Progress Information
This is a brief outline of the requirements to achieve this promotion. A more detailed curriculum is available at our school.
Black Belt
A student must achieve a minimum of 4 tips to advance.
Must attend 15 Sparring Classes (Before 3rd Tip)
Testing for the rank of Black Belt:
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Physical Fitness: 100 Pushups; 100 Flutter Kicks; 100 Jumping Jacks; 800 Kicks (4 Basic Kicks only lft. & rt. Leg); 2 mile Run
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Must Run Drills for lower rank testing (supervised)
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DRILLS: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced Drills (Performed with Precision & Excellence)
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Kata: 1 Beginner Kata (Performed with Excellence) 1 Intermediate Kata (Performed with Excellence) as well as their 2 newest Katas Performed Regular Speed (Jion & Basai Sho)
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IPPONS: 1- 20 Combat Speed (Left & Right Side)
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Self Defense: Must Perform 15 self defense senarios (Must be Effective & applicable)
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3 Point Kumite: Utilize all learned blocks and counters
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Sparring: Must effectively destroy all lower rank students
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Each Candidate must prepare an Essay; "What Black Belt Means to Me"
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Some tipst to include: Your experience in your first class, the friends you've made along the way, your experience in difficult situations and how your training has helped you outside of the Dojo. Some challenges youve experienced, who you would like to thank that has heled you get to this point of your Journey, etc..
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Parents: Be prepared to say something about their child and share their expereince as a parent or guardian of your child as they graduate to the next level in their training.
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