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Junior Kyu Grade Syllabus

Please use the following syllabus when grading juniors (up to and including 16) students aged 16 and above should be graded using the Senior Kyu Grade syllabus. BAA policy is that Juniors cannot grade to black belt until they have completed 9 months as Senior 2nd Kyu. Minimum of 120 hours consistent practise as Senior 2nd Kyu recommended. You may download a copy of this syllabus clicking here.

6 Kyu – white belt

Timescale: Minimum of 12 hours practice
1 Mon

Backward roll

Shōmen-ate

Unsoku – 1 movement
2 Mon

Forward roll

Aigamae-ate

Ushiro-ate

Unsoku – 2 movements
3 Mon

Basic rolls

Basics 1 to 5 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

Unsoku complete
   

5 Kyu – yellow belt

Timescale: Minimum of 30 hours practice

  

Basic rolls

Basics 1 to 6 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

1 Japanese term

Kakarigeiko
1 Mon
 Basic rolls

Basics 1 to 7 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

2 Japanese terms

Kakarigeiko
2 Mon

Basic rolls

Basics 1 to 9 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

3 Japanese terms

Kakarigeiko
3 Mon
 Basic rolls

Basics 1 to 10 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

4 Japanese terms

Kakarigeiko
     

4 Kyu – orange belt

Timescale: Minimum of 60 hours practice

 

Basic breakfalls (rear)

Unsoku

Basics 1 to 12 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

5 Japanese terms Ninindori
1 Mon

Basic breakfalls (forward)

Basics 1 to 14 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

6 Japanese terms Ninindori
2 Mon

Basic breakfalls (side)

Basics 1 to 16 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

7 Japanese terms Ninindori
3 Mon

Basic breakfalls (Kote-gaeshi)

Basics 1 to 17 (based on Randori-no-Kata)

8 Japanese terms

Ninindori (with/without Tantō)
     

3 Kyu – green belt

Timescale: Minimum of 120 hours practice

11 years of age before continuation

  

Tandoku-undo (1-3)

1 to 5 against Tantō (based on Randori-no-Kata)

9 Japanese terms

Tantō Kakarigeiko
1 Mon

Tandoku-undo ( 1-3)

1 to 7 against Tantō (based on Randori-no-Kata)

10 Japanese terms

Tantō Kakarigeiko
2 Mon

Tandoku-undo (1-4)

 1-9 against Tantō (based on Randori-no-Kata)

11 Japanese terms

Tantō Kakarigeiko
3 Mon

Tandoku-undo complete (1-5)

1-10 against Tantō (based on Randori-no-Kata)

12 Japanese terms

Tantō Kakarigeiko
     

2 Kyu – blue belt

Timescale: Minimum of 200 hours practice

  

Unsoku

Tandoku-undo

Randori-no-Kata 1-17

13 Japanese terms

Kakarigeiko (high standard)
1 Mon

Counters (5)

Combinations (3)

14 Japanese terms

Tantō Hikitategeiko
2 Mon

Counters (10)

Combinations (6)

15 Japanese terms

Tantō Hikitategeiko
3 Mon

Shikkō

Randori-no-Kata-no-Ura-Waza (1-10)

16 Japanese terms

Tantō Hikitategeiko
     

1 Kyu – brown belt

Timescale: Minimum of 260 hours practice

13 years of age before continuation

 

Gohon-no-Kuzushi (5)

Unsoku &
Tandoku-undo

Leading class Combinations (9)

17 Japanese terms

Hikitategeiko (light)
1 Mon

Tai-sabaki,

Irimi Koryū-dai-San 1 to 4 of Section A

18 Japanese terms

Hikitategeiko (light)
2 Mon

Tai-sabaki,

Tenkan Koryū-dai-San, Section A (8)

19 Japanese terms

Hikitategeiko
3 Mon

Koshi-waza (4)

Koryū-dai-San, Sections A and B (16)

20 Japanese terms

Randori as required