1st Dan Requirements
At least 9 months as 1st kyu Be prepared to perform and explain any and all previous levels of instruction plus the following: |
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| Methods and Directions of Off-balancing | ||
| Falling Ways | Including rollouts with and without hands | |
| Arrest Sets | 1, 2 and 3 (slow & fast) |
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| Chokes | Ten choke variations |
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| Throws | Outer winding throw | Soto makikomi |
| Inner winding throw | Uchi makikomi | |
| Shoulder wheel | Kata guruma | |
| Throwing Combinations | Seven sets | |
| Kata | Taiho No Kata Rokudan | |
| Counterthrows | Seven sets | |
| Ground Techniques | Seven escape techniques from hold-downs | |
| Baton | 5 separate training exercises & 3 controls | |
| Demonstrate the proper use of an edged weapon | ||
| Defense against an edged weapon | ||
| Defense against an armed person (Front & Rear) | ||
| Free Spar | Six O’Clock positions | |
| Free Spar | One on two persons, up & down | |
| Free Spar | 7 different persons, one on one | |
