Senior Syllabus
Dan grade syllabus
WHITE BELT
1ST MON
Minimum requirement
UNSOKU (1)
UKEMI (back, side)
RANDORI NO KATA (Shomen Ate, Aigamae Ate)
TAI SABAKI
2ND MON
Minimum requirement
UNSOKU (2)
UKEMI (2) (As Above)
RANDORI NO KATA (Shomen Ate, Aigamae Ate, Gyaku Gamae Ate)
KAKARIGEIKO (Toshu)
3rd MON
Minimum requirement
UNSOKU (3)
UKEMI (back, side, forward)
RANDORI NO KATA (Shomen Ate, Aigamae Ate, Gyaku Gamae Ate, Gedan Ate)
KAKARIGEIKO (Tanto)
YELLOW
Minimum requirement
UNSOKU (3)
UKEMI (back, side, forward)
RANDORI NO KATA (5 techniques)
KAKARIGEIKO (Tanto)
1ST MON
Minimum requirement
UNSOKU (3)
UKEMI (back, side, forward)
Go-Hon-No-Kuzushi (Oshi Taoshi)
RANDORI NO KATA (6 techniques)
KAKARIGEIKO (Tanto)
NININDORI
2ND MON
Minimum requirement
TANDOKU UNDO (2)
UKEMI (back, side, forward)
Go-Hon-No-Kuzushi (Oshi Taoshi, Hiki Taoshi)
RANDORI NO KATA (7 techniques)
KAKARIGEIKO (Tanto)
NININDORI
3RD MON
Minimum requirement
TANDOKU UNDO (4)
UKEMI (back, side, forward)
RANDORI NO KATA (8 techniques)
KAKARIGEIKO (Tanto)
NININDORI
Minimum requirement
TANDOKU UNDO (5)
UKEMI (roll from technique)
SHIKKO
Go-Hon-No-Kuzushi (Oshi, Hiki, Waki)
RANDORI NO KATA (10 techniques)
TANTO KAKARIGEIKO
1ST MON
Minimum requirement
RANDORI NO KATA (12 techniques)
TANTO KAKARIGEIKO
SHICHI HON NO KUZUSHI (Jodan)
2ND MON
Minimum requirement
UKEMI (over arm supported by partner)
Go-Hon-No-Kuzushi (Oshi, Hiki, Waki, Shiho, Sumi)
RANDORI NO KATA (14 techniques)
SHICHI HON NO KUZUSHI (Chudan)
TANTO KAKARIGEIKO
3RD MON
Minimum requirement
RANDORI NO KATA (16 techniques)
SHICHI HON NO KUZUSHI (Gedan)
TANTO KAKARIGEIKO
Minimum requirement
UKEMI (kote gaeshi sumi otoshi hiki otoshi)
RANDORI NO KATA (complete)
SHICHI HON NO KUZUSHI (7) (Jodan Chudan Gedan Ushiro Ryote Mochi)
TANTO KAKARIGEIKO
1st MON
Minimum requirement
RANDORI NO KATA (complete)
SHICHIHON NO KUZUSHI NO URA WAZA (Jodan)
RANDORI NO KATA NO URA WAZA (1.Shomen Ate/Waki Gatame 2.Aigamae Ate/Oshi Taoshi)
TANTO KAKARIGEIKO
2ND MON
Minimum requirement
RANDORI NO KATA (complete)
SHICHIHON NO KUZUSHI NO URA WAZA (Jodan Chudan)
RANDORI NO KATA NO URA WAZA (1.Shomen Ate/Waki Gatame 2.Aigamae Ate/Oshi Taoshi 3. Gyaku Gamae Ate/Gedan Ate)
TANTO KAKARIGEIKO
3rd MON
Minimum requirement
RANDORI NO KATA (complete)
SHICHIHON NO KUZUSHI NO URA WAZA (Jodan Chudan Gedan)
RANDORI NO KATA NO URA WAZA (1.Shomen Ate/Waki Gatame 2.Aigamae Ate/Oshi Taoshi 3. Gyaku Gamae Ate/Gedan Ate 4. Gedan Ate/Aigamae Ate )
TANTO KAKARIGEIKO
Minimum requirement
RANDORI NO KATA (complete) Right or Left examiners choice
SHICHIHON NO KUZUSHI NO URA WAZA (Jodan Chudan Gedan Ushiro Ryote Mochi)
RANDORI NO KATA NO URA WAZA (1.Shomen Ate/Waki Gatame 2.Aigamae Ate/Oshi Taoshi
3. Gyaku Gamae Ate/Gedan Ate 4. Gedan Ate/Aigamae Ate 5. Ushiro Ate/Tenkai kote Hineri )
TANTO KAKARIGEIKO
1st MON
Minimum requirement
RANDORI NO KATA (complete) Right or Left examiners choice
RANDORI NO KATA NO URA WAZA (1.Shomen Ate/Waki Gatame 2.Aigamae Ate/Oshi Taoshi
3. Gyaku Gamae Ate/Gedan Ate 4. Gedan Ate/Aigamae Ate 5. Ushiro Ate/Tenkai kote Hineri 6.Oshi Taosh/OshiTaoshi)
KORYU DAI YON ( 1.Migi Gyaku Gamae Ate 2. Hidari Gyaku Gamae Ate)
KORYU DAI SAN ( 1.Oshi Toashi 2. Gyaku Gamae Ate)
TANTO KAKARIGEIKO
2nd MON
Minimum requirement
RANDORI NO KATA (complete) Right or Left examiners choice
RANDORI NO KATA NO URA WAZA (1.Shomen Ate/Waki Gatame 2.Aigamae Ate/Oshi Taoshi
3. Gyaku Gamae Ate/Gedan Ate 4. Gedan Ate/Aigamae Ate 5. Ushiro Ate/Tenkai kote Hineri )
6.Oshi Taoshi/OshiTaoshi 7.Hiki Taoshi Ushiro Ate 8. Kote Gaeshi/ Kote Gaeshi)
KORYU DAI YON ( 1.Migi Gyaku Gamae Ate 2. Hidari Gyaku Gamae Ate)
KORYU DAI SAN ( 1.Oshi Toashi 2. Gyaku Gamae Ate 3.Kote Gaeshi 4. Ryote Mochi Sukui Nage)
TANTO HIKITATEGEIKO
3RD MON
Minimum requirement
RANDORI NO KATA (complete) Right or Left examiners choice
RANDORI NO KATA NO URA WAZA (1.Shomen Ate/Waki Gatame 2.Aigamae Ate/Oshi Taoshi
3. Gyaku Gamae Ate/Gedan Ate 4. Gedan Ate/Aigamae Ate 5. Ushiro Ate/Tenkai kote Hineri )
6.Oshi Taosh/OshiTaoshi 7.Hiki Taoshi Ushiro Ate 8. Kote Gaeshi/ Kote Gaeshi
9. Tenkai kote Hineri/Waki Gatame 10. Shiho Nage/Shiho Nage)
KORYU DAI YON ( 1.Migi Gyaku Gamae Ate 2. Hidari Gyaku Gamae Ate 3.Uchi Kaiten Nage 4.Sukui Nage)
KORYU DAI SAN ( 1.Oshi Toashi 2. Gyaku Gamae Ate 3.KoteGaeshi 4. Ryote Mochi Sukui Nage 5. Tenkai Kote Hineri 6. Shiho Nage)
TANTO HIKITATEGEIKO
Minimum requirement
RANDORI NO KATA (Left complete)
KORYU DAI YON 19 ( 1.Migi Gyaku Gamae Ate 2. Hidari Gyaku Gamae Ate 3.Uchi Kaiten Nage 4.Sukui Nage 5. Ushiro Waza Kote Gaeshi)
KORYU DAI SAN ( 1.Oshi Toashi 2. Gyaku Ate 3.Kote Gaeshi 4. Ryote Mochi Sukui Nage 5. Tenkai Kote Hineri 6. Shiho Nage 7.Gedan Ate 8.Hiji Kime)
Brown/ Black
Koryu-dai-yon ( complete 25 ) Koryu-dai-san ( 8 kneeling – 4 standing ) Kakarigeiko/Hikitategeiko ( Toshu/Tanto )
KYU GRADE SYLLABUS
8th KYU YELLOW
Unsoku
Ukemi (back, side, forward)
Randori-No-Kata (5 techniques)
Kakarigeiko (toshu) + 6 Basic Controls
(ikke-o, nikke-o, sanke-o, yonke-o, goke-o, rokke-o)
7th KYU ORANGE
Tandoku Undo
Ukemi (roll from technique)
Shikko
Go-Hon-No-Kuzushi (Oshi Taoshi, Hiki taoshi, Waki Gatame)
Randori-No-Kata (10 techniques) Right or Left examiners choice
Tanto Kakarigeiko
6th KYU ORANGE /GREEN STRIPE
Ukemi (over arm Supported by Partner)
Go-Hon-No-Kuzushi (Oshi, Hiki, Waki, Shiho)
Randori-No-Kata (14 techniques) Right or Left examiners choice
Shichihon-No-Kuzushi (4)
Tanto Kakarigeiko
5th KYU GREEN
Ukemi (sumi otoshi hiki otoshi kote gaeshi)
Go-Hon-No-Kuzushi (Oshi, Hiki, Waki, Shiho, Sumi)
Randori-No-Kata (complete) Right or Left examiners choice
Shichihon-No-Kuzushi (7)
Tanto Kakarigeiko
+ One Seminar + 31 Jo Kata
4th KYU GREEN /BLUE STRIPE
Shichihon-No-Kuzushi-No-Ura-Waza (11)
Randori-No-Kata-Ura-Waza (5)
Tanto Hikitategeiko
3rd KYU BLUE
Shichihon-No-Kuzushi-No-Ura-Waza (14)
Randori-No-Kata-Ura-Waza (10) Right or Left examiners choice
Tanto Hikitategeiko
+ Two Seminars + Jo Suburi
2nd KYU BLUE /RED STRIPE
Koryu-Dai-San (4kneeling)
Koryu-Dai-Yon (16)
Toshu Hikitategeiko
1st KYU BROWN
Koryu-Dai-San (8 Suwari-Waza)
Koryu-Dai-Yon (19)
Toshu Hikitategeiko
+ Three Seminars + Ken Suburi
1st DAN BLACK
1 Year as 1st KYU
Koryu-Dai-Yon (complete 25)
Koryu-Dai-San ( 24 – standing & Tanto )
Kakarigeiko/Hikitategeiko ( Toshu/Tanto )
Jo Awasi + 22 Jo-Kumi-Jo + 2 Kumi Hanchi
2nd DAN BLACK
2 Years As 1st Dan
Koryu-Dai-San ( 42 Sword & Stick )
Koryu-Dai-Ichi ( 5 – suwari-waza )
Competition/ Coaching Record
31 Jo-Kumi-Jo + 2 Kumi-Jo + 4 Kumi Hanchi
3RD DAN BLACK
3 Years As 2nd Dan
Koryu-Dai-San ( complete 50 )
Koryu-Dai-Ichi ( complete 24 )
Kumi Hanchi (complete 7) + 7 Kumi-Jo
4th DAN BLACK
4 Years As 3rd Dan
Koryu-Dai-Ni ( complete 16)
Koryu-Dai-Go ( 7+5 suwari waza tachi waza )
Go-Shin-Ho (19) Kumi-Jo (complete 10)
Anything else as required/assessed
5th DAN BLACK
5 Years As 4th Dan
Koryu-Dai-Go ( complete 23 )
Koryu-Dai-Rokku ( complete 39 )
Go-Shin-Ho (37
| Notes: | |
| 1 | Candidates: Koryu-no-Kata – sections to be demonstrated will be chosen by the examiner. |
| 2 | Examiner: Koryu-no-Kata – new sections at each level must be demonstrated, demonstration of previous sections is optional. |
| 3 | Candidates: Upon attaining 6 Dan, students will have successfully performed all the current Koryu-no-Kata; Koryu-dai-Ichi, Koryu-dai-Ni, Koryu-dai-San, Koryu-dai-Yon, Koryu-dai-Go, Koryu-dai-Roku. |
| 4 | At any time examiners may ask to review previous parts of the syllabus. |
| 5 | Character and attitude will be considered at each level. These include participation as a student in competitions and/or courses. |
| 6 | ‘Technique’ and ‘Application’ sections are of equal value in the assessment. |
| 7 | Age and physical ability will be taken into account throughout. |