Grading Information

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All students start as 9th Kyu or White belt. The following provides a basic guide to the belt system and the kata that is essential for the student to know before a belt can be assigned.  Click the links in yellow.

Yellow Belt - 8th Kyu = Taikiyako Shodan              Video Link
Red Belt - 7th Kyu = Heian Shodan - heian_shodan.mp4
Green Belt - 6th Kyu = Heian Nidan - heian_nidan.mp4
Blue Belt - 5th Kyu = Heian Sandan - heian_sandan.mp4 
Purple Belt - 4th Kyu = Heian Yondan - 
Brown and White Belt - 3rd Kyu = Heian Godan - Video link = www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBFe54glhTs
Brown Belt - 2nd Kyu = 1 of Bassai Dai, Tekki shodan or Tekki Nidan - see below.
Black and White Belt - 1st Kyu = 1 of the the two not chosen for 2nd Kyu - see below
Black Belt - 1st Dan = last kata left to complete after 2nd and 1st Kyu - see below
​Video Bassai Dai =www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXPZFarJMh0 
Video Tekki Shodan = www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAkA5zAosC4 
​Video Tekki Nidan = www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uqw0g3E4BY

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