ADULT
ADULT CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS EXAMS
White Belt - 9th Kyu Students are introduced to the importance of balance and stability for self-defense and power development
DEVELOPMENT OF ROOTING FORCE DEFENSIVE AWARENESS REFLEX BLOCKING UPPER BODY TECHNIQUES TENSHO KATA “You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Christopher Columbus
Yellow Belt - 8th Kyu Students are introduced to the concept of power development through waist rotation for both technical and self-defense application
DEVELOPMENT OF ROTATIONAL FORCE EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION BASIC RELEASES DEFENSIVE STANCE AND MOVEMENT BLOCK AND COUNTER COMBINATIONS “The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.” Harold Taylor
Orange Belt - 7th Kyu Students are shown the application of forward shifting and pendulum force through lower body techniques and kata training.
LUNGING BASICS BASE DRILL TAIKYOKU JODAN KATA IPPON KUMITE STANCE TRANSITION “If you're offered a seat on a Rocket Ship, don't ask what seat... Just get on!” Sheryl Sandberg
Green Belt - 6th Kyu Students expand their rooting skill with an introduction to side movement and sinking in kata and self-defense application.
DEFENSIVE STANCES LOWER BODY TECHNIQUES LOWERING FORCES TAIKYOKU GEDAN KATA SIDEWAYS SHIFTING POWER “It does not matter how slowly you go... as long as you do not stop.” Confucius
Purple Belt - 5th Kyu Students are exposed to the coordination of hard and soft movements in techniques and for power development.
SANCHIN KATA TAIKYOKU KAKE UKE KATA CIRCULAR BLOCKING KATA BUNKAI STANCE WORK “True nobility is not about being better than anyone else... it's about being better than you used to be.” Dr. Wayne Dyer
Blue Belt - 4th Kyu Students complete foundations training in movement and application with combinations. EVASIVE MOVEMENT GEKI SAI ICHI KATA GEKI SAI NI KATA GEKI SAI SAN KATA STANDING AND GROUND DEFENSE
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” T.S. Elliot
Brown Belt - 3rd Kyu Students training represent a more fluid phase as they are exposed to defensive scenarios for training to develop timing and distancing skills.
PINAN KATA SINGLE STICK BASICS STRUCTURED KUMITE DEFENSIVE GROUND TACTICS DEFENSIVE STANDING TACTICS “The gem cannot be polished without friction... nor a man perfected without trials.” Chinese Proverb
Brown Belt Single Stripe - 2nd Kyu Students are introduced to an increased level of simulation training to strengthen gross motor skills.
PINAN KATA SINGLE STICK KATA RANDORI JYU KUMITE “Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.” George Sheehan
Brown Belt Double Stripe - 1st Kyu Students step into the final phase of their kyu belt training by entering the Black Belt Practicum. This component is focused on sharpening all of the technical, physical and mental skills necessary to successfully grade for Shodan. “A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed like hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.” Elbert Hubbard
White Belt - 9th Kyu
Yellow Belt - 8th Kyu
Orange Belt - 7th Kyu
Green Belt - 6th Kyu
Purple Belt - 5th Kyu
Blue Belt - 4th Kyu
Brown Belt - 3rd Kyu
Brown Belt - 2nd Kyu
Brown Belt - 1st Kyu
White Belt - 9th Kyu Academic Requirements for Adults Your academic requirements to achieve Yellow Belt - 8th Kyu are due on or before the day of your physical exam. These requirements need to be typed and handed in or emailed respecting this deadline. Late academic submissions will be returned with a failing grade. Your effort and attitude in class will present you with the opportunity to take 1 step closer to achieving your Martial Arts goal of a Black Belt. As you enter each new phase of your training, the expectations that you have for yourself and the Dojo holds for you will be ever increasing. Success in a Grading is determined by your physical performance in the grading, academic testing, and your commitment to the Martial Arts way.
Academic Requirements 1. Translate the following: a. Heiko dachi b. Sanchin dachi c. Kiba dachi d. Tensho 2. Answer true or false to the following statements: a. Karate translates as empty hand. b. The best self-defense is not to be there. c. Breathing should be up high in your shoulders and neck. The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.� - William Lyon Phelps
3 . In 100 words or less describe how The Martial Arts helps you demonstrate and exercise RESPECT.
Yellow Belt - 8th Kyu Academic Requirements for Adults Your academic requirements to achieve Orange Belt - 7th Kyu are due on or before the day of your physical exam. These requirements need to be typed and handed in or emailed respecting this deadline. Late academic submissions will be returned with a failing grade. Your effort and attitude in class will present you with the opportunity to take 1 step closer to achieving your Martial Arts goal of a Black Belt. As you enter each new phase of your training, the expectations that you have for yourself and the Dojo holds for you will be ever increasing. Success in a Grading is determined by your physical performance in the grading, academic testing, and your commitment to the Martial Arts way.
Academic Requirements 1. Translate the following: a. Zenkutsu dachi b. Obi c. Gi d. Dojo 2. Answer true or false to the following statements: a. Karate drum is about developing upper body power. b. Our style of karate is GOJU RYU. c. 3 phases of the punch are driving force, speed, impact. “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.� - Thomas Jefferson
3 . In 100 words or less describe how The Martial Arts helps you demonstrate and exercise HONESTY.
Orange Belt - 7th Kyu Academic Requirements for Adults Your academic requirements to achieve Green Belt - 6th Kyu are due on or before the day of your physical exam. These requirements need to be typed and handed in or emailed respecting this deadline. Late academic submissions will be returned with a failing grade. Your effort and attitude in class will present you with the opportunity to take 1 step closer to achieving your Martial Arts goal of a Black Belt. As you enter each new phase of your training, the expectations that you have for yourself and the Dojo holds for you will be ever increasing. Success in a Grading is determined by your physical performance in the grading, academic testing, and your commitment to the Martial Arts way. You are no longer a beginner student, and to continue to progress, must commit to volunteering at the Dojo. Hours required differ depending on belt level and can be found on your Kyu Card. Before qualifying for your next belt level grading all hours must be complete. For students who regularly assist in junior level classes this is can be easily accomplished. Volunteer hours may also be comprised of your assistance in seminars, school courses, camps, gradings, and many other events held by the Dojo. Hours are to be recorded on your Assisting Card and signed off by an instructor. Only a limited number of assistants are required for any one class or event, therefore you need to make arrangements with the instructor prior to the class or event.
Academic Requirements 1. Translate the following: a. Hiza geri b. Jodan Uke c. Taikyoku jodan d. Karate do 2. Answer true or false to the following statements: a. Rooting begins by holding our breath. b. Expansion and contraction is one way the waist generates power. c. Awareness is a key skill to avoiding a confrontation. “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.� - Winston Churchill
3 . In 100 words or less describe how The Martial Arts helps you demonstrate and exercise COURAGE.
Green Belt - 6th Kyu Academic Requirements for Adults Your academic requirements to achieve Purple Belt - 5th Kyu are due on or before the day of your physical exam. These requirements need to be typed and handed in or emailed respecting this deadline. Late academic submissions will be returned with a failing grade. Your effort and attitude in class will present you with the opportunity to take 1 step closer to achieving your Martial Arts goal of a Black Belt. As you enter each new phase of your training, the expectations that you have for yourself and the Dojo holds for you will be ever increasing. Success in a Grading is determined by your physical performance in the grading, academic testing, and your commitment to the Martial Arts way. Before qualifying for your next belt level grading all hours must be complete. For students who regularly assist in junior level classes this is can be easily accomplished. Volunteer hours may also be comprised of your assistance in seminars, school courses, camps, gradings, and many other events held by the Dojo. Hours are to be recorded on your Assisting Card and signed off by an instructor. Only a limited number of assistants are required for any one class or event, therefore you need to make arrangements with the instructor prior to the class or event.
Academic Requirements 1. Please provide an updated Martial Arts Resume that includes the dates and descriptions of all the tournaments and seminars you have attended. This resume is your training history. It should contain an account of your belt progression and assisting records. 2. Translate the following: a. Shiko dachi b. Hariatoshi c. Mae geri d. Goju ryu 3. Answer true or false to the following statements: a. For a side kick, base foot toes point in the same direction as the kick. b. When performing a front kick power is generated with pendulum force. c. The target for a low angle kick is the ankle. “Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.� - Joyce Meyer
4. In 100 words or less describe how The Martial Arts helps you demonstrate and exercise PATIENCE.
Purple Belt - 5th Kyu Academic Requirements for Adults Your academic requirements to achieve Blue Belt - 4th Kyu are due on or before the day of your physical exam. These requirements need to be typed and handed in or emailed respecting this deadline. Late academic submissions will be returned with a failing grade. Your effort and attitude in class will present you with the opportunity to take 1 step closer to achieving your Martial Arts goal of a Black Belt. As you enter each new phase of your training, the expectations that you have for yourself and the Dojo holds for you will be ever increasing. Success in a Grading is determined by your physical performance in the grading, academic testing, and your commitment to the Martial Arts way. Before qualifying for your next belt level grading all hours must be complete. For students who regularly assist in junior level classes this is can be easily accomplished. Volunteer hours may also be comprised of your assistance in seminars, school courses, camps, gradings, and many other events held by the Dojo. Hours are to be recorded on your Assisting Card and signed off by an instructor. Only a limited number of assistants are required for any one class or event, therefore you need to make arrangements with the instructor prior to the class or event.
Academic Requirements 1. In addition to an updated Martial Arts Resume, create a training plan for your Black Belt. This detailed strategy should include your expanded class schedule, seminars, tournaments, and academic goals. Your plan of attack should reflect personal or self study, and physical goals relating to your level of fitness. Submit and set a time to meet with your instructor and review this plan together at a goal for your Black Belt grading. 2. Translate the following: a. Kake uke b. Mawashi uke c. Geki sai itch d. Kaizen do 3. Answer true or false to the following statements: a. Power is rooted in the feet. b. When punching your fist turns over as soon as it leaves chamber. c. Avoidance and escape are the first steps to avoiding a physical confrontation “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.� - Vince Lombardi
4. In 100 words or less describe how The Martial Arts helps you demonstrate and exercise DETERMINATION.
Blue Belt - 4th Kyu Academic Requirements for Adults Your academic requirements to achieve Brown Belt - 3rd Kyu are due on or before the day of your physical exam. These requirements need to be typed and handed in or emailed respecting this deadline. Late academic submissions will be returned with a failing grade. Your effort and attitude in class will present you with the opportunity to take 1 step closer to achieving your Martial Arts goal of a Black Belt. As you enter each new phase of your training, the expectations that you have for yourself and the Dojo holds for you will be ever increasing. Success in a Grading is determined by your physical performance in the grading, academic testing, and your commitment to the Martial Arts way. Before qualifying for your next belt level grading all hours must be complete. For students who regularly assist in junior level classes this is can be easily accomplished. Volunteer hours may also be comprised of your assistance in seminars, school courses, camps, gradings, and many other events held by the Dojo. Hours are to be recorded on your Assisting Card and signed off by an instructor. Only a limited number of assistants are required for any one class or event, therefore you need to make arrangements with the instructor prior to the class or event.
Academic Requirements 1. In addition to an updated Martial Arts Resume, please submit a list of goals for the next 5 years which could include Training, Weight Management, Personal, Work or School. a. 3 goals for a 6 month deadline. b. 3 goals for a 1 year deadline. c. 3 goals for a 3 years deadline. d. 3 goals for a 5 years deadline. 2. Translate the following: a. Neko ashi dachi b. Sanshin c. Hikite d. Tai sabaki 3. Answer true or false to the following statements: a. The base drill teaches rooting b. The pace of the geki sai katas is a 1,2,3 count c. The target for a low angle kick is the ankle. “With self-discipline most anything is possible.� - Theodore Roosevelt
4. In 100 words or less describe how The Martial Arts helps you demonstrate and exercise SELF-DISCIPLINE.
Brown Belt - 3rd Kyu Academic Requirements for Adults Your academic requirements to achieve Brown Belt Single Stripe - 2nd Kyu are due on or before the day of your physical exam. These requirements need to be typed and handed in or emailed respecting this deadline. Late academic submissions will be returned with a failing grade. Your effort and attitude in class will present you with the opportunity to take 1 step closer to achieving your Martial Arts goal of a Black Belt. As you enter each new phase of your training, the expectations that you have for yourself and the Dojo holds for you will be ever increasing. Success in a Grading is determined by your physical performance in the grading, academic testing, and your commitment to the Martial Arts way. Before qualifying for your next belt level grading all hours must be complete. For students who regularly assist in junior level classes this is can be easily accomplished. Volunteer hours may also be comprised of your assistance in seminars, school courses, camps, gradings, and many other events held by the Dojo. Hours are to be recorded on your Assisting Card and signed off by an instructor. Only a limited number of assistants are required for any one class or event, therefore you need to make arrangements with the instructor prior to the class or event.
Academic Requirements 1. Please provide an updated Martial Arts Resume that includes the dates and descriptions of all the tournaments and seminars you have attended. This resume is your training history. It should contain an account of your belt progression and assisting records. 2. Translate the following: a. Shuto b. Gy aku zuki c. Tetsui d. Escrima 3. Answer true or false to the following statements: a. Karate begins and ends with courtesy and respect. b. Kobudo focuses on ground defense techniques. c. The weapon should become an extension of the limb. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.� - Aristotle
4. In 100 words or less describe how The Martial Arts helps you demonstrate and exercise EXCELLENCE.
Brown Belt Single Stripe - 2nd Kyu Academic Requirements for Adults Your academic requirements to achieve Brown Belt Double Stripe - 1st Kyu are due on or before the day of your physical exam. These requirements need to be typed and handed in or emailed respecting this deadline. Late academic submissions will be returned with a failing grade. Your effort and attitude in class will present you with the opportunity to take 1 step closer to achieving your Martial Arts goal of a Black Belt. As you enter each new phase of your training, the expectations that you have for yourself and the Dojo holds for you will be ever increasing. Success in a Grading is determined by your physical performance in the grading, academic testing, and your commitment to the Martial Arts way. Before qualifying for your next belt level grading all hours must be complete. For students who regularly assist in junior level classes this is can be easily accomplished. Volunteer hours may also be comprised of your assistance in seminars, school courses, camps, gradings, and many other events held by the Dojo. Hours are to be recorded on your Assisting Card and signed off by an instructor. Only a limited number of assistants are required for any one class or event, therefore you need to make arrangements with the instructor prior to the class or event.
Academic Requirements 1. In addition to an updated Martial Arts resume please provide and updated 6 month, 1, 3, and 5-year goals list. 2. Translate the following: a. Pinan b. Randori c. Mukso d. Ashi barai 3. Answer true or false to the following statements: a. Power is developed in the legs. b. Time is the most valuable possession of a Karate Ka. c. A foot sweep is always followed by a punch. “Assertiveness is not what you do, it's who you are!� - Shakti Gawain
4. In 100 words or less describe how The Martial Arts helps you demonstrate and exercise ASSERTIVENESS.
Brown Belt Double Stripe - 1st Kyu Academic Requirements for Adults Your academic requirements to achieve SHODAN are due 30 days prior to your physical exam. These requirements need to be typed and handed in before the deadline. Late academic submissions will be returned with a failing grade. Your effort and attitude in class will present you with the opportunity to take 1 step closer to achieving your Martial Arts goal of a Black Belt. As you enter each new phase of your training, the expectations that you have for yourself and the Dojo holds for you will be ever increasing. Success in a Grading is determined by your physical performance in the grading, academic testing, and your commitment to the Martial Arts way. Before qualifying for your next belt level grading all hours must be complete. For students who regularly assist in junior level classes this is can be easily accomplished. Volunteer hours may also be comprised of your assistance in seminars, school courses, camps, gradings, and many other events held by the Dojo. Hours are to be recorded on your Assisting Card and signed off by an instructor. Only a limited number of assistants are required for any one class or event, therefore you need to make arrangements with the instructor prior to the class or event.
Academic Requirements 1. Please provide an updated Martial Arts Resume that includes the dates and descriptions of all the tournaments and seminars you have attended. This resume is your training history. It should contain an account of your belt progression and assisting records. 2. Translate the following: a. Morte Zuki b. Kosen Bujutsu c. Haito d. Ippon Kumite 3. Answer true or false to the following statements: a. Power is directed by the waist. b. The key principles of Ju Jutsu are Size and Strength. c. The role of a partner is to stimulate and simulate. “Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.� - Henri Frederic Amiel
4. In 100 words or less describe how The Martial Arts helps you demonstrate and exercise THANKFULNESS.