| :: BELT PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS :: |
| BELTS |
White Belt -
Each student should strive not for the belt, but for the KNOWLEDGE that the belt
represents. In the earlier times, the intensity of one's training was represented by the
dirt on one's white belt. The longer and the more intensely the student trained, the
darker his belt became until the white belt, which was the beginning, became the
black belt of a hard-training teacher.
represents. In the earlier times, the intensity of one's training was represented by the
dirt on one's white belt. The longer and the more intensely the student trained, the
darker his belt became until the white belt, which was the beginning, became the
black belt of a hard-training teacher.
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| ::Tetsu Shin Karate Kan - Iron Heart Dojo :: Traditional Okinawan Instruction |
The color of Purity
Yellow Belt -
The dawning of a new day
Orange Belt -
The beginning of consciousness
Blue Belt -
The color of a new and open mind (blue sky)
Green Belt -
The color of fresh and growing things
Purple Belt -
The color of mild confusion
Brown Belt -
The color of the earth (Solid and Unyielding)
Black Belt -
The color of void (Empty of all pretensions)
1. Hachee kyu - YELLOW BELT
A. Ten No Kata (Heaven's kata)
2. Shichi kyu - ORANGE BELT
A. Chi No Kata (Earth Kata)
3. Roku kyu - BLUE BELT
A. Pinan Shodan (Peaceful Mind One)
4. Go kyu - GREEN BELT
A. Pinan Nidan (Peaceful Mind Two)
5. Yon kyu - PURPLE BELT
A. Pinan Sandan (Peaceful Mind Three)
B. Matsukaze (Pine Tree Blowing in the Wind)
6. San kyu - 3rd BROWN BELT
A. Pinan Yondan (Peaceful Mind Four)
B. Tekki Sho (Iron Horse One)
7. Ni kyu - 2nd BROWN BELT
A. Pinan Godan (Peaceful Mind Five)
B. Jutte (Compassionate Hands)
8. Ik kyu - 1st BROWN BELT
A. Saifa (Final Breaking Point)
B. Jion (Compassionate Sound)
9. Sho dan - 1st BLACK BELT
A. Seiuchin (The Saint)
B. Bassai Dai (Breaking Down a Fortress)
10. Ni dan - 2nd BLACK BELT
A. Kushanku (Master Kushanku)
B. Rohai (Crane on a Rock)
11. San dan - 3rd BLACK BELT
A. Sochin (The Monks)
B. Nijushiho (Twenty Four Steps)
12. Yon dan - 4th BLACK BELT
A. Seisan (Thirteen Hands)
B. Seipai (Eighteen Hands)
13. Go dan - 5th BLACK BELT
A. Tensho (Changing Hands)
B. Kururunfa (Holding Your Ground)
14. Roku dan - 6th BLACK BELT
A. Gojushiho (Fifty Four Steps)
15. Nana dan - 7th BLACK BELT
A. Suparempi (One Hundred and Eight Hands)
16. Hachee dan - 8th BLACK BELT
A. Hakucho (White Swan)
A. Ten No Kata (Heaven's kata)
2. Shichi kyu - ORANGE BELT
A. Chi No Kata (Earth Kata)
3. Roku kyu - BLUE BELT
A. Pinan Shodan (Peaceful Mind One)
4. Go kyu - GREEN BELT
A. Pinan Nidan (Peaceful Mind Two)
5. Yon kyu - PURPLE BELT
A. Pinan Sandan (Peaceful Mind Three)
B. Matsukaze (Pine Tree Blowing in the Wind)
6. San kyu - 3rd BROWN BELT
A. Pinan Yondan (Peaceful Mind Four)
B. Tekki Sho (Iron Horse One)
7. Ni kyu - 2nd BROWN BELT
A. Pinan Godan (Peaceful Mind Five)
B. Jutte (Compassionate Hands)
8. Ik kyu - 1st BROWN BELT
A. Saifa (Final Breaking Point)
B. Jion (Compassionate Sound)
9. Sho dan - 1st BLACK BELT
A. Seiuchin (The Saint)
B. Bassai Dai (Breaking Down a Fortress)
10. Ni dan - 2nd BLACK BELT
A. Kushanku (Master Kushanku)
B. Rohai (Crane on a Rock)
11. San dan - 3rd BLACK BELT
A. Sochin (The Monks)
B. Nijushiho (Twenty Four Steps)
12. Yon dan - 4th BLACK BELT
A. Seisan (Thirteen Hands)
B. Seipai (Eighteen Hands)
13. Go dan - 5th BLACK BELT
A. Tensho (Changing Hands)
B. Kururunfa (Holding Your Ground)
14. Roku dan - 6th BLACK BELT
A. Gojushiho (Fifty Four Steps)
15. Nana dan - 7th BLACK BELT
A. Suparempi (One Hundred and Eight Hands)
16. Hachee dan - 8th BLACK BELT
A. Hakucho (White Swan)
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| ::Tetsu Shin Karate Kan - Iron Heart Dojo :: Traditional Okinawan Instruction |
| ::Tetsu Shin Karate Kan - Iron Heart Dojo :: Traditional Okinawan Instruction |
| MOTOBU HA SHITO-RYU REQUIRED KATA AT EACH LEVEL |