SATSUMA DOJO
EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
CHIEF INSTRUCTOR ISAO WADA
SEPTEMBER 1, 1990
Last edited: January 2013 SATSUMA DOJO EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
Note: Examination requirements are cumulative
JU (10th) KYU—Yellow Belt
Kihon Oi zuki Jodan age uke Chudan soto uke Chudan uchi uke Gedan barai Mae geri
KU (9th) KYU—Blue Belt
Kihon Same as JU KYU Kumite Gohon Kumite Jodan Chudan Kata Taikyoku Shodan
HACHI (8th) KYU—Blue Belt
Kihon Shuto uke Kumite Gohon Kumite Mae geri Kata Heian Shodan SATSUMA DOJO EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
NANA (7th) KYU—Green Belt
Kihon Nidan zuki Gyaku zuki Uke waza with gyaku zuki (shuto uke with nukite) Mae geri-oi zuki Mae geri-gyaku zuki Yoko geri keage Kumite Sanbon Kumite 1, 2, Hidari/Migi Kamae Kata Heian Nidan
ROKU (6th) KYU—Green Belt
Kihon Same as NANA KYU Kumite Sanbon Kumite 3, Hidari/Migi Kamae Kata Heian Sandan SATSUMA DOJO EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
GO (5th) KYU—Purple Belt
Kihon Sanbon zuki Gyaku sanbon zuki Age uke-gedan barai-gyaku zuki Soto uke-enpi uchi Uchi uke-kizami zuki-gyaku zuki Gedan barai-mae geri-gyaku zuki Shuto uke-kizami geri-nukite Yoko geri kekomi Mawashi geri Ushiro geri Kumite Kihon Ippon Kumite, Hidari/Migi Kamae Jodan 1-4 Chudan 1-4 Mae geri 1-4 Kata Heian Yondan
YON (4th) KYU—Purple Belt
Kihon Same as GO KYU Kumite Kihon Ippon Kumite, Hidari/Migi Kamae Jodan 5 Chudan 5 Mae geri 5 Yoko geri 1-3 Mawashi geri 1-3 Kata Heian Godan SATSUMA DOJO EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
SAN (3rd) KYU—Brown Belt
Kihon Sanbon zuki Gyaku sanbon zuki Age uke-gedan barai-gyaku zuki Soto uke-enpi uchi-uraken-gyaku zuki Uchi uke-kizami zuki-mae geri-gyaku zuki Shuto uke-kizami geri-chudan nukite Gedan barai-mae geri-gyaku zuki Mae geri-mawashi geri Mawashi geri-ushiro geri Yoko geri keage-yoko geri kekomi Kumite Kihon Ippon Kumite Shitei (examiner’s choice) Jiyu Ippon Kumite, Hidari/Migi Kamae Jodan 1-4 Chudan 1-4 Kata Tekki Shodan Sentei (examinee's choice of one of the following): Bassai Dai Jion Kanku Dai Enpi Shitei (examiner's choice) from Heian 1-5
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NI (2nd) KYU—Brown Belt
Kihon Same as SAN KYU Kumite Jiyu Ippon Kumite, Hidari/Migi Kamae Mae geri 1-4 Yoko geri 1-2 Mawashi geri 1-2 Kata Sentei (examinee's choice of two of the following): Bassai Dai Jion Kanku Dai Enpi Shitei (examiner's choice) from Heian 1-5
IK (1st) KYU—Brown Belt
Kihon Same as NI KYU Kumite Jiyu Ippon Kumite, Hidari/Migi Kamae Ushiro geri 1-2 Kizami zuki 1-2 Gyaku zuki 1-2 Kata Sentei (examinee's choice of three of the following): Bassai Dai Jion Kanku Dai Enpi Shitei (examiner's choice) from Heian 1-5
SATSUMA DOJO EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS
SHODAN—Black Belt
Kihon Mae geri-mawashi geri-gyaku zuki-gedan barai Mae geri-yoko geri kekomi-gyaku zuki-gedan barai Gyaku zuki-mae geri/tate shuto uke-oi zuki-gedan barai Shomen geri Kime waza Kumite Jiyu Ippon Kumite, Hidari/Migi Kamae Jodan 5 Chudan 5 Mae geri 5 Yoko geri 3 Mawashi geri 3 Ushiro geri 3 Kizami zuki 3 Gyaku zuki 3 Jiyu Kumite Kata Sentei (examinee's choice of one of the following): Bassai Dai Jion Kanku Dai Enpi Shitei (examiner's choice) from Heian 1-5 Kobudo