Yellow Belt Requirements | ||
Stances | Horse Stance Forward Stance Breakfalls | |
Punches | Front Punch Vertical Punch Downward Elbow Side Elbow Hammer Strike Back Fist Roundhouse Punch | |
Kicks | Front Ball Kick | |
Forms | Blocking Form 1 Kata Combination 1 | |
Self Defense | Checking the Storm Battering Ram Downward Hammer |
Orange Belt Requirements (All Yellow Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | Cat Stance Rolls | |
Punches | Forearm Strike Rear Elbow Roundhouse Elbow Upward Elbow | |
Kicks | Side Kick | |
Forms | Blocking Form 2 Kata Combination 2 | |
Self Defense | Bucking Branch Hammering Vice Wrist Grab Ten |
Purple Belt Requirements (All Orange Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | Side Horse Stance | |
Punches | Knife hand Strike Palm Strike Two-Finger Strike | |
Kicks | Back Kick Spinning Back Kick Stomp | |
Forms | Kata Combination 3 Pinan 1 | |
Self Defense | Menacing Twirl Fleeing Snake Rotating Destruction | |
Judo | All: Basic Armbar Takedown Adults: Ogoshi (Major Hip Throw) Uchi Mata (Inner Thigh Throw) |
Blue Belt Requirements (All Purple Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | Back Stance | |
Punches | Uppercut Tiger’s Mouth | |
Kicks | Instep Kick | |
Forms | Kata Combination 4 Pinan 2 | |
Self Defense | Bending Tree Circling Arm Bar Rotating Destruction B | |
Judo | Adults: Ogoshi Variant (Reverse Hip Throw) OsotoGari (Major Outer Reap) |
Blue Belt with Black Stripe Requirements (All Blue Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | Bent-Leg Forward Stance | |
Punches | Tiger Claw Chicken Wrist Back Punch Ridge hand Strike | |
Kicks | Inside Cresent Kick | |
Forms | Kata Combination 5 Kata Combination 6 Pinan 3 | |
Self Defense | Sweeping Tiger Pressing Palms Tornado | |
Judo | Adults: Uki Otoshi (Floating Drop) Ko Soto Gari (Minor Outer Reap) |
Green Belt Requirements (All Blue Belt W/ Black Requirements) | ||
Stances | ||
Punches | Tiger Claw Chicken Wrist Back Punch Ridge hand Strike | |
Kicks | Outside Cresent Kick Rising Heel Kick | |
Forms | Kata Combination 7 Kata Combination 8 Blocking Form 3 | |
Self Defense | Dance of Death Twisting Branch Haka Dori | |
Judo | Adults: O Uchi Gari (Major Inner Reap) Seoi Nage (Shoulder Throw) Tani Otoshi (Valley Drop) |
Green Belt with white stripe Requirements (All Green Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | ||
Punches | Ear Clap Spear hand Strike | |
Kicks | Roundhouse Kick | |
Forms | Kata Combination 9 Kata Combination 10 Cat 1 | |
Self Defense | Rotating Ram Praying Mantis Kick Three Swords | |
Judo | Ko Uchi Gari (Minor Inner Reap) Tai Otoshi (Body Drop) Harai Goshi (Sweeping Hip) | |
Weapons | Adults: Intro to gun, knife, and club technique |
Green Belt with black stripe Requirements (All Green Belt w/white Requirements) | ||
Stances | Crane Stance Neutral Stance | |
Punches | Angle Punch | |
Kicks | Rising Side Blade Kick Knee | |
Forms | Kata Combination 11 Kata Combination 12 Circle of the Tiger | |
Self Defense | Sword of Destruction Circling Sword Spinning Sword | |
Judo | Adults: Koshi Gurma (Hip Wheel) Tsuri komi Goshi (Lifting Pulling Hip) Tomoe Nage (Circle Throw) | |
Weapons | Adults: 1 gun, knife, and club technique |
Brown Belt with one stripe (Sankyu) Requirements (All Green Belt w/black Requirements) | ||
Stances | Twist Stance | |
Punches | Eagle’s Talon Crab Claw Bear Paw Tiger Palm | |
Kicks | Hook Kick Spinning Kook Kick Roundhouse Ball Kick | |
Forms | Kata Combination 13 Kata Combination 14 Cat 2 | |
Self Defense | Tigers Mouth Ripping Panther Helping Hand | |
Judo | Adults: Ko Soto Gake (Minor Outer Hook) Tsuri Goshi (Minor lifting Hip Throw) Sukui Nage (Scoop Throw) | |
Weapons | Adults: 2 gun, knife, and club techniques |
Brown belt with TWO stripes (Nikyu) Requirements (All Sankyu Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | Lady Horse Stance Empty Stance | |
Punches | Leopard’s Paw Oblique Elbow Trigger Finger Strike Ram Strike | |
Kicks | Double Jump Front Ball Kick Flying Side Blade Kick Smash Kick Pin Kick | |
Forms | Kata Combination 15 Kata Combination 16 Cat 3 | |
Self Defense | Returning Sword Driving Ram Cyclone | |
Judo | Adults: Ashi Guruma (Leg Wheel) Utsuri Goshi (Changing Hip) Kani Basami (Scissors Throw) | |
Weapons | Adults: 3 gun, knife, and club techniques |
Brown Belt with Three stripes (Ikkyu) Requirements (All Nikyu Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | Twist Stance | |
Punches | U Punch Moral Man Poison Thumbs Smothering Strike | |
Kicks | Ax Kick Jumping Crescent Kicks Spinning Cresent Kicks Mule Kick | |
Forms | Kata Combination 17 Kata Combination 18 Statue of the Crane | |
Self Defense | Spinning Crane Mountain Cat Circling Snake | |
Judo | Adults: O Soto Makikomi (Major Outer Wraparound) Osoto Guruma (Major Outer Wheel) Ushiro Goshi (Rear Hip) Randori (Mat work) | |
Weapons | Adults: 4 gun, knife, and club techniques |
Black Belt with one stripe (Shodan) Requirements (All Ikyu Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | ||
Punches | ||
Kicks | ||
Forms | Kata Combination 19 Kata Combination 20 Shushi No Kon Sho | |
Self Defense | Tiger Whips His Tail Raging Bull Pressing Vice | |
Judo | ||
Weapons | Adults: 5 gun, knife, and club techniques |
Black Belt with two stripes (Nidan) Requirements (All Shodan Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | ||
Punches | ||
Kicks | ||
Forms | Lin Wan Kune Cerio’s No Kon Sho Blocking Form 4 | |
Self Defense | ||
Judo | ||
Weapons | Adults: 6 gun, knife, and club techniques 2 Kata with one weapon 1 kata with another weapon |
Black Belt with three stripes (Sandan) Requirements (All Nidan Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | ||
Punches | ||
Kicks | ||
Forms | Circle of the Leopard Kanegawa No Nichogama Sho Blocking Form 5 | |
Self Defense | ||
Judo | ||
Weapons | Adults: 7 gun, knife, and club techniques 3 Kata with one weapon 2 kata with another weapon 1 kata with a third weapon |
Black Belt with four stripes (Yondan) Requirements (All Sandan Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | ||
Punches | ||
Kicks | ||
Forms | Matsuhiga no sai | |
Self Defense | ||
Judo | ||
Weapons | Adults: 8 gun, knife, and club techniques 4 Kata with one weapon 3 kata with another weapon 2 kata with a third weapon 1 kata with fourth weapon |
Black Belt with five stripes (godan) Requirements (All Yondan Belt Requirements) | ||
Stances | ||
Punches | ||
Kicks | ||
Forms | Hamahiga No Tonfa | |
Self Defense | ||
Judo | ||
Weapons | Adults: 9 gun, knife, and club techniques 5 Kata with one weapon 4 kata with another weapon 3 kata with a third weapon 2 with fourth weapon 1 with fifth weapon |
Black Belt Ranks above Godan (Shichidan, Haichidan, Kyudan, and Judan) are honorific and require significant contributions to Martial Arts.
As of: August 16, 2024.