown and white belt | ||
As previous grading plus
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Bassai Dai | Ju ippon kumite with jodan and chudan oi tsuki, chudan mae geri, chudan yoko geri, jodan mawashi geri and chudan ushiro geri attacks |
| 2nd to 1st Kyu - brown and white to brown and 2 white belt | ||
As previous grading plus
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Bassai Dai | As previous grading |
Dan Grades
| KIHON | KATA | KUMITE |
|---|---|---|
| * All begin from free-style kamae | List 1 - Candidate choses from List 2 - Examiner choses from |
All items listed |
| 1st Kyu to 1st Dan | ||
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Ju Ippon Kumite with:
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| 1st Dan to 2nd Dan | ||
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Ju Ippon Kumite
(Any 5 attacks, not pre-arranged) + Ju Kumite |
| 2nd Dan to 3rd Dan | ||
Any 1st Dan or 2nd Dan combinations plus:
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Kaishi Ippon Kumite (Pre-arranged attacks as for 1st Dan grading) + Ju Kumite |
| 3rd Dan to 4th Dan | ||
| Any 1st Dan or 2nd Dan combinations plus: Kizame tsuki, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki, ren tsuki step back age uke, soto uke, gedan barai and uchi uke with same arm, kizame tsuki, gyaku tsuki, four turning gyaku tsuki attacks, turn behind with haito uchi, mawashi geri, uraken, gyaku tsuki, back leg mae geri and step back, yoko geri keage to side and return to stance and finally step forward with mawashi geri, ushiro geri, uraken, gyaku tsuki. |
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Kaishi Ippon Kumite (Any 5 attacks, not pre-arranged)
Demonstration of between 3 and 5 favourite kumite combinations + Ju Kumite |
| 4th Dan to 5th Dan | ||
| As previous grading plus: A 1500-2000 word thesis on any aspect of Karate-Do |
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Demonstration of between 3 and 5 favourite kumite combinations + Ju Kumite |
| 5th Dan to 6th Dan | ||
| A written Karate CV and a 1500-2000 word thesis on any aspect of Karate-Do (different from above) | As previous grading. | As previous grading |


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