REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING

Adult/Junior Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan

 

10th Kyu – Jukyu – White Belt

            Future Student Program

 

9th Kyu – Kukyu – Gold Belt -

Conditioning

1. Jumping Jacks – 20
2. Squats – 5
3. Push-ups – 10
4. 4ct. Leg Lifts – 5

                               KNOWLEDGE

 

1. Properly addresses Instructors
2. Properly bows on and off the mat
3. Knows commands for opening:

1. Kiotsuke – (key et sue kay) = Attention
2. Rei – (ray) = Bow
3. Yoi – (yoy) = Ready Stance
4. Seizen – (say zen) Formal sitting posture

SKILLS

1. Knows 15 Basic Techniques:

1. Middle Area Block (Chudan Ude Uke) – (chew don oo day oo kay)
2. Cross Body Block (Chudan Soto Uke) - (chew don so toe oo kay)
3. Low Block (Gedan Uke) – (gay don oo kay)
4. High Rising Block (Jodan Age Uke) – (joe don ah gay oo kay)
5. Double Block (Ni Uke) – (knee oo kay)
6. Lunge Punch (Oi Tsuki) – (oy zoo key)
7. Reverse Punch (Gyakyu Tsuki) – (gee ya koo zoo key)
8. Roundhouse Punch (Mawashi Tsuki) – (ma wah she gare ree)
9. High Rising Punch (Jodan Age Tsuki) – (joe don ah gay zoo key)
10. Back Knuckle Strike (Uraken) – (yur rack in)
11. Front Kick (Mae Geri) – (my gary)
12. Back Kick (Oshiro Geri) – (oh she row gary)
13.  Side Stomp (Yoko Fumikomi) – (yo ko fu mee ko mee)
14. Knee Strike (Hiza Uchi) – (he zah oo chee)
15. Roundhouse Kick (Mawashi Geri) – (ma wah she gary)

 

1. Shorinkan Niju Waza #1-12 (Shore in kahn knee jew wah zah)
2. Kihon Kata #1-3 (Key Hone Kah tah)

 

 

8th Kyu – Hachikyu – Orange Belt

ALL PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS +  

Conditioning - 

1. Jumping Jacks – 20
2. Squats – 5
3. Push-ups – 10
4. 4ct. Leg Lifts – 10

                                KNOWLEDGE

1. TERMS:

1. Count to 10 in Japanese – (ichi, ni, san, shi, go, roku,shichi,hachi, ku,ju)
2. Block – Uke – (oo kay)
3. Punch – Tsuki – (zoo key)
4. Kick – Geri – ( gary )
5. Fighting Stance – Kamae – (kuh my)
6. Stop – Yame – (yah may)
7. Turn – Mawatte – (muh wah tay)
8. One More Time – Moichido – (moe each E doe)

                                                              SKILLS 

1. Shorinkan Niju Waza #13-20 (Shore in kahn knee jew wah zah)
2. Kihon Kata #4&5 (key hone kah tah)
3. Fukyu Kata #1-3 (fue que kah tah)
4. Minoru Kihon Yakusoku #1&2 (Me no rue key hone ya ku so ku)

 

 

 

           All Previous requirements

     

7th Kyu – Nanakyu – Blue Belt

         

ALL PREVIOUS REQUIREMENETS +

CONDITIONING

1. Jumping Jacks – 25
2. Squats – 5
3. Push-ups – 15
4. 4crt. Leg Lifts – 10

        KNOWLEDGE   

1. TERMS:

1. Thank you – Domo Arrigato (doe moe ah ree gah toe)
2. Begin – Hajime ( ha jim eh)
3. Please – Kudosai (ku doe sigh)
4. You’re Welcome – Doitashimaste (doe E ta she mahs tay)
5. Meditate – Mokuso (moe ku so)
6. Belt – Obi (oh bee)
7. Karate Uniform – Gi (ghee)
8. Kata – (kah tah) – pre-arranged set of movements

                                                               SKILLS 

1. Naihanchi Shodan (nigh hahn chee show don)
2. Naihanchi Nidan (nigh hahn chee knee don)
3. Shugoro Yakusoku #1 (shoe go row  ya ku so ku)
4. Minoru Kihon Yakusoku #3&4 (me no rue key hone ya ku so ku)

 

       

6th Kyu – Blue Belt w/One Black Stripe

       

ALL PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS + 

CONDITIONING 

1. Jumping Jacks – 25
2. Squats – 10
3. Push-ups – 15
4. 4ct. Leg Lifts – 10

                               KNOWLEDGE

1. Roundhouse – Mawashi (mah wah she)
2. Front – Mae (my)
3. Rear – Oshiro (oh she row)
4. Side – Yoko (yoe koe)
5. Front Stance – Zenkutsodachi (zen koot so dah chee)
6. Natural Stance – Musubi Dachi (moo sue be dah chee)
7. Cat Stance – Neko Dachi (neck oh dah chee)
8. Horse Stance – Kiba Dachi (key bah dah chee)
9. Ready Stance – Yoi Dachi (yoy dah chee)
10.      Knife-Hand – Shuto (shoe toe)

                                                                                                               

 

                                  SKILLS

1. Naihanchi Sandan (nigh hahn chee sahn don)
2. Pinan Shodan (pea non show don)
3. Shugoro Yakusoku #2 (shoe go rue ya ku so ku)
4. Minoru Kihon Yakusoku #5-7 (me no rue key hone ya ku so ku)

 

 

5th Kyu – Gokyu – Green Belt

   

ALL PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS + 

CONDITIONING 

1. Jumping Jacks – 30
2. Squats – 10
3. Push-ups – 20
4. 4ct. Leg Lifts – 15
5. Crunches – 5

 

                                KNOWLEDGE   

1. Know Sensei’s name and Rank ( Jeff Wilson Renshi Godan 5^th Dan)
2. Know what year Sensei started training in Shorin-Ryu (2002)
3. Spear-Hand – Nukite (new key tay)
4. Elbow – Empi (em pea)
5. Fist – Seiken (say ken)

                                              SKILLS 

1. Pinan Nidan (pea non knee don)
2. Pinan Sandan (pea non sahn don)
3. Shugoro Yakusoku #3-5 (shoe go rue ya ku so ku)
4. Minoru Yakusoku 2:1-3 (me no rue ya ku so ku)

 

       

 

4th Kyu – Green Belt w/One Black Stripe

           

ALL PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS +   

CONDITIONING    

1. Jumping Jacks – 30
2. Squats – 15
3. Push-ups – 20
4. 4ct. Leg Lifts – 15
5. Crunches – 10

                                         KNOWLEDGE 

1. Who is Sensei’s sensei? Kyoshi Hachidan (8^th Dan)Eddie Bethea Jr.
2. What year did Kyoshi Bethea begin training in Shorin-Ryu? 1966
3. What are the five spiritual qualities which karate fosters? Courage, Courtesy, Integrity, Humility, and Self-Control
4. What are the four stages of self-defense? Perception, Evaluation, Decision, and Reaction

                                                SKILLS   

1. Pinan Yondan (pea non yoan don)
2. Pinan Godan (pea non go don)
3. Passai Sho (pa sigh show)
4. Minoru Yakusoku 2:4&5 (me no rue ya ku so ku)

 

 

 

 

3rd Kyu – Sankyu – Brown Belt

       

ALL PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS + 

CONDITIONING 

1. Jumping Jacks – 40
2. Squats – 15
3. Push-ups – 30
4. 4ct. Leg Lifts – 20
5. Crunches – 10

                                         KNOWLEDGE  

1. What are the five animal forms? Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, Crane, and Snake
2. What is kata? Formal exercises of karate, passed down through the centuries by karate masters
3. How many levels of breath are there? Three
4. How many levels of blocking are there? Three
5. Name at least four blocks that are common to the kata you perform.  Jodan uke(High Block), Ude Uke(Middle Block), Soto Uke(Cross Block), Gedan Uke(Low Block), and Shuto Uke(Knife Hand Block)

SKILLS 

1. Passai Dai (pa sigh die)
2. Kusanku Sho (ku sahn ku show)
3. Minoru Yakusoku 2:6&7 (me no rue ya ku so ku)
4. Yamane No Bo Shushi No Kun (ya mah knee no bow shoe she no kune)

 

 

2^ND KYU BROWN BELT BLACK STRIPE

ALL PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS + 

CONDITIONING  

1. Jumping Jacks – 40
2. Squats – 20
3. Push-ups – 30
4. 4ct. Leg Lifts – 25
5. Crunches – 20

 

KNOWLEDGE 

1. What is the name of the first kata you learned? Kihon Kata
2. Name six of the twelve personal weapons. Head, Fists, Knuckles,  Fingers, Heel of Hand, Edge of Hand, Forearms, Elbows, Knees, Shins, Heel of Foot, Ball of Foot
3. What is the translation for Shorin-Ryu? Young Forest
4. Where did Shorin-Ryu originate? Okinawa
5. What is the weight distribution for the Cat Stance? 10% on the front leg, 90% on the back leg

 

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2. Chinto (chin toe)
3. Minoru Yakusoku 3:1-4 (me no rue ya ku so ku)
4. Shugoro No Nunchauku ((shoe go row no nune cha ku)

 

   

 

1st Kyu – Ikkyu – Brown Belt Two Stripes (Skunk Belt)

       

ALL PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS + 

CONDITIONING 

1. Jumping Jacks – 40
2. Squats – 20
3. Push-ups – 40
4. 4ct. Leg Lifts – 30
5. Crunches – 40

                                        KNOWLEDGE 

1. Who is the founder of Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan? Hanshi Judan Shugoro Nakazato
2. Who is the current president of Shorin-Ryu Shorinkan? Hanshi Judan Minoru Nakazato
3. What are names of significance in your Shorin-Ryu lineage? Takeharu, Sakugawa, Matsumora, Itosu, Chibana, Nakazato, and Bethea
4. From which style of Shorin-Ryu did your style evolve? Kobayashi
5. Who is the father of Kobayashi-Ryu? Chosin Chibana

                                               SKILLS 

1. Kusanku Dai (ku sahn ku Die)
2. Minoru Yakusoku 3:5-7 (me no rue ya ku so ku)
3. Naikaima Kenkou sensei no Sai dai ichi

 

 

 

1st Dan – Shodan – Black Belt

         

ALL PREVIOUS REQUIREMENTS TO PERFECTION + 

CONDITIONING 

1. Jumping Jacks – 50
2. Squats – 50
3. Push-ups – 50
4. 4ct. Leg Lifts – 50
5. Crunches – 50

                                        KNOWLEDGE 

1. In what year did Kyoshi Bethea earn his Renshi title in Kobudo? March 1984
2. The principle of non-resistance is known as what? Ju
3. What is “escape”? The matter of evading an attack to control it
4. What are the three main divisions of Shorin-Ryu? Kobayashi, Shobayashi, Matsubayashi
5. Does Yin energy run up or down? Up
6. Does Yang energy run in front or back of the body? Back
7. What is Kogeki-HoHo? Attacking and Retreating
8. Where is power generated when executing a punch? In the hips
9. What does “Karate” mean in Japanese? Empty Hand
10. What does “Mokuso” mean? Meditation
11. Name the five senses. Touch, Smell, Sight, Taste, Hearing
12. Physical aspects of karate cannot be mastered without what? Constant Practice
13. What are the five ruler elements? Air, Water, Metal, Wood, Fire
14. What are six of twelve fatal parts of the human anatomy? Top of Head, Temples, Nasal Bone, Larynx, Top of Spine, Solar

Plexus, Stomach, Lower Stomach, Groin, Kidneys, Tailbone, Bottom of Foot

15.  What is the translation of “Kobayashi”? Small Forest
16. What does “Shorinkan” mean in Japanese? Shorin Association
17. What is the name of the original martial art developed in Okinawa? Okinawa Te
18. In what year was Kyoshi Bethea last promoted by Hanshi Shugoro Nakazato? 2009
19. Who was Shugoro Nakazato’s sensei? Chosin Chibana
20. How many kata did Kyoshi Bethea learn while studying karate in Nakazato Sensei’s dojo? 14
21. How many moving forces are there? Nine
22. What does “Undo Chakara” mean? Moving Forces

                                                SKILLS 

1. Shugoro no kata GoRin (shoe go row no kah tah go rin)
2. Shugoro Yakusoku #6&7 (shoe go row ya ku so ku)