ORANGE BELT TEST REQUIREMENTS

  1. Hour requirement: Juniors – 50 Hours Min/Adults 30 – Hours Min
  2. Clean uniform with Kiyobukan patch and dojo patch
  3. Demonstrate Ability to tie your belt
  4. Kihon Dachi – Basic Stances
    a. Stance #1 – Heisoku Dachi (closed toe stance)
    b. Sance #2 – Musubi Dachi (open toe stance)
    c. Stance #3 – Heiko Dachi (parallel stance)
    d. Stance #4 – Hachiji Dachi (ready stance)
    e. Stance #5 – Naihanchi Dachi (hour glass stance)
    f. Stance #6 – Shiko Dachi (straddle-leg stance)
    g. Stance #7 – Kiba Dachi (Horse stance)
    h. Stance #8 – Zenkutsu Dachi (forward stance)
    i. Sance #9 – Kokutsu Dachi (back Stance)
    j. Stance #10 – Nekoashi Dachi (Cat stance)
  5. Kumite No Kamae – Fighting Stance
    1. Slide-up
    2. step thru
  6. Te Waza
    1. A demonstration of Seiken Zuki (fore-fist punch)
    2. Strike with the two big knuckles
    3. Wrist should be massugu (straight)
    4. Elbow must go itchoku sen (in a straight line)
    5. Fist turns over at the shimai made (at the end) of the punch
  7. Demonstrate proper kime (focus)
    1. Jodan Zuki – High punch
    2. Chudan Zuki – Center punch
    3. Gedan Zuki – Low punch
    4. Jodan Oi Zuki – Stepping high punch (zenkutsu dachi)
    5. Chudan Oi Zuki – Stepping center punch
    6. Gedan Oi Zuki – Stepping low punch
    7. Migikae Zuki – Jab in kokutsu dachi
    8. Gyaku Zuki – Reverse punch (kokutsu dachi to a zenkutsu dachi using full hip action
    9. Stepping Yoko Zuki – Stepping side punch
    10. Spinning Tettsui – Spinning bottom fist
    11. Teisho Uchi (2) – Palm-heel strike
  8. Empi Waza (6-elbow strikes)
  9. Kihon Uke in Kokutsu Dachi with a Gyaku Zuki with full hip action (basic blocks in a back stance w/reverse punch)
    1. Gedan Barai – Down Block
    2. Age Uke – Rising High Block
    3. Shuto Uke – Knife Hand
    4. Ude Uke – fore arm block
    5. Chudan Uke – Middle Block
  10. Uke Waza Dai Ichi
    1. Uke Waza Moving in Zenkutsu dachi
  11.  Kihon Geri (Basic Kicks):
    1. Standing Mae Geri
    2. Standing Mawashi Geri
    3. Standing Ushiro Geri
    4. Standing Yoko Geri
    5. Slide up Mae Geri
    6. Slide up Mawashi Geri
    7. Slide up Ushiro Geri
    8. Slide up Yoko Geri
    9. Stepping Mae Geri
    10. Spinning Mawashi Geri
    11. Spinning Yoko Geri
  12. Kihon Kumite: Ippon Kumite Dai Ichi
  13. Defense Against Grabbing Techniques (2)
  14. Kata:
    1. Kihon Ippon
    2. Kihon Nihon
    3. Kihon Sanbon
    4. Fukyu Dai Ichi
    5. Fukyu Dai Ni
  15. Ukemi:
    1. Falling Forward Falling Backward
  16. Ashi Barai – Foot Sweep
    1. Deashibarai – forward foot sweep
    2. Osotogari – major outside reap
  17. Karate Kotoba – Karate Vocabulary List
    1. Seiken – Fist
    2. Zuki – Punch
    3. Dachi – Stance
    4. Kime – Focus
    5. Uke – Block
    6. Kiai – Shouting Spirit
    7. Kimochi – Attitude
    8. Gi - Karate Uniform
    9. Massugu – Straight
    10. Domo Arigato – Thank you
    11. Itchoku Sen – Straight Line
    12. Rei – Bow
    13. Kamae – Ready position
    14. Modotte – Return to ready position
    15. Shimai Made – At the end
    16. Karate – Empty Hands
    17. Kansetsu – Knuckles
    18. Kiotsuke -Attention
    19. Kiai – Shouting Spirit
    20. Kimochi – Attitude