BLUE BELT REQUIREMENTS

• Hour requirement: 30 – Hours Min
• Clean uniform with our dojo patch
• Highlight a few of the dojo regulations found in this link: https://silveradokarate.com/students-menu/dojo-rules

 

Shi kyu - Blue belt 2nd degree

KIHON: Basics or Fundamentals

1. Sanbon ren Uzuki (Series of three punches) (A)*
2. Age uke / Gyaku Tsuki (Upper rising block with a reverse punch) (B)*
3. Soto uke / Gyaku Tsuki (Outside forearm block with a reverse punch) (A)
4. Uchi uke / Gyaku Tsuki (Inside forearm block with a reverse punch) (B)
5. Gedan uke / Gyaku Tzuki (Lower level Sweeping Block with reverse punch) (A)
6. Shuto uke / Nukite (Knife-hand block with spear hand) (B)
7. Mae ren Geri (Double front kick)
8. Mawashi ren Geri (Roundhouse kick) (A)
9. Yoko Geri ke age (Side snap kick/side rising kick) (A)
10. Yoko Geri kekomi (Side trust kick/side rising kick) (A)
11. Ushiro Geri (Back kick) (A)
12. Kakato otoshigeri (Axe kick) (A)
13. Ushiro Mawashi Geri (Spinning back kick) (A)
14. Ura mawashi (Hook kick) (A)

KUMITE: Jitsu and self-defense

• 1 yodan
• 1 chudan
• 1 Mae geri
• 1 Mawashi geri
• 1 Yoko kekomi
• 1 Ushiro geri
• Ukemi (falling, front, back and front roll)

Ne-Waza (Ground Techniques)

• 6 Katame-waza (Grappling techniques)

KATA (forms)

• Pinan or Heian Godan – (peaceful mind, fifth level) image link 

*(A) 5 x Forward *(B) 5 x Backward

Physical Conditioning: 20 pushups • 50 sit-ups • 30 burpees

Light sparring:  2 rounds of 3 minutes