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next WSKO COURSE sunday febuary 26th tonyrefeil sports center 10 - 11 am
all brown belts will need to attend this course to be eligable to grade
all WSKO course dates for 2012 are on the events calandar

next tournaments ;
26th febuary , uk open dudley west midlands , entrance fee £15 per cat
closing date for this sat 11th of feb
4th march , childrens open tournament , penrith cumbria entrance fee £12
closing date for this sat 19th of feb 
we intend to enter teams at these comps for more info ask at your club 

next gradings ;
samurai ( under 8s ) feb 11th + april 1st , st pauls hall
disability  april 1st
main club april 1st
wsko dan grading , TBA

 

Syllabus for 1st DAN PDF Print E-mail

GRADING SYLLABUS

FOR

1ST DAN

 

BROWN 2 STRIPS going for BLACK BELT

 

Section 1 presentation

 

Your grading will be marked in four sections

 

1: presentation

2: kion

3: kata

4: kumite

5: Pad work

 

To pass your grading you must pass 5 of the 5 sections.

You must also have attended at least 50 training sessions.

 

Section 1 presentation:

1.1  Your grading form must be filled in with a minimum of 50 training sessions. Including two grading courses. Juniors under 16 must have a signature stating they have the right attitude towards fellow students and all adults.

1.2  Your karate GI (suit) must be clean and pressed with club badge.

1.3  Boys must never wear a t-shirt of any kind under GI. Girls must ALWAYS wear a white vest under the GI. Girls without a vest will not be able to grade or train.

1.4  No jewellery is to be worn. (Wedding rings can be worn if covered with a plaster.)

1.5  When your name is called you must say oz sensei and run to you line ready for your grading exam to begin.

1.6  When you are waiting to grade and when you have finished you must not talk or move about. Disturbing the grading in any way will fail you on this section.

1.7  You must have competed in tournaments in kata and kumite at least twice between 1st kyu and 1st Dan Gradings.                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2 KION (BASICS)

 

YOI (READY)

 

STEP FORWARD AND MAKE GEDAN-BARI

(LOWER BLOCK) IN ZENKUTSU-DACHI (FRONT STANCE)

 

1/ KICK MAE-GERI ( FRONT KICK ) LANDING INTO ZENKUTSU-DACHI ( FRONT STANCE ) AND THEN MAKE SANPON-ZUKI ( TRIPLE PUNCH ) 1 JODAN ( HEAD ) 2 CHODAN ( BODY )

                                                                                             = 5 TIMES

               TURNING WITH YOUR BACK LEG AND MAKING

                       GEDAN-BARI (LOWER BLOCK) IN

                     ZENKUTSU-DACHI (FRONT STANCE)

 

AND THE SAME AGAIN                                                      = 5 TIMES

 

               TURNING WITH YOUR BACK LEG AND MAKING

                       GEDAN-BARI (LOWER BLOCK) IN

                     ZENKUTSU-DACHI (FRONT STANCE)

 

2/ STEP FORWARD AND MAKE AGI-UKE ( RISING BLOCK) GYAKU-ZUKI ( REVERSE PUNCH ) IN ZENKUTSU-DACHI  (FRONT STANCE ) FOLLOWED BY GEDAN-BARI ( LOWER BLOCK ) IN KOKUTSU-DACHI ( BACK STANCE ) FRONT LEG MAE-GERI ( FRONT KICK ) KEEP THE KNEE UP AND KICK WITH THE SAME LEG MAWASHI-GERI ( ROUNDHOUSE KICK ) LANDING IN ZENKUTSU-DACHI ( FRONT STANCE ) AND MAKE URAKEN ( BACK FIST ) GYAKU-ZUKI ( REVERSE PUNCH ) THEN MAKING SHUTO-UKE ( SWORD HAND STRIKE ) IN KOKUTSU-DACHI ( BACK STANCE )

                                                                                           = 5 TIMES

AND THE SAME GOING BACKWARDS                           = 5 TIMES

3/ STEP FORWARD AND MAKE SOTO-UKE INWARD MIDDLE BLOCK ) IN ZENKUTSU-DACHI ( FRONT STANCE ) THEN MAKING EMPI-ZUKI ( ELBOW STRIKE ) IN KIBA-DACHI ( HORSE STANCE ) KICK YOKO-GERI-KEKOMI ( SIDE THRUST KICK ) LANDING INTO ZENKUTSU-DACHI ( FRONT STANCE ) MAKING FRONT HAND HITO-ZUKI ( SIDE HAND STRIKE ) REVERSE HITO ZUKI ( REVERSE SIDE HAND STRIKE ) OI-ZUKI ( LUNGE PUNCH ) GYAKU-ZUKI ( REVERSE PUNCH ) GEDAN-BARI ( LOWER BLOCK ) IN ZENKUTSU-DACHI ( FRONT STANCE )

                                                                                          = 5 TIMES

AND THE SAME GOING BACKWARDS                          = 5 TIMES

 

                                             YAME (STOP)

                              ----------------------------------------

                                          YOI (READY)

 

              STEP FORWARD AND MAKE SHUTO-UKE

             (SWORD HAND BLOCK) IN KOKUTSU-DACHI

                                   (BACK STANCE)

 

4/ STEP FORWARD AND MAKE SHUTO-ZUKI ( SWORD HAND STRIKE  IN KOKUTSU-DACHI ( BACK STANCE ) KICK OF YOUR FRONT LEG MAE-GERI ( FRONT KICK ) KEEPING YOUR KHEE UP AND KICK WITH THE SAME LEG YOKO-GERI KEKOMI ( SIDE THRUST KICK ) LANDING IN ZENKUTSU-DACHI ( FRONT STANCE ) AND MAKE NUKITE ( SPEAR HAND STRIKE ) GEDAN-BARI ( LOWER BLOCK ) REVERSE AGI EMPI-ZUKI ( REVERSE ELBOW STRIKE ) FOLLOWED BY SPINNING CHODAN EMPI  (SPINNING BODY ELBOW STRIKE ) IN KIBA-DACHI ( HORSE STANCE ) FOLLOWED BY HITO- ZUKI ( SIDE HAND STRIKE ) NUKITE ( SPEAR HAND STRIKE ) IN ZENKUTSU-DACHI ( FRONT STANCE )

                                                                                            = 5 TIMES

                        TURNING WITH YOUR RIGHT LEG

            AND MEKING SHUTO-UKE (SWORD HAND BLOCK)

                    IN KOKUTSU-DACHI (BACK STANCE)

 

AND THE SAME AGAIN                                                     = 5 TIMES

 

                                               YAME (STOP)

                            -----------------------------------------------

                                          

                                           YOI (READY)

 

                STEP FORWARD WITH YOUR LEFT LEG AND

                   MAKE GEDAN-BARI (LOWER BLOCK) IN

               ZENKUTSU-DACHI (FRONT STANCE) THEN

          COME INTO KUMITE POSITION (FIGHTING POSITION

 

5/ KICK ASHIRO-GERI ( BACK KICK ) THEN MAKING URAKEN ( BACK FIST ) GYAKU-ZUKI ( REVERSE PUNCH ) THEN KICK MAE-GERI ( FRONT KICK ) STEPING BACK THEN KICKING AGAIN OF YOUR BACK LEG ASHIRO-GERI ( BACK KICK ) AND AGAIN MAKING URAKEN ( BACK FIST ) GYAKU-ZUKI ( REVERSE PUNCH )

                                                                                           = 5 TIMES

              TURNING WITH YOUR BACK LEG MAKING

         GEDAN-BARI (LOWER BLOCK) AND COMEING INTO

                KUMITE POSITION (FIGHTING POSITION)

 

AND THE SAME AGAIN                                                    = 5 TIMES

 

               TURNING WITH YOUR BACK LEG MAKING

          GEDAN-BARI (LOWER BLOCK) AND COMEING INTO

                 KUMITE POSITION (FIGHTING POSITION)

 

6/ KICKING MAE-GERI ( FRONT KICK ) LANDING THEN KICKING YOKO-GERI-KEKOMI ( SIDE THRUST KICK ) THEN KICKING MAWASHI-GERI ( ROUNDHOUSE KICK ) THEN KICKING ASHIRO-GERI ( BACK KICK ) THEN KICKING OF YOUR FRONT KICK MAWASHI-GERI ( ROUND HOUSE KICK ) THEN OF THE SAME LEG , FRONT LEG USHIRO MAWASHI-GERI ( REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE KICK ) THEN KICKING OF YOUR BACK LEG SPINNING UHIRO MAWASHI-GERI ( SPINNING REVERSE ROUND HOUSE KICK ) LANDING AND MAKING URAKEN ( BACK FIST ) GYAKU-ZUKI ( REVERSE PUNCH )

                                                                                          = 5 TIMES

                TURNING WITH YOUR BACK LEG MAKING

           GEDAN-BARI (LOWER BLOCK) IN ZENKUTSU-DACHI

             (FRONT STANCE) AND COMING INTO KUMITE

                           POSITION (FIGHTING POSITION)

 

AND THE SAME AGAIN                                                     = 5 TIMES

 

                  TURNING WITH YOUR BACK LEG MAKING

           GEDAN-BARI (LOWER BLOCK) IN ZENKUTSU-DACHI

              (FRONT STANCE) AND COMING INTO KUMITE

                           POSITION (FIGHTING POSITION)

 

7/ KICKING MAE-GERI (FRONT KICK) OF YOUR BACK LEG

KEEPING YOUR KNEE UP  THEN KICKING OF YOUR FRONT LEG MAWASHI-GERI ( ROUNDHOUSE KICK ) LANDING THEN KICKING OF YOUR FRONT LEG USHIRO MAWASHI-GERI ( REVERSE ROUNDHUSE KICK ) THEN KICKING OF YOUR BACK LEG MAWASHI-GERI ( ROUNDHOUSE KICK ) LANDING THEN KICKING OF YOUR FRONT LEG USHIRO MAWASHI-GERI ( REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE KICK ) LANDING THEN KICKING OF YOUR BACK LEG SPINNING USHIRO MAWASHI-GERI (SPINNING REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE KICK ) LANDING AND MEKING URAKEN ( BACK FIST STRIKE ) GYAKU-ZUKI ( REVERSE PUNCH)                                                                             

                                                                                          = 5 TIMES

                 TURNING WITH YOUR BACK LEG MAKING

            GEDAN-BARI (LOWER BLOCK) IN ZENKUTSU-DACHI

                 (FRONT STANCE) AND COMING INTO KUMITE

                             POSITION (FIGHTING POSITION)

 

AND THE SAME AGAIN                                                 = 5 TIMES

 

                 TURNING WITH YOUR BACK LEG MAKING

             GEDAN-BARI (LOWER BLOCK) IN ZENKUTSU-DACHI

                  (FRONT STANCE) AND COMING INTO KUMITE

                              POSITION (FIGHTING POSITION)

 

                                             YAME (STOP)

 

 

SECTION 3 KATA (FORM)

 

KATA =

 

1/ KION KATA                    (BASIC FORM)

2/ HEIAN SHODAN            (PEACEFULL LEVEL 1)

3/ HEIAN NEIDAN              (PEACEFULL LEVEL 2)

4/ HEIAN SANDAN             (PEACEFULL LEVEL 3)

5/ HEIAN JONDAN             (PEACEFULL LEVEL 4)

6/ HEIAN GODAN               (PEACEFULL LEVEL 5)

7/ TEKKI SHODAN             (IRON HORSE LEVEL 1)

8/ BASSAI-DAI                                                                                                                           (    TO PENATRATE/ STORM A FORTRESS MAJOR VERSION)

9/ KANKU-DAI

(    VIEWING OF THE SKY MAJOR VERSION)

10/ JION

  (NAMED AFTER THE TEMPLE JION-JI)

11/ EMPI

  (FLYING SWALLOW)

12/ HANGETSU

  (HALF MOON)

13/ YOU WILL THEN BE ASKED BY THE GRADING EXAMINER TO SAY WHAT THE KATAS THAT YOU JUST PERFORMED MEEN IN ENGLISH   

 

 

SECTION 4 KUMITE (FIGHTING)

 

KUMITE =                 IPPON KUMITE (1 STEP FIGHTING)

 

                           2 JODANS (HEAD BLOCK AND COUNTERS)

                           2 CHODANS (BODY BLOCK AND COUNTERS)

                           1 MAE-GERI (BLOCK AND COUNTER)

                           1 YOKO-GERI (BLOCK AND COUNTER)

                           1 MAWASHI-GERI (BLOCK AND COUNTER)

                           1 ASHIRO-GERI (BLOCK AND COUNTER)

 

   BLOCK AND COUNTERS FROM BOTH SIDES LEFT AND RIGHT

 

                     ---------------------------------------------------------------

 

KUMITE =     DUE IPPON KUMITE (FREE SPERRING FIGHTING)

 

                             1 JODAN (BLOCK AND COUNTER)

                             1 CHODAN (BLOCK AND COUNTER)

                             1 MAE-GERI (BLOCK AND COUNTER)

                             1 JOKO-GERI (BLOCK AND COUNTER)

                             1 MAWASHI-GERI (BLOCK AND COUNTER)

                             1 ASHIRO-GERI (BLOCK AND COUNTER)

 

                            BLOCK AND COUNTERS FROM JUST 1 SIDE 

 

                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

KUMITE =                 6 X 1 MINUTE SPARRING BOUTES

 

                              JUST SPARRING (6 X 1 MINUTE ROUNDS)

 

 

 

SECTION 5 PAD WORK

 

PAD WORK =                  KICKING

 

          BACK LEG   MAWASHI-GERI                                                     

          (ROUNDHOUSE KICK)               

          FRONT LEG USHIRO MAWSHI-GERI

          (REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE KICK)

          BACK LEG MAWASHI-GERI

          (ROUNDHOUSE KICK)

          FRONT LEG USHIRO MAWASHI-GERI

          (REVERSE ROUNDHOSE KICK)

 

 YOU MUST HIT THE PADS AT LEAST 5O TIMES IN 60 SECONDS

 SO AT LEAST 15 COMBINATIONS

 BUT FOR A KICK TO COUNT IT MUST HIT THE PADS

 

 

 

TO PASS 1ST DAN (BLACK BELT)

YOU MST PASSES 5 OUT OF 5 SECTIONS

AND FOR UNDER 16s YOUR SCHOOL AND

PARENTS MUST WILL BE ASKED IF YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ATTITUDE

 You will not be passed this grade if you do not respect others

 Example: You must help stop bulling

Example: You must help fellow school pupils

  You must have respect for you school teachers

 You must have respect for you parents/guardians

You must have respect for yourself

 

 

 

 

TECHNIQUES YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

ZUKI (STRIKES)    SANPON ZUKI (TRIPLE PUNCH)

                                 HIT-ZUKI (SIDE HAND STRIKE)

                                 NUKITE-ZUKI (SPEAR HAND STRIKE)

                                 EMPI-ZUKI (ELBOW STRIKE)

                                 URAKEN (BACK FIST)

                                 GYAKU-ZUKI (REVERSE PUNCH)

 

 

 

UKE (BLOCKS)      GEDA-BARI (LOWER BLOCK)

                                 AGE-UKE (RISING BLOCK)

                                 SOTO-UKE (INWARDS MIDDLE BLOCK)

                                 UCHI-UKE (OUTWARDS MIDDLE BLOCK)

                                 SHUTO-UKE (SWORD HAND BLOCK)

 

 

 

GERI (KICKS)       MAE-GERI (FRONT KICK)

                                YOKO-GERI KEAGE (SIDE SNAP KICK)

                                YOKO-GERI KEKOMI (SIDE THRUST KICK)

                                MAWASHI GERI (ROUNDHOUSE KICK)

                                ASHIRO-GERI (BACK KICK)

        USHIRO MAWASHI-GERI (REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE KICK)

SPINNING USHIRO MAWASHI-GERI (SPINNING REVERSE     ROUNDHOUSE KICK)

 

 

 

 

DACHI (STANCES)   ZENKUTSU-DACHI (FRONT STANCE)

                                    KOKUTSU-DACHI (BACK STANCE)

                                    KIBA-DACHI (HORSE STANCE)  

 

 

 
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