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Kodomo Tokyu

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A simplified grading system is used to encourage younger children to progress with their training in karate. To differentiate it from kyu grades these are referred to as kodomo tokyu or children's grades, and a distinctive belt system is use to signify progress through these grades. The grading rules are as follows:

• for children up to the age of 12 years (may be extended to 15 years where there is a special need),
• waiting time between each kodomo tokyu is a minimum 2 month based on a minimum 2 hours training per week,
• belts have a base colour with a single contrasting lengthwise coloured stripe:
  • the 1st Tokyu of each series will be awarded for successful demonstration of kihon only,
  • the 2nd Tokyu of each series will be awarded for successful demonstration of kihon and kata,
  • the 3rd Tokyu of each series will be awarded for successful demonstration of kata and kumite,
  • a full Kodomo grade will be awarded for successful demonstration of kihon, kata and kumite.
• the sensei will select:
  • the level that the student is to be examined based on their ability; and
  • the grade awarded based on their performance,
• there is no requirement for students taking cadet black belts to attend ESA black and brown belt course prior to grading; and
• cadet black belt gradings may be taken within the Club.

The following are the kodomo tokyu examination requirements and standards of the ESA and are subject to change at anytime. All students should familiarize themselves with the various requirements for each belt level prior to turning in their grading application.

If you are unfamiliar with any of the kihon, kata, or kumite required for your next belt level, you should not attempt to grade, but instead you should continue to train until you feel comfortable with all of the requirements. If in doubt speak with your sensei.

• White Belt - (Beginner).
   
• White and Orange Stripe - 1st Tokyu.
• White and Red Stripe - 2nd Tokyu.
• White and Yellow Stripe - 3rd Tokyu.
• Orange Belt - 9th Kodomo (full grade).
   
• Orange & White Stripe Belt - 1st Tokyu.
• Orange & Black Stripe Belt - 2nd Tokyu.
• Orange & Red Stripe Belt - 3rd Tokyu.
• Red Belt - 8th Kodomo (full grade).
   
• Red & White Stripe Belt - 1st Tokyu.
• Red & Black Stripe Belt - 2nd Tokyu.
• Red & Yellow Stripe Belt - 3rd Tokyu.
• Yellow Belt - 7th Kodomo (full grade).
   
• Yellow & White Stripe Belt - 1st Tokyu.
• Yellow & Black Stripe Belt - 2nd Tokyu.
• Yellow & Green Stripe Belt - 3rd Tokyu.
• Green Belt - 6th Kodomo (full grade).
   
• Green & White Stripe Belt - 1st Tokyu.
• Green & Black Stripe Belt - 2nd Tokyu.
• Green & Blue Stripe Belt - 3rd Tokyu.
• Blue Belt - 5th Kodomo (full grade).
   
• Blue & White Stripe Belt - 1st Tokyu.
• Blue & Black Stripe Belt - 2nd Tokyu.
• Blue & Purple Stripe Belt - 3rd Tokyu.
• Purple Belt - 4th Kodomo (full grade).
   
• Purple & White Stripe Belt - 1st Tokyu.
• Purple & Black Stripe Belt - 2nd Tokyu.
• Purple & Brown Stripe Belt - 3rd Tokyu.
• Brown Belt - 3rd Kodomo (full grade).
   
• Brown & White Belt - 2nd Kodomo.
   
• Brown & Red Belt - 1st Kodomo.
   
• Cadet Black Belt - 1st Level.
   
• Cadet Black Belt - 2nd Level.

Note

1. Junior or Cadet Black Belt grades may be awarded to student under the age of 16 years using the association Cadet Grading Syllabus.
2. These grades may be taken within their own club under a National Grading Examiner.
3. The highest level of Cadet Black Belt permitted is 2nd degree.
4. The waiting time between 1st Kodomo and 1st Cadet Black Belt is 6 months based on a minimum of 2 hours training per week.
5. The recognised Insignia for all Cadet Black Belt is a Black Belt with a thin red stripe running the length of the belt.
6. At 16 years a Cadet Black Belt may apply through their instructor for upgrading to senior 1st Dan by completing the appropriate form. This request will be considered by the Technical Committee using established criteria and will either be ratified or referred for physical re-assessment.
7. The upgrade to Shodan will be registered with the Karate England and time scale for progress to 2nd Dan and above start from this registration in accordance with Karate England Rules.

"You can not learn what you do not practice".

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9th Kodomo (Orange Belt)

Kihon

1. Jodan oi tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
2. Chudan oi tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
3. Jodan age uke x3 forward / backwards.
4. Chudan soto uke x3 forward / backwards.
5. Jodan mae geri x3 mawatte & rpt.
6. Chudan mae geri x3 mawatte & rpt.

Kumite

• Sanbon Kumite.

Kata

• Taikyoku Shodan.

"Good times and good friends are both irreplaceable".

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8th Kodomo (Red Belt)

Kihon

1. Jodan oi tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
2. Chudan oi tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
3. Jodan age uke x3 forward / backwards.
4. Chudan soto uke x3 forward / backwards.
5. Chudan uchi uke x3 forward / backwards.
6. Chudan shuto uke x3 forward / backwards.
7. Jodan mae geri x3 mawatte & rpt.
8. Chudan mae geri x3 mawatte & rpt.
9. Yoko geri Keage x3 mawatte & rpt.

Kumite

• Sanbon Kumite.

Kata

• Heian Shodan.

"The answer to any question can always be found, the hard part is finding the answer you wanted".

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7th Kodomo (Yellow Belt)

Kihon

1. Sanbon tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
2. Age uke, gyaku tsuki, gedan barai x3.
3. Soto uke. gyaku tsuki, gedan barai x3.
4. Uchi uke, gyaku tsuki, gedan barai x3.
5. Chudan shuto uke x3 forward / backwards.
6. Jodan mae geri x3 mawatte & rpt.
7. Chudan mae geri x3 mawatte & rpt.
8. Yoko geri Keage x3 mawatte & rpt.

Kumite

• Gohon Kumite.

Kata

• Heian Nidan.

"Those we follow today, were themselves once followers".

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6th Kodomo (Green Belt)

Kihon

1. Sanbon tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
2. Age uke, gyaku tsuki, x3 forward/backwards (no gedan barai).
3. Soto uke, Empi uchi x3 forward/backwards.
4. Uchi uke, Kizame tsuki, gyaku tsuki x3 forward/backwards.
5. Shuto uke, Nukite x3 forward / backwards.
6. Mae ren geri (changing legs) x3 mawatte & rpt.
7. Yoko geri Keage x3 mawatte & rpt.
8. Yoko geri kekomi x3 mawatte & rpt.

Note

Hold the gyaku tsuki, Empi or Nukite at the end of each set and move directly.

Kumite

• Seme Waza:
  • oi tsuki jodan,
  • oi tsuki chudan,
  • oi tsuki chudan.
• Uke Waza:
  • age uke,
  • soto uke,
  • uchi uke,
  • gedan barai with gyaku tsuki counters only.

Note

1. Left side then right side start.
2. Examiner to give first start command only.

Kata

• Heian Sandan.

"Friends are the family we choose for ourselves".

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5th Kodomo (Blue Belt)

Kihon

1. Sanbon tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
2. Age uke, gyaku tsuki, x3forward / backwards.
3. Soto uke, Empi uchi x3forward / backwards.
4. Uchi uke, Kizame tsuki, gyaku tsuki.
5. Shuto uke, front leg mae geri, nukite forward / backwards.
6. Mae Ren geri (changing legs) x3 mawatte & rpt.
7. Mawashi geri chudan x3 mawatte jodan.
8. Yoko geri Keage x3 mawatte & rpt.
9. Yoko geri kekomi x3 mawatte & rpt.

Kumite

• Seme Waza:
  • oi tsuki jodan,
  • oi tsuki chudan,
  • mae geri chudan.
• Uke Waza:
  • age uke,
  • soto uke,
  • uchi uke,
  • gedan barai with gyaku tsuki counters only.

Note

Left side then right side.

Kata

• Heian Yondan.

"If you carry an unnecessary burden, put it down, your journey through life will be much easier without it".

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4th Kodomo (Purple Belt)

Kihon

1. Sanbon tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
2. Age uke, gyaku tsuki, x3 forward / backwards.
3. Soto uke, Empi uchi, Uraken, gyaku tsuki x3forward / backwards.
4. Uchi uke, Kizame tsuki, gyaku tsuki.
5. Shuto uke, front leg mae geri, Nukite forward / backwards.
6. Mae ren geri (changing legs) X3 mawatte & rpt.
7. Mawashi geri chudan x3 mawatte x3 jodan.
8. Yoko geri Keage X3 mawatte & rpt.
9. Yoko geri kekomi X3 mawatte & rpt.

Kumite

• Seme Waza:
  • oi tsuki jodan,
  • oi tsuki chudan,
  • mae geri chudan,
  • Yoko geri Kekome.
• Uke Waza:
  • age uke,
  • soto uke,
  • uchi uke,
  • gedan barai with gyaku tsuki counters only.

Note

1. Left side then right side start.
2. Examiner to give first start command only.

Kata

• Heian Godan.

"Doing what feels natural to you is the difference between thinking and reacting".

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3rd Kodomo (Brown Belt)

Kihon

1. Sanbon tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
2. Age uke, gyaku tsuki, x3 forward / backwards.
3. Soto uke, Empi uchi Uraken, gyaku tsuki x3 forward / backwards.
4. Uchi uke, Kizame tsuki, gyaku tsuki x3 forward / backwards.
5. Shuto uke, front leg mae geri, nukite forward / backwards.
6. Mae ren geri (changing legs) x3 mawatte & rpt.
7. Mawashi geri chudan x3 mawatte x3 jodan.
8. Yoko geri Keage x3 mawatte & rpt.
9. Yoko geri kekomi x3 mawatte & rpt.
10. Ushiro geri x3 mawatte & rpt.

Kumite

• Seme Waza:
  • oi tsuki jodan,
  • oi tsuki chudan,
  • mae geri chudan,
  • yoko geri Kekome,
  • mawashi geri.
• Uke Waza:
  • age uke,
  • soto uke,
  • uchi uke,
  • gedan barai with gyaku tsuki counters only.

Note

Left side then right side.

Kata

• Tekki Shodan

"Everybody wants a black belt, but so few people know what it really is".

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2nd Kodomo (Brown & White Belt)

Kihon

1. Kizame tsuki, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki x 3 mawatte & rpt.
2. Age uke, gyaku tsuki, x3 forward / backwards.
3. Soto uke, Empi uchi Uraken, gyaku tsuki x3 forward / backwards.
4. Uchi uke, Kizame tsuki, gyaku tsuki.
5. Shuto uke, front leg mae geri, Nukite x3 forward / backwards.
6. Mae geri, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
7. Yoko geri, Uraken, gyaku tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
8. Mawashi geri, gyaku tsuki Uraken, x3 mawatte & rpt.
9. Ushiro geri, (Uraken, gyaku tsuki remove) x3 mawatte & rpt.

Note

Hold the gyaku tsuki at the end of each set and move directly.

Kumite

• Ippon Kumite (from Jiyu Kamae).
• Seme Waza:
  • oi tsuki jodan,
  • oi tsuki chudan,
  • mae geri chudan,
  • Yoko geri Kekome,
  • mawashi geri,
  • Ushiro geri.
• Uke Waza:
  • age uke,
  • soto uke,
  • uchi uke,
  • gedan barai with gyaku tsuki counters only.

Note

1. Left side then right side start.
2. Examiner to give first start command only.

Kata

• Bassai Dai

"The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory nor defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants"

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1st Kodomo (Brown & Red Belt)

Kihon

1. Kizame tsuki, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
2. Age uke, gyaku tsuki, x3 forward / backwards.
3. Soto uke, Empi uchi Uraken, gyaku tsuki x3 forward / backwards.
4. Uchi uke, Kizame tsuki, gyaku tsuki.
5. Shuto uke, front leg mae geri, Nukite x3 forward / backwards.
6. Mae geri, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
7. Yoko geri, Uraken, gyaku tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
8. Mawashi geri, gyaku tsuki Uraken, x3 mawatte & rpt.
9. Ushiro geri, Uraken, gyaku tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.

Note

Hold the gyaku tsuki at the end of each set and move directly.

Kumite

• Ippon Kumite (from Jiyu Kamae).
• Seme Waza:
  • oi tsuki jodan,
  • oi tsuki chudan,
  • mae geri chudan,
  • Yoko geri Kekome,
  • mawashi geri,
  • Ushiro geri.
• Uke Waza:
  • age uke,
  • soto uke,
  • uchi uke,
  • gedan barai with gyaku tsuki counters only.

Note

1. Left side then right side start.
2. Examiner to give first start command only.

Kata

• Bassai Dai

"Your body is like Iron - the harder you beat it the harder it becomes".

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Cadet Black & Red First Level

Kihon

1. Kizame tsuki, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
2. Age uke, gyaku tsuki, x3 forward / backwards.
3. Soto uke, empi uchi Uraken, gyaku tsuki x3 forward / backwards.
4. Uchi uke, Kizame tsuki, gyaku tsuki.
5. Shuto uke, front leg mae geri, Nukite x3 forward / backwards.
6. Mae geri, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
7. Yoko geri, Uraken, gyaku tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.
8. Mawashi geri, gyaku tsuki Uraken, x3 mawatte & rpt.
9. Ushiro geri, Uraken, gyaku tsuki x3 mawatte & rpt.

Note

Hold the gyaku tsuki at the end of each set and move directly.

Kumite

• Ju Ippon Kumite (from Jiyu Kamae).
• Seme Waza:
  • oi tsuki jodan,
  • oi tsuki chudan,
  • mae geri chudan,
  • yoko geri Kekome,
  • mawashi geri,
  • ushiro geri.

Kata

• Bassai Dai; and one of the following:
• Heian Shodan,
• Heian Nidan,
• Heian Sandan,
• Heian Yondan,
• Heian Godan.

"Little things make a big difference".

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Cadet Black & Red Second Level

Kihon

1. Forward Kizame tsuki, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki back age uke gyaku tsuki, Uraken forward mae geri, jun tsuki, gyaku tsuki.
2. Forward Kizame tsuki, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki back soto uke, Yoko Enpi, Otoshi Uraken, gyaku tsuki forward Yoko Kekome geri, Uraken, gyaku tsuki (focus Otoshi Uraken then change to gyaku tsuki).
3. Forward Kizame tsuki, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki back uchi uke, Kizame tsuki, gyaku tsuki forward mawashi geri, gyaku tsuki, Uraken uchi (after Uraken return to Jiyu Kamae before starting Kizame tsuki).
4. Forward Kizame tsuki, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki back gedan barai same hand Uraken, gyaku tsuki forward Ushiro geri, Uraken, gyaku tsuki (hold the gyaku tsuki at the end of each set and move directly into Kizame tsuki).
5. Forward Kizame tsuki, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki Back shuto uke, mae Ashi mae geri, Nukite (each to be performed from Zenkutsu Dachi x 5, mawatte turn and change to next set).
6. Mae geri / Yoko Kekome same leg kicking.
7. Mae geri / mawashi geri same leg kicking (to be performed from Kiba Dachi x 5 mawatte turn and change to next set).
8. Yoko Keage / Yoko Kekome same leg kicking.

Note

1. Each to be done twice (once from left side & once from right side) then turn mawatte.
2. 1 & 2 to be done together turning after each double set and then begin the next.
3. No Yori Ashi on Kizame tsuki or gyaku tsuki. With Kizame tsuki transfer the weight forward onto front leg in preparation for stepping oi tsuki.
4. Hold the gyaku tsuki at the end of each set and move directly into Kizame tsuki.
5. 3-4 to be done together turning after each double set and then begin the next.
6. 5 is performed twice with left leg forward then mawatte and twice with right leg forward.

Kumite

• Ju Ippon Kumite (from Jiyu Kamae).
• Seme Waza:
  • oi tsuki jodan,
  • oi tsuki chudan,
  • mae geri chudan,
  • Yoko geri Kekome,
  • mawashi geri,
  • Ushiro geri.
• Hachi Ho Kumite.

Kata

• Kanku Dai; or
• Jion; and
• Ten No Kata.

"A kata without the body, mind, and spirit attempting to work in perfect harmony, is an empty, and hollow thing indeed".

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