TRADITIONAL KARATE ASSOCIATION

(each member dojo sets their own belt requirements, below are the requirements used in the Hombu (h.q.) location)

CHILDREN'S BELT REQUIREMENTS

YELLOW BELT/WHITE STRIPE

PUNCHES                                 STRIKES                                 BLOCKS                                        KICKS                             STANCES              

Parallel      -   Morote                Hammer fist    -    Tettsui         Double Low         -    Gedan          Knee - Hittsui             Attention - Kiyotsuke
Vertical     -    Tate                    Knife hand        -    Shuto           Double Middle    -    Chudan         Front - Mae                Ready - Yoy
Fore fist    -    Tsuki                   Palm heel        -    Taisho           Double High        -    Jodan           Round-  Mawashi       Front - Zenkutsu

YELLOW BELT

PUNCHES - Tsuki                      STRIKES - Uchi                      BLOCKS - Uke                     KICKS - Geri                                  STANCES - Dachi             

U Punch    -    Yama                    Backfist - Uraken                     X block    -    Jiju                   Front Stomp - Mae Fumakomi        Horse - Kiba
Lunge    -    Oi                             1 Finger Spear - Ippon            Middle outside - Soto             Side Stomp - Yoko Fumakomi       
Reverse -     Gyaku                    2 Finger Spear - Nippon                                                          Back Kick    -    Ushiro

YELLOW BELT/BLACK STRIPE

KATA - (KIHON/MEANING/CREATOR)  

SHIHONO - 4 DIRECTIONS - SHOGO KUNIBA

SELF-DEFENSE TECH. #1    -    DEFENSE AGAINST FRONT DOUBLE PUSH

ORANGE BELT/WHITE STRIPE

PUNCHES - Tsuki                      STRIKES - Uchi                      BLOCKS - Uke                     KICKS - Geri                                  STANCES - Dachi            

 Close Punch    -    Ura                Ridge Hand    -    Haito        Eight Count Blocking Drill        Side - Yoko
Jab                  -    Jun                Spear Hand    -    Nukite

ORANGE BELT

PUNCHES - Tsuki                      STRIKES - Uchi                      BLOCKS - Uke                     KICKS - Geri                                  STANCES - Dachi           

  Hook    -    Kake                        Back Hand    -    Haishu            Back Hand    -    Haishu            All Kicks                    Cat - Neko Ashi
                                                                                                          Wedge     -    Kakiwaki Uke

ORANGE BELT/BLACK STRIPE

ALL PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS

KATA    -    KIHON/TRANSLATION/CREATOR

                SHIHONO - 4 DIRECTIONS - SHOGO KUNIBA

                HEIAN NIDAN - PEACEFUL #2 - ANKOH ITOSU

GOSHIN BUDO    -    DOUBLE FRONT GRAB

GREEN BELT/WHITE STRIPE

PUNCHES - Tsuki                      STRIKES - Uchi                      BLOCKS - Uke                     KICKS - Geri                                  STANCES - Dachi             

Roundhouse    -    Mawashi        5 Elbows    -    Empi                Knife hand - Shuto                Inside Crescent - Naka Mikazuki        Hour glass - Sanchin
                                                                                                                                                    Outside Crescent - Soto Mikazuki

GREEN BELT

KATA - FORMAL EXERCISE (KIHON/TRANSLATION/CREATOR)

SHIHONO - 4 DIRECTIONS - SHOGO KUNIBA

                HEIAN NIDAN - PEACEFUL #2 - ANKOH ITOSU

                HEIAN SHODAN - PEACEFUL #1 - ANKOH ITOSU

JIYU KUMITE    -    FREE STYLE SPARRING

GOSHIN BUDO - SELF PROTECTION

    1. DOUBLE FRONT PUSH
    2. DOUBLE FRONT GRAB
    3. ROUNDHOUSE PUNCH

GREEN BELT/BLACK STRIPE

COMBINATION KICKS - RENZOKU GERI

            KNEE KICK/FRONT KICK - HITTSUI MAE

            FRONT KICK/ROUND KICK - MAE MAWASHI

JIYU KUMITE - FREE STYLE SPARRING

GOSHIN BUDO - SELF PROTECTION

           1.)  FRONT PUSH
            2.) ROUNDHOUSE PUNCH
            3.) FRONT CHOKE
            4.) SIDE HEADLOCK