Shorinjin Karate belt rank requirements |
White belt 2013:
Written plan with identification, parents(s) phones and email;
medical notes; Vision - eyeglasses or |
contacts; payment of dues; physician
name and city and phone; gi, pants and belt optional but highly
recommended |
Yellow belt 2013:
Calisthenics and exercises per the video; Dojo etiquette and
protocols; first 10 yewara schemes |
Green belt 2013: pinyan 1 and 2; plus the remaining
yewara schemes |
Belts with stripes below indicate
participation in the supplemental weapons curriculum. This is
optional. |
Green belt with stripe 2013:
add Shorinjin Yewara and tonfa katas |
Blue
belt 2013: pinyan 3 and 4 |
Blue belt with stripe 2013:
add Shorinjin Jo and sai katas |
Brown belt 2013:
pinyan 5 and jujitsu dance |
Brown belt with stripe 2013:
add Shorinjin nunchaku (includes double nunchaku) and kama
katas. |
Black belt shodan 2013:
first sacred dance; Shorinjin schemes; dojo management;
Shorinjin bo kata plus one of |
(note: these are all standard staff =
eyebrow height) - Five Tigers Staff (Shaolin); Shaolin Staff;
Bagua staff; Xing Yi staff |
Tai chi staff (Chen style); Six
Harmonies staff |
Black belt nidan 2013:
second sacred dance; First Aid and two of - Six Harmonies Saber;
Shaolin Saber; Xing Yi Saber; |
Tai Chi (Chen style) saber;
Soldier's Saber (Hung Gar); Tai Chi (Chen Style) Double Sabers;
Bagua Big Saber |
Black belt sandan 2013:
third sacred dance; Cardio-Pulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR); and two of - Shaolin Sword; |
Tai Chi
(Chen style) Sword; Six Harmonies Sword; Twin Flying Dragons
Double Swords; Tai Chi (Chen style) double |
Sword; Bagua Straight Sword; Xing Yi
Straight Sword |
Black belt yodan 2013:
pinyan 6; Shorinjin sword schemes; seikufujitsu massage; Two
section staff (flail) kata |
Black belt godan 2013:
First Shorinjin Sword kata; Koppo revival techniques; Three
Section Staff kata; one of - |
Shaolin spear; Six Harmonies spear;
Bagua spear; Xing Yi spear; Tai Chi (Chen style) spear |
Black belt rokudan 2013:
Second Shorinjin Sword kata; Pu dao; Lau Gar (long
staff); Hook Blade Spear |
Black belt nandan 2013:
Shaolin Double Daggers; General Chai Yang Long Handled Knife
(Hung Gar); Tengu |
swordsmanship; one of Shaolin Kwan Dao;
Tai Chi (Chen Style) Kwan Dao |
Black belt hachidan 2013:
Shaolin Cane kata; Southern Tiger Trident; Double
Snake Hook Swords; pinyan 7 |
Black belt kyudan 2013:
Tai Chi Wind Fire Wheels; Tai Chi fan; Bagua Deer horn
knives; pinyan 8 |
Black belt judan 2013:
Shorinjin double spear; Shorinjin quadruple (double double)
spear; five two person sets with a common
weapon (example: staff against staff, spear, sword, saber and
double kama) |
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