GO-KYU (Blue Belt – 5^th Kyu)

General Requirements

Regular dojo attendance.

Member in good standing with the Kazoku Budokan.

Minimum of three months time in grade as Green Belt or instructors approval.

General Knowledge

1.    Japanese terminology for all techniques required for this and previous ranks.

2.      Ability to teach beginning level students basic skills.                              

General Terminology                       

Students should be familiar with terms listed below:

1.    Meditation:                      Mokuso

2.    Change stance:              Ashi O Kaete

3.    Change hands:               Te O Kaete

4.    Turn around:                  Mawatte

5.    Kneel:                               Seiza

6.    Face forward:                 Shomen Ni

7.    Thank you:                      Arigato

8.    Pivot:                                Tenkai Ashi

 WAZA – Techniques

Dachi-Waza: Stance Techniques

1.       Kake Dachi:  Hooked Knee Cross Stance

2.  Tsuru Ashi Dachi:  Crane Stance

2.  Sagi  Ashi Dachi:  Crane Stance (Foot behind knee)

Te-Waza: Hand Techniques 

1.    Elbow Strike:                       Empi  Uchi (all directions)

2.      Upper Cut Punch:              Ura Tsuki

3.      Four Knuckle Strike:          Hanuchiken  

Geri-Waza: Kicking Techniques

1.  Mikazuki Geri, Uchi and Soto:  Crescent Kick, Inside and Outside

2. Fumikomi Geri:  Stomp Kick

3. Ushiro Geri:  Back Kick:                      

Uke-Waza: Blocking Techniques

1.    Empi Uke:  Elbow Block

2. Osae Uke:  Pressing Block

3. Soto Kagi Uke:  Outside Hook Block

4. Uchi Kagi Uke: Inside Hook Block

5. Mawashi Uke:ugmented Forearm Block:                Morote Uke

Nage Waza: Throwing Techniques

1.      Koshi Guruma:  Hip Wheel

2.  Uki Goshi:  Floating Hip Throw

3. Ippon Seio-Nage: Single Arm Throw

Ukemi Waza: Breaking Falling Techniques

Moving Front fall / Roll

Moving Back fall / Roll

Moving Side fall

Atemi Waza:  Vital Point Techniques

Understanding of "Atemi" and the correct methods of striking the below target areas:

·         Inner Thigh

·         Outer Thigh

·         Knee

·         Shin

           Osae/ Jime Waza: Holding Techniques

1.    Hadaka Jime: Naked Lock

Goshin Waza:  Self defense techniques

Students will demonstrate a defense for the following attacks:

1.      Rear Choking (with arm)

2.      Full Nelson

Ippon Kumite Waza: Single attack defense techniques

Students will demonstrate twenty (20) one-step defenses for the below listed attacks, including five (5) with takedowns:

            Single right hand punch

            Single left hand punch

Kata: Formal Exercises

Karumpha Dai

Bo Staff Kata of your choice

Kumite: Free style sparring

Student should demonstrate basic level sparring skills exercising control and timing. Emphasis should be on a "give and take" approach between partners.