5th Kyu Testing Requirements
The physical portion of all tests, 5th kyu and above, are conducted in Japanese.
English is provided here as a means of learning the material; however, students should be prepared to hear all
testing instructions in Japanese.
Prepare for this test well in advance; there is a great deal of additional material.
Start by choosing a self-defense partner and choreographing your self-defense routine.
Also, memorize all Japanese terminology.
A written test will be given several weeks prior to the physical
portion of the test. Students must pass the written test with 80% or better to be eligible to take the physical test.
Students are expected to know all 10th, 9th, 8th, 7th and 6th kyu testing requirements. In addition, students should know
the following additional 5th kyu requirements:
Punches and Strikes
- Triple punches
- Reverse punches (moving)
- Triple strikes
Blocks
- Wedge
- X
- Low knife hand
- Augmented
- Any block with a double or triple punch
- Any block/strike combination
- Any block, reverse punch, strike combination
- Any strike, reverse punch, block combination
- Any block, strike, block combination
- Any block, reverse punch, block combination
Kicks - Alternating Legs and/or Same Leg Combinations
- Front snap, side snap, roundhouse, spinning back thrust
- Front snap, front thrust
- Front snap, roundhouse
- Front snap, side thrust
- Front snap, inside crescent
- Roundhouse, side thrust
- Roundhouse, back thrust
- Side snap, back thrust
- Side snap, side thrust (in a straddle stance)
Combinations
- Outside block, elbow strike, back knuckle strike, reverse punch
- Knife hand block, front snap kick to spear hand thrust
Fighting Stances
The word "to" indicates that you should continue on with the next move in the combination without setting in a fighting stance first.
(The word "to" will not necessarily be said during the test instructions.)
A "," indicates that you should return to a fighting stance (set) before continuing with the next move in the combination. (The word "set"
will not be said during the test instructions.)
- Front snap kick to lunge punch, reverse punch
- Jab to lunge punch, reverse punch
- Lunging reverse punch to reverse punch to front snap Kick
- Lunge punch, jab, reverse punch
- Front snap kick to lunge punch, reverse punch to roundhouse kick
- Free form fighting stances (hand and heet combinations)
Testing Katas and Kata Information
- In addition to Taikyoku Shodan, Heian Shodan, Heian Nidan, Heian Sandan,
and Heian Yodan, 5th kyu testing candidates should know their testing kata, Heian Godan.
- Be prepared to interpret sequences out of any of the Heian katas.
- Be prepared to perform any Heian kata in reverse form.
Self-defense
- Five choreographed self-defense techniques with a partner
- Single line drill or circle drill
Sparring
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Last Updated: January 10, 1996.