Youth Curriculum (6-12 years)
Youth White Belt Curriculum
Etiquette
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Full dojo etiquette, rules and traditions
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Standing bow
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Moving from Informal Stance to Meditation Stance
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Moving from Meditation Stance to Informal Stance
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Bow to front - from Meditation Stance
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Bow to each other - from Meditation Stance
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Bow between a Sen’sei and students - from Meditation Stance
Kicks
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Front kick - from Informal Stance
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Side kick - from Informal Stance
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Back kick - from Informal Stance
White belts may be taught Flying Front kick and Flying Side kick, but these kicks are not part of their formal curriculum.
Ju-Jitsu
Although these are not part of their formal curriculum, white belts may be taught back arch, cartwheel and handstand.
Basics
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Punch at head, chest and groin level – from Informal Stance and Horse Stance
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Lunge punch moving forward and backward – in Half Front Stance
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Downward sweeping block, moving forward and backward – in Half Front Stance
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Outside forearm block, moving forward and backward – in Half Front Stance
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Inside forearm block, moving forward and backward – in Half Front Stance
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Upward Rising block, moving forward and backward – in Half Front Stance
Kata
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Pinan Shodan
Self Defense
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General principles of awareness and self-defense are discussed.
Requirement Time at This Rank
The amount of time a student must train before grading to yellow belt is left to their instructor’s discretion consistent with the guidelines for grading as in Appendix 5.
Youth Yellow Belt Curriculum
Basics
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Knife Hand block moving forward, backward and turning – from Back Stance.
Kata
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Pinan Nidan
Sparring
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Youth students at this rank should learn and practice sparring style movements and distancing with absolutely no contact of any kind.
Self Defense
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Continued discussion on karate techniques for self-protection.
Requirement Time at This Rank
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Six months
Youth Orange Belt Curriculum
Kicks
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No new techniques
Basics
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Ren zuka waza shodan
Kata
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Pinan sandan
Sparring
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No new techniques
Self Defense
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Continued application of self-defense techniques against single unarmed opponents.
Requirement Time at This Rank
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Six months
Youth Green Belt Curriculum
Kicks
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No new techniques
Basics/ Basic Combinations/ Basic Free Combinations
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Ren zuka waza nidan
Kata
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Pinan yondan
Sparring
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No new techniques
Self Defense
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Continued application of self defense techniques against single unarmed opponents
Requirement Time at This Rank
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Six months
Youth Blue Belt Curriculum
Kicks
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No new techniques
Basics
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Ren zuka waza sandan
Kata
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Pinan Godan
Sparring
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No new techniques
Self Defense
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Continued application of self defense techniques against single unarmed opponents
Requirement Time at This Rank
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Six months
Youth Brown Belt Curriculum
Kicks/ Basics/ Basic Combinations/ Basic Free Combinations/ Sparring/ Self Defense
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Ren zuka waza yodan
Kata
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Naihanchi
Requirement Time at This Rank
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One year
First Degree Black Belt Curriculum
Students with a designated youth program are not permitted to grade to black belt ranks.
However, instructors may recommend that a youth student be permitted to transfer to an adult program if the instructors are confident that the youth is mentally, physically and technically prepared to do so.
If youth students do transfer to an adult program, they must learn the full adult curriculum appropriate to their rank as quickly as possible, and before being graded any further in the adult ranks.
Should anyone under the age of 16 be graded above brown belt, they must wear a red belt, and are not permitted to wear a black belt.
When red belt students turn 16, they may begin wearing a black belt immediately.
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