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General Requirements

1. This rank is assigned to individuals of good moral character who have been accepted as a student by an officially recognized examiner of the Kokusai Koryu Gojukai Karatedo.
2. No age requirement.
3. Basic knowledge of Dojo rules, procedures and hygiene.
4. Regular Dojo attendance and training.
5. Must be a member in good standing of the KKGK.
6. Minimum time in grade and training requirement.

Kyu Grade:  5 Kyu

Belt:  Blue Belt

Level:  Novice

This practitioner should have an understanding of the following areas
              1. Posture and Stances/Dachi Waza
              2. Body Movement/Taisabaki
              3. Striking Techniques/Ate Waza
              4. Kicking Techniques/Geri Waza
              5. Blocking Techniques/Uke Waza
              6. Vital Point Techniques/Atemi Waza
              7. Joint Locking Techniques/Kansetsu Waza
              8. Combination Techniques/Renraku Waza
              9. Strangulation Techniques/Shime Waza
              10. Holding Techniques/Osae Waza
              11. Break-falling Techniques/Ukemi Waza
              12. Throwing Techniques/Nage Waza
              13. Self-Defense Techniques (counter, escapes, avoidance)/Goshinjitsu Waza
              14. Kata
              15. Kumite
              16. Know and understand the historical development of the Kokusai Koryu Gojukai Karatedo
Provide to the Headquarters Dojo an essay with bibliography on the history of Goju-Ryu Karate Development.

Kihon
Dachi Kata - Stances
		Hanzenkutsu Dachi	Half front stance
		Heisoku Dachi	Closed feet stance
		Heiko Dachi	Parallel stance
		Kokutsu Dachi	Back stance
		Kosa Dachi	Backside crossed legs stance
		Moto Dachi	Front side crossed legs stance
		Musubi Dachi	Knot-shaped stance
		Neko Ashi Dachi	Cat foot stance
		Sagi Ashi Dachi	Crane stance, standing on 1 foot the other knee high
		Renoji Dachi	The Japanese letter  "L" stance
		Sagi Ashi Dachi	Crane stance, standing on 1 foot the other knee high
		Sanchin Dachi	Three battles stance
		Shiko Dachi	Square stance
		Sotohachi Dachi	Outward shape of the number eight stance
		Uchihachi Dachi	Inward shape of the number eight stance
		Zenkutsu Dachi	Front stance (60:40)

Uke Waza
Blocking Techniques * Ten Point Soft Blocking System
		Age Uke	Rising block
		Harai Otoshi Uke	Dropping circle block
		Kake Uke	Outward knife hand block
		Mawashi Uke	Double circle block (open hand)
		Osae Uke	Pressing block
		Shuto Uke	Knife hand block
		Sukui Uke	Scooping block
		Teisho Uke	Palm heel block
		Uchi Uke	Inside fore arm block
		Uwa Uke Shita Barai	Age Uke & Harai Otoshi Uke simultaneously
		Yoko Uke	Circle block
		Yoko Uke Shita Barai	Yoko Uke& Harai Otoshi Uke simultaneously

Tsuki Waza
Punching Techniques
		Age Zuki	Rising punch
		Awase Zuki	Double punch (high & low)
		Hiki Zuki	Pulling punch
		Ippon Nukite Zuki	One-finger punch
		Kizami Zuki	Leading punch, or jab
		Morote Zuki	Double punch (parallel)
		Nukite Zuki	Finger punch
		Sanbon Zuki	Triple punch (jodan, chudan, gedan)
		Shita Zuki	Digging punch (palm side up)
		Sokuho Zuki	Palm heel punch

Ate Waza
Striking Techniques
		Hiji Ate	Elbow strike
		Hiza Ate	Knee strike
		Teisho Ate	Palm heel strike

Uchi Waza
Hitting Techniques
		Ura Uchi	Knuckle strike
		Nihon Shuto Uchi	Knife hand strike
		Tettsui Uchi	Bottom fist strike
		Furi Uchi	Circle strike Haito Uchi ridge hand strike

Keri Waza
Kicking Techniques
		Gedan Geri	Low kick
		Mae Geri	Front kick
		Mawashi Geri	Round house kick
		Kansetsu Geri	Heel to knee kick
		Sokuto Geri	Joint kick
		Ura Mawashi Geri	Thrust kick
		Ushiro Geri	Dropping back kick
		Kakato Otoshi Geri	Kicking with the foot edge
		Kekomi Otoshi Geri	To the rear kick
		Kin Geri	Groin snap kick

Kihon Ido Ichi

Kihon Ido (basics with movements) applies those drills practiced in Kihon and combines them with forward movements in and out of the basic stances, Sanchin Dachi, Zenkutsu Dachi, Shiko Dachi and HanZenkutsu Dachi. In these versions of Kihon Ido, the performer takes three steps forward and three steps backward for each item performed. Kihon Ido starts with the left foot forward Sanchin Dachi Tsuki no Kamae (striking posture).

Hidari Sanchin Dachi Tsuki no Kamae (Uke Kata)
	1.	Sanchin Dachi	Jodan Uke
	2.	Zenkutsu Dachi	Chudan Uke
	3.	Shiko Dachi Shakaku (45)	Harai Otoshi Uke
	4.	Sanchin Dachi	Yoko Uke-Shita Barai

Sanchin Dachi Tsuki no Kamae (Tsuki Kata)
	5.	Sanchin Dachi	Jodan Tsuki
	6.	Zenkutsu Dachi	Chudan Tsuki
	7.	Shiko Dachi Shakaku (45)	Seiken Tsuki (Chudan)
	8.	Zenkutsu Dachi	Hiji Ate
	9.	Shiko Dachi Chokkaku (90)	Seiken Tsuki

Sanchin Dachi Keri no Kamae
	10.	Sanchin Dachi	Kin Geri (Front foot)
	11.	Zenkutsu Dachi	Mae Geri (Kekomi)
	12.	Hanzenkutsu Dachi	Mawashi Geri
	13.	Shiko Dachi Shakaku (45)	Kansetsu geri

Katas

       Continued Tenshoa Curriculum/turning Palm
       Saifa



Kumite

       Yodan Kumite/prearranged Sparring
       Ippon Kumite/Prearranged One Point Sparring
       Jiyu Ippon Kumite/One Step Sparring From Stance
       Kakie/PushHands
       Shihon Kumite/Prearranged Four Men Sparring
       Sanbon Zuki Kumite/Three Step Sparring, Blocking with one hand against triple punches
       Randori Kumite/Slow and Soft Free Style Emphasis on Technique
       Jiyu Kumite/Hard and fast controlled free style Sparring

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