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Brown Advanced (1st Kyu)

Student must have a minimum of 100 hours of instruction experience and have at least performed in one demonstration during their time of study at the brown belt levels.

Expectations

Student is expected to know all of the curriculum below their level and should be able to demonstrate anything listed within the previous test requirements.

Basics

Combination techniques emphasizing:

  1. Kicks:  3 sets of 3 combination kicks only.
  2. Strikes: 3 sets of 3 hand techniques only.
  3. Combination: 3 sets of 3 combination kicks and hand techniques.
  4. “Spinning”: 3 sets of 3 combinations where student rotates 360 degrees to do at least one technique.

Upon request demonstrate individual stances/blocks/kicks.

Kumite

Jiyu Ippon – 12 techniques with 6 being considered to be preferred.

Jiyu Kumite

Three minutes

Kata

  1. Hangetsu

Should be able to show an application from a portion of a kata.

Judo

  • 5 throws out of a possible 10
  • Application from attack.
  • Be able to explain the principle of Judo

Aikido

  • 5 techniques  out of a possible 7
  • application from attack explain the principle of Aikido

Self Defence

  • Application of all of the above
  • 5 clean effective scenarios

Weapons

3 Kata and Kumite (can be with multiple weapons)

Ronbun (Essay)

  1. History of Karate, Judo, and Aikido
  2. Essay on martial arts experience and you.