GRADING SYLLABUS

SHOTOKAN KARATE INTERNATIONAL OF INDIA

BELT GRADING SYLLABUS FOR THE YEAR 2023-24

RANK/BELT

KYU/DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

Sr.WHITE BELT  9TH KYU

KIHON

HACHICHI DACHI YOY

MUSUBI DACHI, REI (oss)

CHUDAN ZUKI

 

 

KIBADACHI

(STATIONARY POSITION)

CHUDAN ZUKI

JODAN ZUKI

JODAN AGE-UKE

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

GEDAN UKE/BARAI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

GEDAN UKE/BARAI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

OIZUKI CHUDAN

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

GYAKU (WITH BACK LEG ONLY)

MAE GERI

(BOTH RIGHT & LEFT LEG)

 

KATA

TAIKIOKU SHODAN

 

 

 

 

RANK/BELT

KYU/DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

YELLOW BELT 8TH KYU

KIHON

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

OIZUKI CHUDAN

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

 JODAN AGE-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → →→ →

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → →→ →

MAE GERI

 

 

KOKUTSU DACHI

→ → → → →

SHUTO UKE

 

 

KIBADACHI → → → I ←← ←

YOKO GERI-KEAGE

 

KATA

HEIAN SHODAN

 

 

KUMITE

 

GOHON KUMITE

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

 

1.       OIZUKI CHUDAN CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

2.       OIZUKI JODAN JODAN AGE-UKE

 

 

 

 

 

 

RANK/BELT

KYU/DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

ORANGE BELT 7TH KYU

KIHON

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

OIZUKI CHUDAN

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

 JODAN AGE-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → →→ →

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

GYAKU ZUKI (CHUDAN)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

MAE GERI

 

 

KOKUTSU DACHI

→ → → → →

SHUTO UKE

 

 

KIBADACHI → → → I ←← ←

YOKO GERI-KEAGE

 

 

KATA

HEIAN NIDAN

 

 

KUMITE

 

GOHON KUMITE

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

 

3.       OIZUKI CHUDAN CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

4.       OIZUKI JODAN JODAN AGE-UKE

 

RANK/BELT

KYU/DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

GREEN BELT

6TH KYU

KIHON

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

OIZUKI CHUDAN

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

 JODAN AGE-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → →→ →

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

JODAN AGE-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI ← ← ←← ←

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

MAE GERI

 

 

KOKUTSU DACHI

→ → →→ →

SHUTO UKE

 

 

KIBADACHI → → → I ←← ←

YOKO GERI-KEAGE

YOKO GERI-KEKOMI

 

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

GYAKU (WITH BACK LEG ONLY)

(STATIONARY POSITION)

MAWASHI GERI

(BOTH RIGHT & LEFT LEG)

 

KATA

HEIAN SANDAN

 

 

KUMITE

 

KIHON

IPPON

KUMITE

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

(BOTH LEFT & RIGHT LEG)

 

1.       OIZUKI CHUDAN CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

2.       OIZUKI JODAN JODAN AGE-UKE

 

RANK/BELT

KYU/DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

BLUE BELT

5TH KYU

KIHON

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

OIZUKI CHUDAN

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

 JODAN AGE-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → →→ →

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

JODAN AGE-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI ← ← ←← ←

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

MAE GERI

 

 

KOKUTSU DACHI

→ → →→ →

SHUTO UKE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

SANBON ZUKI

(JODAN-CHUDAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

KIBADACHI → → → I ←← ←

YOKO GERI-KEAGE

YOKO GERI-KEKOMI

 

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

MAWASHI GERI

(BOTH RIGHT & LEFT LEG)

 

KATA

HEIAN YONDAN

 

 

KUMITE

 

KIHON

IPPON

KUMITE

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

(BOTH LEFT & RIGHT LEG)

 

1.       OIZUKI CHUDAN CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

2.       OIZUKI JODAN JODAN AGE-UKE

3.       MAE GERI -GEDAN BARAI

 

RANK/BELT

KYU/DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

PURPLE BELT

4TH KYU

KIHON

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

OIZUKI CHUDAN

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI ← ← ←← ←

JODAN AGE-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → → → →

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI ← ← ←← ←

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

KOKUTSU DACHI

→ → →→ →

SHUTO UKE+GYAKU NUKITE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

MAE GERI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

SANBON ZUKI

(JODAN-CHUDAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

KIBADACHI → → → I ←← ←

YOKO GERI-KEAGE

YOKO GERI-KEKOMI

 

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

MAWASHI GERI

(BOTH RIGHT & LEFT LEG)

 

KATA

HEIAN GODAN

 

 

KUMITE

 

KIHON

IPPON

KUMITE

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

(BOTH LEFT & RIGHT LEG)

 

1.       OIZUKI CHUDAN CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

2.       OIZUKI JODAN JODAN AGE-UKE

3.       MAE GERI -GEDAN BARAI

 

RANK/BELT

KYU/DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

BROWN BELT

3RD KYU

KIHON

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

OIZUKI CHUDAN

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI ← ← ←← ←

JODAN AGE-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → → → →

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI – KIBADACHI               ← ← ←← ←

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE –YOKO EMPI

 

 

KOKUTSU DACHI – ZEN KUTSU DACHI

→ → →→ →

SHUTO UKE + GYAKU NUKITE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

MAE GERI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

SANBON ZUKI

(JODAN-CHUDAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

SANBON GYAKU ZUKI

(CHUDAN-JODAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

KIBADACHI → → → I ←← ←

YOKO GERI-KEAGE

YOKO GERI-KEKOMI

 

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

MAWASHI GERI

(BOTH RIGHT & LEFT LEG)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI

← ← ←← ←

USHIRO GERI

 

KATA

TEKKI SHODAN

 

 

KUMITE

 

JIYU

IPPON

KUMITE

SEMI-FREE

ONE STEP SPARRING

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

(BOTH LEFT & RIGHT LEG)

 

1.       OIZUKI CHUDAN CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

2.       OIZUKI JODAN JODAN AGE-UKE

3.       MAE GERI -GEDAN BARAI

4.       YOKO GERI KEKOMI-SOTO UKE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RANK/BELT

KYU/DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

BROWN BELT

2ND KYU

KIHON

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

OIZUKI CHUDAN

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI ← ← ←← ←

JODAN AGE-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → → → →

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI – KIBADACHI               ← ← ←← ←

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE –YOKO EMPI-URAKEN

 

 

KOKUTSU DACHI – ZEN KUTSU DACHI

→ → →→ →

SHUTO UKE- GYAKU NUKITE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

MAE GERI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

SANBON ZUKI

(JODAN-CHUDAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

SANBON GYAKU ZUKI

(CHUDAN-JODAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

KIBADACHI → → → I ←← ←

YOKO GERI-KEAGE

YOKO GERI-KEKOMI

 

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

MAWASHI GERI

(BOTH RIGHT & LEFT LEG)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI

← ← ←← ←

USHIRO GERI

 

KATA

BASSAI -DAI

 

 

KUMITE

 

JIYU

IPPON

KUMITE

SEMI-FREE

ONE STEP SPARRING

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

(BOTH LEFT & RIGHT LEG)

 

1.       OIZUKI CHUDAN CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

2.       OIZUKI JODAN JODAN AGE-UKE

3.       MAE GERI -GEDAN BARAI

4.       YOKO GERI KEKOMI-SOTO UKE

 

RANK/BELT

KYU/DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

BROWN BELT

1ST KYU

KIHON

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

OIZUKI CHUDAN

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI ← ← ←← ←

JODAN AGE-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → → → →

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI – KIBADACHI               ← ← ←← ←

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE –YOKO EMPI-URAKEN

 

 

KOKUTSU DACHI – ZEN KUTSU DACHI

→ → →→ →

SHUTO UKE + GYAKU NUKITE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

MAE GERI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

SANBON ZUKI

(JODAN-CHUDAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

SANBON GYAKU ZUKI

(CHUDAN-JODAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

KIBADACHI → → → I ←← ←

YOKO GERI-KEAGE

YOKO GERI-KEKOMI

 

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

MAWASHI GERI

(BOTH RIGHT & LEFT LEG)

 

KATA

BASSAI -DAI, JION

 

 

KUMITE

 

JIYU

IPPON

KUMITE

SEMI-FREE ONE STEP SPARRING

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

(BOTH LEFT & RIGHT LEG)

 

1.       OIZUKI CHUDAN CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

2.       OIZUKI JODAN JODAN AGE-UKE

3.       MAE GERI -GEDAN BARAI

4.       YOKO GERI KEKOMI-SOTO UKE

5.       MAWASHI GERI.

 

RANK/BELT

DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

BLACK BELT

SHODAN

KIHON

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

OIZUKI CHUDAN

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI ← ← ←← ←

JODAN AGE-UKE – CHUDAN MAE GERI-GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → → → →

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE – CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI – KIBADACHI               ← ← ←← ←

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE –YOKO EMPI-URAKEN-GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

KOKUTSU DACHI – ZEN KUTSU DACHI

→ → →→ →

SHUTO UKE- GYAKU NUKITE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

MAE REN GERI (CHUDAN-JODAN)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

SANBON ZUKI

(JODAN-CHUDAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

SANBON GYAKU ZUKI

(CHUDAN-JODAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

KIBADACHI → → → I ←← ←

YOKO GERI-KEAGE

YOKO GERI-KEKOMI

 

 

 

STANDING POSITION /ZEN KUTSU DACHI SAME FOOT (Left /Right)

 

MAE GERI- YOKO GERI-KEKOMI

USHIRO GERI

 

KATA

BASSAI -DAI, JION, EMPI OR KANKUDAIOF CANDIDATES CHOICE AND ANY HEIAN SERIES KATA OF EXAMINERS CHOICE

 

 

KUMITE

 

JIYU

IPPON

KUMITE

SEMI-FREE ONE STEP SPARRING

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

(BOTH LEFT & RIGHT LEG)

 

1.       OIZUKI CHUDAN CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

2.       OIZUKI JODAN JODAN AGE-UKE

3.       MAE GERI -GEDAN BARAI

4.       YOKO GERI KEKOMI-SOTO UKE

5.       MAWASHI GERI.

 

RANK/BELT

DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

BLACK BELT

NIDAN

KIHON

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → →

KIZAMI-ZUKI – SANBON ZUKI (free kamae)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI ← ← ←

JODAN AGE-UKE –GEDAN BARAI-CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE -KIZAMI ZUKI- CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI – KIBADACHI               ← ← ←

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE –YOKO EMPI-URAKEN-GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

KOKUTSU DACHI – ZEN KUTSU DACHI

→ → →

SHUTO UKE -KIZAMI MAE GERI- NUKITE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←

MAE REN GERI (CHUDAN-JODAN)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → →

SANBON ZUKI

(JODAN-CHUDAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←

SANBON GYAKU ZUKI

(CHUDAN-JODAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

KIBADACHI → → → I ←← ←

YOKO GERI-KEAGE

YOKO GERI-KEKOMI

 

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

MAWASHI GERI

(BOTH RIGHT & LEFT LEG)

 

KATA

BASSAI -DAI, JION, EMPI OR KANKUDAI OF CANDIDATES CHOICE AND ANY HEIAN SERIES KATA OF EXAMINERS CHOICE

 

 

KUMITE

 

JIYU

IPPON

KUMITE

SEMI-FREE ONE STEP SPARRING

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

(BOTH LEFT & RIGHT LEG)

 

1.       OIZUKI CHUDAN CHUDAN SOTO-UKE

2.       OIZUKI JODAN JODAN AGE-UKE

3.       MAE GERI -GEDAN BARAI

4.       YOKO GERI KEKOMI-SOTO UKE

5.       MAWASHI GERI.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RANK/BELT

DAN

SEGMENT

STANCE & DIRECTION

TECHNIQUE

BLACK BELT

SANDAN

KIHON

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

OIZUKI CHUDAN

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI ← ← ←← ←

JODAN AGE UKE – CHUDAN SOTO UKE-GYAKU ZUKI

 (Block with same arm)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → → → →

CHUDAN UCHI-UKE -KIZAMI ZUKI-MAE GERI-CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI – KIBADACHI               ← ← ←← ←

CHUDAN SOTO-UKE –YOKO EMPI-URAKEN-GYAKU ZUKI

 

 

KOKUTSU DACHI – ZEN KUTSU DACHI

→ → →→ →

SHUTO UKE-KIZAME MAE GERI -GYAKU NUKITE

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

MAE REN GERI (CHUDAN-JODAN)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

→ → → → →

SANBON ZUKI

(JODAN-CHUDAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI GEDAN BARAI

← ← ←← ←

SANBON GYAKU ZUKI

(CHUDAN-JODAN-CHUDAN)

 

 

KIBADACHI → → → I ←← ←

STEPPING YOKO GERI-KEAGE -TURNING YOKO GERI-KEKOMI

 

 

 

ZEN KUTSU DACHI → → →→ →

MAWASHI GERI -URAKEN -GYAKU ZUKI (KAMAITE)

(BOTH RIGHT & LEFT LEG)

 

KATA

BASSAI -DAI, JION, EMPI OR KANKUDAI OF CANDIDATES CHOICE AND ANY HEIAN SERIES KATA OF EXAMINERS CHOICE

 

 

KUMITE

 

JIYU

KUMITE

 

FREE SPARRING

 

 

 

The SKI India reserves all rights to alter /change/insert any content in the syllabus as per the requirement of the situation.

This updated syllabus is for the examinations to be conducted in the year 2023-2024.

It is expected to follow the complete syllabus for the exams.

Examiners require prior permission from the Examination committee to give exemptions to examinees from the particular content of the syllabus for the examination.

 

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