Kata

Grade

Required Kata

9th Kyu

Heian Shodan

8th Kyu

7th Kyu

6th Kyu

Heian Sandan

Heian Nidan

Heian Shodan

5th Kyu

4th Kyu

Heian Godan

Heian Yondan

Heian Sandan

Heian Nidan

Heian Shodan

3rd Kyu

Tekki Shodan

Heian Shodan

Heian Nidan

Heian Sandan

Heian Yondan

Heian Godan

2nd Kyu

Choose 1 kata from list:

• Bassai Dai

• Kanku Dai

• Jion

• Enpi

• Jitte

• Wankan

1st Kyu

Choose 1 kata from list:

• Bassai Dai

• Kanku Dai

• Jion

• Enpi

• Jitte

• Wankan

Bunkai/Oyo Demonstration:

Student to select any kata and show 3 applications from that kata. Student’s choice of techniques.

 

Chief Instructor's choice of any 2 kata from the below list:

• Heian Shodan

• Heian Nidan

• Heian Sandan

• Heian Yondan

• Heian Godan

• Tekki Shodan

Shodan

Perform 1 kata from list, plus one other kata (Heian kata or Tekki Shodan) selected by Chief Instructor:

• Bassai Dai

• Kanku Dai

• Jion

• Enpi

• Jitte

• Wankan

• One weapons kata of choice

Bunkai/Oyo Demonstration:

Student to select any kata and show 3 applications from that kata. Chief Instructor’s choice of techniques.

Perform 1 kata from each list below (own choice):

List 1

List 2

• Bassai dai

• Kanku dai

• Jion

• Enpi

• Jitte

• Wankan

• Hangetsu

• Tekki Nidan

• Bassai sho

• Gankaku

• Kanku sho

• Meikyo

• Bunkai/Oyo demonstration. Two applications from each of the following kata:

  • Nidan kata of choice from List 2 (above) performed for the grading

  • Bassai Dai

  • Heian Yondan

Grading candidate selects techniques for demonstration.

• One weapons kata of choice

Perform one kata from the list below. Plus perform one kata from any previous Black Belt kata list. Own choice of kata:

• Sochin

• Tekki Sandan

• Chinte

• Nijushiho

• Wankan

• One weapons kata of choice

Perform two kata from the complete Black Belt kata list. The Black Belt kata list also includes the kata listed below.

Own choice of kata:

• Gojushiho Dai

• Gojushiho Sho

• Ji'in

• Unsu

Bunkai/Oyo Demonstration:

Student to select one of the kata performed and demonstrate the Bunkai/Oyo for that kata.

• One weapons kata of choice