How many Kata's till sho dan (1st degree) in your system.

[niel0092]

17 forms (8 Taequek, 8 Palgwe, 1 Chong Bong -a local form)

36 one-steps

?# one-steps you design (I have 8 )

2 sparring matches, maybe more

3 board breaks (1:jump spin heel kick speed break, 2:round kick hook kick combo, 3: 360 jump back kick)

?#: mystery breaks the instructors make up for you to do on the spot

1 written paper

and a whole lot of QandA

[octopic]

11 required forms (two optional ones that aren't taught most places)

23 Numbered combinations (some schools require 26)

33 Kempos (one steps)

3 blocking sets (some schools only teach 2)

Numerous grappling and weapon defenses

[jay46]

10 for us. There are 6 open hand and 4 weapons.

[unknownstyle]

17 forms before black, and not sure after that

[karatekid1975]

Good luck with your test. And keep the resposes coming. Some of you have a tuff time But your building character.

Thanks. There's a thread that niel0092 started about the test in the Korean arts form where I'll post details ... oops speaking of which, I need to go to sleep (need my beauty sleep for the test hehehehe).

[shorinryu912]

I wish I could tell you folks what is on the shodan test for our school. I am only a 4th kyu, we are allowed to sit in and watch green and brown belt tests (brown will be coming for me very soon), but sub-shodan level students are forbidden to watch a shodan test in our school, and the instructors will not tell us what is on it, which has me scared sick. We're supposed to be prepared for anything... so maybe I'll just bring a gun to the dojo.

[liquidkudzu]

22 forms for the shodan test.

17 are empty hand. 5 are weapon.

lk

[Bleeding Lion]

ShoreiShobuKan Goju Ryu:

Hookiyu Kata (dai ich, ni)

Gekisai Kata (dai ich, ni, san)

Gekiha Kata (dai ich, ni)

Saifa Kata

Seyiunchin Kata

Gakuse No Kata

Seisan Kata

Sanchin Kata (long, short)

thats 13 Katas. for 11 of them you also learn their bunkai.

[Sensei Rick]

22 forms for the shodan test.

17 are empty hand. 5 are weapon.

lk

what is your style. and what country is it's origin.

[rmclain]

In Chayon-Ryu, there are 29 forms required for 1st Dan: 26 empty-hand forms, 3 staff forms.

R. McLain