Florida Academy -Karate Requirements

(Senior belt ranks are only for students under 10 years old.) (All requirements are cumulative.)

Senior White Belt: Basic Training - Renshu 1. Front – shomen tsuki 2. High block – jodan uke 3. Side twist punch – yoko hineri tsuki 4. Back twist punch – ushiro hineri tsuki 5. Knife hand – shuto uchi 6. Front – mae geri 7. Reverse punch – gyaku tsuki 8. Round kick – mawashi geri 9. Back fist – uraken 10. Side kick – yoko geri

Moving Exercises - Zenshin Kotai 1. Lunge punch – oi tsuki 2. Front kick – mae geri 3. High block – jodan uke 4. Outside middle block – chudan soto uke 5. Low block – gedan uke 6. Round kick – mawashi geri 7. Side kick – yoko geri 8. Front kick, front punch – mae geri, oi tsuki

Yellow Belt One-step Sparring - Ippon 1. Outside middle block , reverse punch – chudan soto uke, gyaku tsuki 2. High block, reverse punch – jodan uke, gyaku tsuki 3. Double forearm block, side elbow strike – morote uke, yoko empi ate 4. Double knife hand block, knife hand strike – shuto uke, uchi shuto 5. Outside middle block, front kick – soto uke, mae geri

Senior Yellow Belt Kata Wansu

Blue Belt: Zenshin Kotai 9. High block, reverse punch – jodan uke, gyaku tsuki 10. Middle block, reverse punch – soto uke, gyaku tsuki 11. Low block, reverse punch – gedan uke, gyaku tsuki 12. Back fist, side kick – uraken, yoko geri

Ippon Kumite 6. Inside parry block, reverse punch – nagashi uke, gyaku tsuki 7. Outside low block, reverse punch – gedan uke, gyaku tsuki 8. Inside low block, back fist – gedan ude uke, uraken

Senior Blue Belt: Kata - Ananku

Orange Belt: Kihon Renshu 11. Back kick – ushiro geri 12. Low block, reverse punch – gedan uke, gyaku tsuki 13. punch, punch, kick, & punch – renzoku tsuki, mae geri, gyaku tsuki 14. Four direction striking – yon kai uchi

Zenshin Kotai 9. High block, reverse punch – jodan uke, gyaku tsuki 10. Middle block, reverse punch – soto uke, gyaku tsuki 11. Low block, reverse punch – gedan uke, gyaku tsuki 12. Back fist, side kick – uraken,yoko geri

Ippon Kumite 9. Low parry block, palm strike - gedan nagashi uke, shote 10. Knife hand block, round kick – shuto uke, mawashi geri

Self Defense – Goshinjitsu 1. Defense against wrist grabs 2. Defense against clothing grabs

Senior Orange Belt: Kata -

Green Belt: Kihon Renshu 15. Downward punch – otoshi tsuki 16. Downward middle block – otoshi chudan uke 17. Outside middle block – chudan soto uke 18. Leg catch – ashi sukui 19. Downward parry block – gedan nagashi uke 20. Knife hand block – shuto uke

Zenshin Kotai 13. Knife hand, round kick, reverse punch – uchi shuto, mawashi geri, gyaku tsuki 14. Reverse punch, side kick, reverse punch – gyaku tsuki, yoko geri, gyaku tsuki 15. Back fist, side kick, reverse punch – uraken, yoko geri, gyaku tsuki

Goshinjitsu 3. Defense against Chokehold 4. Defense against Punch

Additional Requirements Falling & rolling techniques – ukemi waza

Senior Green Belt: Seisan Yakusoku Kumite – attacker sequence

Purple Belt: Kihon Renshu 21. Double knife hand block, front punch – uke kogeki 22. a kick, side kick – ashi uke, yoko geri

Zenshin Kotai 16. Back kick – ushiro geri 17. Crescent kick, spear thrust – haku geri, yohan nukite 18. Cross back step, low block, front kick, reverse punch – kosa dachi, gedan uke, mae geri, gyaku tsuki 19. Jump front kick – mae tobi geri 20. High block, inside middle block, back fist, low block, reverse punch – jodan uke, chudan uke, uraken, gedan uke, gyaku tsuki

Goshinjitsu 3. Defense against push 4. Defense against kick

Senior Purple Belt: Kata –

Brown Belt: Seisan Yakusoku Kumite – Executed with a partner.

Goshinjitsu 7. Defense against Body Holds 8. Defense against Wrestling Holds

Additional Requirements Sport Fighting – Jiyu Kumite

2nd Level Brown Belt:

Kata – Wanchin

Goshinjutsu 9. Defense against stick attacks 10. Defense against knife attacks

Additional Requirements Ground fighting self defense

1st Level Brown Belt:

Goshinjutsu 11. Defense against pistol 12. Defense against rifle