Kyu examination requirements

5th (GO) DAN - Yellow belt
  • Requirement: min. 3 months of practise
  • Theoretical topic: history of RYÛKYÛ KOBUDÔ
  • KIHON: BÔ-NO-KIHON no. 1 – 5 (6x right/left each)
  • KATA: SHÛSHI-NO-KUN (SHÔ), 1st half (no. 1-19)
  • KUMITE: KUMIBÔ (2x right/left each)
    • KIHON no. 3
    • KIHON no. 4
    • KIHON no. 5
4th (YON) KYÛ - Orange belt
  • Requirement: min. 3 months of practise
  • Theoretical topic: history of TESSHINKAN KYÔKAI
  • KIHON: BÔ-NO-KIHON
    • no. 1 – 5 (2x right/left each)
    • no. 6 – 10 (6x right/left each)
  • KATA: SHÛSHI-NO-KUN (SHÔ)
  • KUMITE: KUMIBÔ (2x right/left each)
    • KIHON no. 7
    • KIHON no. 9
    • KIHON no. 10
3rd (SAN) KYÛ - Green belt
  • Requirement: min. 3 months of practise
  • Theoretical topic: terminology of BÔ techniques
  • KIHON: BÔ-NO-KIHON
  • KATA: SHÛSHI-NO-KUN (SHÔ)
  • KUMITE: KUMIBÔ, SHÛSHI-NO-KUN (SHÔ) BUNKAI
    • no. 6b) – 10
    • no. 12 – 14
    • no. 32 – 33
2nd (NI) KYÛ - Blue belt
  • Requirement: min. 3 months of practise
  • Theoretical topic: terminology of TEKKÔ techniques
  • KIHON:
  • KATA: MAEZATO-NO-TEKKÔ
  • KUMITE: MAEZATO-NO-TEKKÔ BUNKAI
    • no. 1b)
    • no. 11 – 15
    • no. 23 – 27
1st (IK) KYÛ - Brown belt
  • Requirement: min. 6 months of practise
  • Theoretical topic: terminology of NUNCHAKU techniques
  • KIHON:
    • BÔ-NO-KIHON (2x right/left each, fluent performance)
    • SAI-NO-KIHON
  • KATA:
  • KUMITE: MAEZATO-NO-NUNCHAKU BUNKAI
    • no. 12 – 14b)
    • no. 26 – 27 (GYAKU)
    • no. 36 – 38b)

Optionales Prüfungsprogramm für Kinder bis 12 Jahre (10. KYÛ – 6. KYÛ)