YOUTH
YOUTH CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS & EXAMS
White Belt - 16th Kyu Students are introduced to basic Karate mechanics and self defense awareness and avoidance concepts
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF STABILITY BASIC UPPER BODY TECHNIQUES WRIST GRAB RELEASES STANDING & GROUND DEFENSE BASICS
Advanced White - 15th Kyu Students expand on upper body Karate techniques, front grab releases and ground defense foundation
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF BALANCE DEVELOPMENT OF ROOTING FORCE STATIONARY IPPON KUMITE GROUND DEFENSE AND ESCAPE
Yellow Belt - 14th Kyu Students use waist rotation to add power to their blocking, striking and self defenses
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF SPEED DEVELOPMENT OF ROTATIONAL FORCE FORWARD LEANING STANCE BASICS THROAT GRAB DEFENSE STANDING & GROUND
Advanced Yellow - 13th Kyu Students focus on the application of their Karate basics with an emphasis on shifting and pivoting
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF COORDINATION SHIFT & ROTATE COMBINATIONS DEFENSIVE LOW ANGLE KICK BASE DRILL EMBU SEQUENCE
Orange Belt - 12th Kyu Students take an in depth look at the mechanics developing power with pendulum movement
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF FLEXIBILITY FRONT KICKS, KNEE KICKS, & ELBOWS SITUATION BASED TARGET SELECTION PROGRESSIVE GUARD DRILL PART 1
Advanced Orange - 11th Kyu Students start to focus on the major elements of the kata, eyes, pace, technique, breathing, kiai, and kime.
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF STAMINA KATA TAIKYUKU JODAN LUNGING COORDINATED TECHNIQUES PROGRESSIVE GUARD DRILL PART 2
Red Belt - 10th Kyu Students are exposed to concepts to reirect an attack with single and double hand techniques.
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF POWER SHEILD, FOCUS MITT, AND HEAVY BAG WORK DYNAMIC SELF DEFENSE TRAINING PROGRESSIVE GUARD DRILL PART 3
Advanced Red - 9th Kyu Students maintain a focus on strong Karate basics while they study a dynamic self defense sequence.
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF AGILITY PIVOTING AND MULTI DIRECTIONAL BASICS SIT UP, SCISSOR AND STANDING SWEEPS NE WAZA KUMITE SEQUENCE 1
Green Belt - 8th Kyu Students are introcuced to side movement and lowering force for power and rooting.
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF ACCURACY KATA TAIKYOKU GEIDAN STANDING WRAP RELEASES SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT AND SIDE KICKS
Advanced Green - 7th Kyu Students see their kihon in a whole new light when exposed to rapid directional change.
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF DYNAMIC BALANCE EIGHT POINT BLOCKING SEQUENCE STATIONARY AND MOVING SANBON KUMITE BALISTIC SELF DEFNSE DRILLS
Purple Belt - 6th Kyu Students expand their kihon foundation with sanchin basics and an exposure to eight point basics plus advanced sanbon kumite.
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF ENDURENCE EIGHT POINT BLOCKING WITH COMBINATIONS SANBON KUMITE LEVEL 3 AND 4 KATA TAIKYOKU KAKE UKE
Advanced Purple - 5th Kyu Students study attacker defender situation using traditional karate movement and techniques.
BUILD A FOUNDATION OF FLUID MOVEMENT SANBON KUMITE LEVEL 5 KATA GEKI SAI ITCH KATA APPLICATION