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捌 8th Kyu Grading Syllabus

Grading Qualification

To qualify to attempt the grade of 8th kyu, the student must have completed the following qualification:

  1. Training for a minimum of 3 months
  2. Attended a minimum of two sessions each week
  3. Made sufficient progress in all areas of karate

Kihon

The 8th kyu kihon consists of the following:

1: Oi-zuki (stepping punch)

  1. Stepping into Zenkutsu-dachi (front stance), into Gedan-barai with kiai each time
  2. Stepping five times, Oi-zuki
  3. Turn Mawate and repeat Oi-zuki to return
  4. Mawate. Step back, Yame & Rei (bow)

5: Mae-geri (front snap kick) chudan and jodan.

  1. Stepping into Zenkutsu-dachi (front stance), into double Gedan-barai with kiai each time
  2. Stepping five times, Mae-geri
  3. Turn Mawate and repeat Mae-geri to return
  4. Mawate. Step back, Yame & Rei (bow)

2: Age-uke (rising block)

  1. Stepping into Zenkutsu-dachi (front stance), into Gedan-barai with kiai each time
  2. Stepping five times, Age-uke
  3. Turn Mawate and repeat Age-uke to return
  4. Mawate. Step back, Yame & Rei (bow)

6: Mawashi-geri (roundhouse kick) chudan and jodan.

  1. Stepping into Zenkutsu-dachi (front stance), into double Gedan-barai with kiai each time
  2. Stepping five times, Mawashi-geri
  3. Turn Mawate and repeat Mawshi-geri to return 
  4. Mawate Step back, Yame & Rei (bow)

3: Soto-uke (outside block)

  1. Stepping into Zenkutsu-dachi (front stance), into Gedan-barai with kiai each time
  2. Stepping five times, Soto-uke. Turn Mawate and repeat Soto-uke to return
  3. Mawate. Step back, Yame & Rei (bow)

7: Shuto-uke (knife hand block)

  1. Stepping into Koku-dachi (back stance), Shuto-uke with kiai each time
  2. Stepping five times, Shuto-uke
  3. Turn Mawate and repeat Shuto-uke to return
  4. Mawate. Step back. Yame & Rei (bow)

4: Uchi-uke (inside block)

  1. Stepping into Zenkutsu-dachi (front stance), into Gedan-barai with kiai each time
  2. Stepping five times, Uchi-uke
  3. Turn Mawate and repeat Uchi-uke to return. 
  4. Mawate. Step back, Yame & Rei (bow)

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Kata

The 9th kyu kata:

Heian Shodan

Kumite

The 8th kyu kumite:

Gohon Kumite five-step sparring – Jodan and Chudan. 

Grading Forms

If you’re eligible to grade, please download the grading form from the Fudoshin Karate download library:

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