Shodan Test Requirements

KIHON		Kizami tzuki – gyaku tzuki – uraken (on the spot), sanbon ren tzuki	(F)*
		Age uke – kizami yoko/uraken (backwards), gyaku tzuki	(B)*
		Soto uke (backwards) – rotating/empi-uraken(KD) , oi tzuki	(F)
		Uchi uke – gyaku tzuki – mawashi ashi – gyaku tzuki	(B)
		Gedan uke (on the spot) – mae geri (F) – kizami tzuki	(F)
		Shuto uke – nagashi uke (KKD) (on the spot) – nukite (ZKD)	(B)
		Mae ashi – ura mawashi geri	(F)
		Mawashi ashi – ushiro geri	(F)
		Yoko keage – yoko kekomi (same leg on the air)	LR
(F) Forward (B) Backward
Combination		Do any technique of the previous tests
Balance	5 geris (mae geri –keage – kekomi -mawashi – ushiro) drop
Control		3 heights (yodan / chudan / gedan)
		3 distances (short/ half / long) – in motion
Hips		2 forms

STANCES	Hangetsu dachi – Neko ashi dachi – Sochin dachi – Sanchin dachi
	The jury can take other stances that believe convenient

KUMITE		Sanbon Kumite (Basic)
		Ippon Kumite
		Jiyu Ippon Kumite
		Free Kumite (attack-defense)

JUTSU		15 seated, 15 standing techniques and 5 weapons techniques

KATA	SENTEI Kata and Bunkai (explanation and/or application) By secret ballot (Bassai Dai/Jion/Empi/kanku Dai) Heian 1-2-3-4-5 and Tekki 1 – Obligatory Knowledge of other Katas – acceptable

Physical Conditioning: 3 sets of 20 pushups • 4 sets of 50 sit-ups • 3 sets of 30 burpees

Light sparring: 3 rounds of 3 minutes

Competition: The evaluation will be performed in a competition setting in which student’s performance will be evaluated by an instructor.

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