O'Kaigan Shotokan Karate-Do
9th Kyu Testing Requirements
Ao Obi

In addition to knowing all 10th kyu requirements, students testing for their 9th kyu blue belt should know the following additional 9th kyu testing requirements.

Stances

Back stance

Blocks

Knife hand block

Kicks

Roundhouse kick

Strikes

Ridge hand
Elbow
Bear claw
Fore-knuckle
Palm heal
Single finger
Two finger
Spear hand
Backfist
Hammer

Kata

Self-Defense

Demonstrate escapes from the following eight different self-defense grabs. Include a counterattack for each escape.

  1. Straight across grab:
    Step back with the opposite leg bringing hand/fist to opposite shoulder.

  2. Cross-hand grab:
    Bring the hand over the top and down.

  3. Double-hand grab:
    Step back with either leg bringing elbows up to the sky.

  4. Grab to one wrist with two hands:
    Tuck elbow into side; step forward with same foot bringing elbow up under attacker's chin.

  5. Shoulder grab from behind:
    Cross either foot behind you; bring same arm high up in the air; wrap your arm around your opponent's arms locking arms tight into you; perform an elbow strike or chudan level punch.

  6. Double hand shoulder grab from the front:
    Bring both arms up, crossed, in between the attackers arms; bring arms outward (reverse wedge block) to shoulder distance; counter attack with any punch or strike (a knee strike to the mid-section is particularly good).

  7. Grab to the hair from the front:
    Grab attacker's fist from the side of their little finger; with your other hand on their shoulder joint, rotate their fist and arm over to the side locking your attacker's shoulder in a joint lock.

  8. Bear hug from behind:
    Stomp on your attacker's foot; drop down to either side into a straddle stance; elbow strike to the mid-section.

Sparring

Five Step Sparring

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