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JKS Exam Syllabus

Kyu Syllabus

8^th Kyu

7^th Kyu

Kihon (basics)
- Jodan oizuki
- Jodan age uke (step back)
- Sanbon zuki
- Chudan ude uke (step back)
- Kokutsu dachi shuto uke
- Kokutsu dachi shuto uke (step back)
- Maegeri Jodan
- Mawashi geri
- Yoko kekomi
Kumite (sparring) – (both sides, by count) Three step
- Jodan
- Chudan
- Maegeri (no blocking)
Kata (forms)
- Heian Nidan

6^th Kyu

Kihon (basics)
- Sanbon zuki
- Jodan age uke/Gyaku zuki (step back)
- Jodan Uraken uchi
- Chudan uchi ude uke/Kizami zuki/Gyaku zuki (step back)
- Maegeri Jodan
- Mawashigeri Jodan
- Yoko Ke-age (Kibadachi)
- Yoko Ke-komi (Kibadachi)
- Kokutsu dachi shuto uke
- Kokutsu dachi shuto uke/Gyaku nukite (step back)
Kumite (sparring) – Kihon ippon kumite (both sides, no count)
- Jodan
- Chudan
- Maegeri
Kata (forms)
- Heian Sandan

5^th Kyu

4^th Kyu

3^rd Kyu

2^nd Kyu

Kihon (basics)
- Sanbon zuki
- Renzuki (Jodan-Chudan-Jodan x 2, Chudan-Jodan-Chudan x 2)
- Jodan ageuke/same arm Soto ude uke/Chudan gyakuzuki
- Shuto uke/same arm Jodan haito uchi/Gyaku shuto uchi
- Shuto uke/Chudan gyaku nukite (step back)
- Chudan oizuki/same arm Jodan uraken uchi
- Chudan uchi ude uke/Gyaku empi uchi Jodan
- Maegeri/Mawashi geri/Gyaku zuki
- Ushiro geri/Gyku zuki
- Yoko ke-age same time Jodan uraken uchi (Zenkutsu)
- Gedan barai and same time yoko ke-komi
- Yoko ke-age/Kekomi x 2 then switch
- Mawashigeri/Yoko kekomi/Oizuki Chudan
- In position (5 times)
  - Maegeri/Yoko ke-age/mawashigeri/yoko kekomi
  - Maegeri/Yoko ke-komi/mawashigeri/ushirogeri
Kumite (sparring) – Jiyu ippon kumite (both sides)
- Jodan
- Chudan
- Maegeri
- Mawashi geri
- Yoko kekomi
Kata (forms)
- Bassai Dai
- Junro Yondan
- One Heian kata (shodan – godan) or Tekki Shodan

1^st Kyu

Kihon (basics) – from jiyuna kamae
- Jodan kizamizuki and Renzuki (x 3 then switch sides)
- Oizuki Jodan/Change to nekoashi dachi and Gedan shuto uke/Maeashi maegeri/Gyaku zuki
- Uchi ude uke/Yoko kekomi/Gyaku zuki
- Chudan oizuki/same arm Jodan uraken uchi/Chudan gyaku zuki
- Chudan uchi ude uke/empi uchi/Chudan gyakuzuki (Zenkutsu to Kibadachi to Zenkutsu)
- Shuto uke (Kokutsu)/Chudan gyakuzuki (Kokutsu)
- Shuto uke/Chudan gyaku nukite Kokutsu (step back)
- Shuto uchi/Maegeri/Gyaku haito uchi Jodan
- Mae ashi Mawashigeri/Mawashigeri
- Maegeri/Mawashigeri/Ushirogeri
- Jodan kizami zuki/Mawashigeri/Chudan gyaku zuki
- Yoko ke-age/Ke-komi/Gyaku empi uchi (Zenkutsu)
- Ashi barai/Jodan Uraken uchi/Chudan Gyakuzuki
- Kizami zuki Jodan/Yoko kekomi/Ushirogeri/Oizuki Chudan
- In position (5 times)
  - Maegeri/Yoko ke-age/Mawashigeri/yoko kemomi/ushirogeri
  - Maegeri/Ushirogeri/Maegeri/yoko kekomi/mawashigeri
Kumite (sparring) – Jiyu ippon kumite (both sides)
- Jodan
- Chudan
- Maegeri
- Mawashi geri
- Yoko kekomi
- Ushiro geri
Kata (forms)
- Jion or Kanku Dai
- Junro Godan
- One Heian kata (shodan – godan) or Tekki Shodan

Shodan

Kihon (basics) – From zenkutsudachi gedan kamae
- Take a large step forward and sanbon zuki
- Ageuke/maegeri/gyaku zuki (stepping back)
- Chudan sotouke/enpi/uraken/gyaku zuki
- Kokutsudachi shutouke/maeashi maegeri/nukite (step back)
- Uchiuke/kizami zuki/gyaku zuki/yoseashi & kizami zuki - turn
- Maegeri/sanbon zuki -turn
- Mawashigeri/gyaku zuki from jiyuuna kamae -turn
- Ushirogeri/uraken/gyaku zuki -turn
- Keage & kekomi (same foot) from zenkutsudachi -turn
- Jodan sotouke/yoriashi to the side/gedanbarai/maeashi maegeri/gyaku zuki
Kumite (sparring) – Jiyuu ippon kumite
- Jodan
- Chudan
- Maegeri
- Mawashi geri
- Yoko geri
Kata (forms)
- Heian shodan-godan
- Tekki shodan
- Junro shodan-godan
- Tokui kata

Nidan

Kihon (basics) – From jiyuuna kamae
- Take a big step (about one and a half step length) forward/kizami zuki/sanbon zuki -turn
- Take a big step (about one and a half step length) forward/maegeri/oi zuki/gyaku zuki -turn
- Step back/ageuke/maegeri/uraken/oizuki -turn
- Mawashigeri/change leg & ashibarai/gyaku zuki -turn
  Ashibarai is aimed at opponent's front leg ankle, therefore, it must be executed very low almost touching the floor. The foot must make a quick hook and pull back after the imaginary contact to the opponent ankle.
- Kizami zuki/gyaku zuki/gyaku zuki
- From zenkutsu, maegeri/ushirogeri/mawashigeri/yokogeri
Kumite (sparring) – Jiyuu kumite
Kata (forms)
- Shitei kata (Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai, Enpi, Gankaku, Jutte, Jion, Hangetsu, Tekki Nidan)
- Tokui kata

Sandan

Kihon (basics) – From jiyuuna kamae
- Oikomi (only hand technique)
- Oikomi (only leg technique)
- Oikomi (combination of both technique)
  Show oikomi using the combination of no more than 3 hand technique and no more than 2 leg technique.
- From jiyuuna kamae, change the feet quickly and kizami zuki/maegeri/body spin & uraken/change feet quickly and gyaku zuki
Kumite (sparring) – Jiyuu kumite
Kata (forms)
- Shitei kata (Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai, Enpi, Gankaku, Jutte, Jion, Hangetsu, Tekki Nidan, Tekki Sandan)
- Tokui kata
Research Paper – Optional

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