Joe-jitsu Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I was curious what kind of requirements schools have to promote to first Dan.
larryjf Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 I had to do... every kata from white belt to black (11 katas) every kumite and combination set (6 kumite's and 3 combination sets) drills (including combinations and double/spinning type kicks) the test took an hour.
Pacificshore Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 Generally speaking most styles require you to perform all that you have been taught from the white belt level up to your 1st degree black. Di'DaDeeeee!!!Mind of Mencia
BKJ1216 Posted March 4, 2003 Posted March 4, 2003 What do they mean by kumite? and kata? Somone elxplain please. White Belt- Shudokan Karate
Pacificshore Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 Kumite basically means to fight or spar, and kata means form. Di'DaDeeeee!!!Mind of Mencia
G95champ Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 Testing Kata A Kata of our choice suprise Basics and Combos Sparring usually 30 mins General Info on History of Art Ability to teach beginners (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory."
isshinryu kid Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 1 IN The ring ten minutes each with 5 senior black belts. 2You Must know all empty hands,& Weapons kata. 3 You Must do the bunkai/applications of one of the emtpy hand kata/forms. 4After That you'll get your promotion,& Afterwrads We all go out for some pizza.
SaiFightsMS Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 All 14 katas. 9 defensive sets and 9 offensive sets. Drills - kihon moving back and forth across the floor. Successful execution of a hand break - twice and a foot break twice. Then succesful kumite or sparring. Oh and a written test subimitted ahead of time.
ninjanurse Posted March 5, 2003 Posted March 5, 2003 Palgwes 1-8 Kicking combinations: basic and sparring style Jump kicks: front, side, round, back All basic techniques and kicks -in Korean! One-step sparring sets 1-9 Wrist releases Knife defenses Self defense 1-4 Arnis blocks and counters, sinwale and double sinwale BJJ techniques-basic escapes and counters Free sparring Board breaking: 4 basic kicks Conditioning Written examination "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/
Joe-jitsu Posted March 5, 2003 Author Posted March 5, 2003 In my school of isshinryu you are tested on 8 empty hand katas, 2 weapon katas, basic chart techniques, physical fitness, takedowns, hold breaks, knife defense, you must make up your own kata from techniques from charts and other katas, kumite, self defense from various attacks. You must write essays on Funakoshi--My Way of Life, history of karate, stances strengths and weaknesses, mizu gami, Shimabuku, What karate means to me. You are tested on the four basic falls. The whole test takes about 3 hours.
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