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Number of Fights&Times for Dan Grades


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Number of Fights&Times for Dan Grades

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Would like to know what you would deem as the "correct" Levels for Kumite (Fights - Full Contact) for Gradings, should I amend them reduce them increase them etc?

At present I have

Kyu Grades

9th Kyu - 1 min Shadow Sparring

8th Kyu - 2 min Shadow Sparring

7th Kyu - 3 min Shadow Sparring

6th Kyu - 4 min Shadow Sparring

5th Kyu - 3 x 1 min Fights

4th Kyu - 5 x 1 min Fights

3rd Kyu - 5 x 2 min Fights

2nd Kyu - 5 x 3 min Fights

1st Kyu - 8 x 3 min Fights

Dan Grades

1st Dan - 10 x 3 min Fights

2nd Dan - 12 x 3 min Fights

3rd Dan - 14 x 3 min Fights

"Challenge is a Dragon with a Gift in its mouth....Tame the Dragon and the Gift is Yours....." Noela Evans (author)

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So we understand a little better, for the 14 3 minute rounds for 3rd dan, how many fighters of what grade?

How long between rounds?

Are they trying to put they guy down or trying to push him to his limits?

What do you do when the testing student drops someone 30 seconds into the round? Call it a round or throw someone new in for the remaining time?

What are the fight rules with what gear?

My fists bleed death. -Akuma

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So we understand a little better, for the 14 3 minute rounds for 3rd dan,

How many fighters of what grade? Fighters should be alteast 1st Dan or Black Belt and atleast enough to have a fresh Fighter for each round

How long between rounds? "0" seconds or atleast just enough to change from one to another fighter

Are they trying to put they guy down or trying to push him to his limits? Just trying to psh them to their limits, its not about knocking a guy out - there's no point what does one learn. Its about "not" giving up

What do you do when the testing student drops someone 30 seconds into the round? Call it a round or throw someone new in for the remaining time? Good question not happened yet, I guess I would call it a round

What are the fight rules with what gear? Ashihara Sabaki Challenge Rules Full Contact etc, MMA gloves, Gum Shields, Groin Guards. Head Guards, Shin/Instep Guards etc are optional

"Challenge is a Dragon with a Gift in its mouth....Tame the Dragon and the Gift is Yours....." Noela Evans (author)

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Seems reasonable. We have an hour for 1st dan. Switching partners every few minutes. Stand up fighting with some throws.

Man, I need to get back into Shodan Shape.

My fists bleed death. -Akuma

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Seems reasonable. We have an hour for 1st dan. Switching partners every few minutes. Stand up fighting with some throws.

Man, I need to get back into Shodan Shape.

I fully expect you to be a mechanized killing machine by the time im done with training and can get back into a routine of quad-weekly beatings.

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Man i wish we did that much kumite...

Only in the examinations of 2nd Dan and higher they do Jiyu Kumite in my system, but only 2-3 fight that last max 3 minutes.

Without any protection of course but still the small number of fights leaves much to be desired.

All other lower grades from Shodan down to 5th Kyu we do Jiyu Ippon Kumite. Good for practice and training but not good for exams that should take the test requirements up a notch.

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All Decided to go this route

For All Kyu Grades

9th Kyu - 1 min Shadow Sparring

8th Kyu - 2 min Shadow Sparring

7th Kyu - 3 min Shadow Sparring

6th Kyu - 4 min Shadow Sparring

5th Kyu - 3 x 1 min Fights

4th Kyu - 5 x 1 min Fights

3rd Kyu - 5 x 1.5 min Fights

2nd Kyu - 8 x 1.5 min Fights

1st Kyu - 15 x 1.5 min Fights

For All Dan Grades

1st Dan - 20 x 1.5 min Fights

2nd Dan - 25 x 1.5 min Fights

3rd Dan - 30 x 1.5 min Fights

"Challenge is a Dragon with a Gift in its mouth....Tame the Dragon and the Gift is Yours....." Noela Evans (author)

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hmm..I will need to check the lower kyu grades but as of 4kyu and up its knockdown direction combat!

1st and 2kyu are knockdown fights.

Without exception each grade you are attempting requires you to demonstrate all kihon, kata and fitness levels for the past grades and so show you have retained that knowledge and have added to it with the new grade you are trying to get!

Shodan is 15 full knockdown minimum.

One of the shodans explained to me the other day on his grading he has 18 fights, then come the next day they were told they were to fight again, another 5 fights if I remember correctly.

He added the grading was around 4-5 hours for shodan.

A nidan in the club added that when he graded he had 20 fights and was tested over 6-7 hours.

Kyu grades are permitted at the club level, only Hanshi performs Shodan and above gradings.

(For me so far all my grading had me fight to earn that grade)

“A human life gains luster and strength only when it is polished and tempered.”

Sosai Masutatsu Oyama (1923 - 1994) Founder of Kyokushin Karate.

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