De Anza Shotokan Karate Club

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First Purple Belt (Gokyu) Testing Requirements

Minimum Training Time

3 months

Stances

cat-leg stance (neko ashi dachi)

L-stance (renoji dachi)

Blocks

X-block (juji uke)

any block from any previous kata (haiwan uke, kosa uke, etc.)

Punches and Strikes

triple punch (san zuki)

hook punch (kage zuki)

Kicks

outside crescent kick (soto mikazuki geri)

spinning back kick (ushiro geri)

shuffle-up front kick

shuffle-up round kick

shuffle-up side kick

Kata

Heian Godan

Gyaku Heian Shodan

Gyaku Heian Nidan

Gyaku Heian Sandan

Gyaku Heian Yondan

Kihon Combinations

knife hand block, front kick, spear hand strike (shuto uke, mae ashi mae geri, shihon nukite)

outside block, side elbow strike, backfist strike, reverse punch (soto uke, yoko empi uchi, uraken uchi, gyaku zuki)

block to double punch (uke, ren/nidan zuki)

block, reverse punch, block (uke, gyaku zuki, uke)

block, strike, block (uke, uchi, uke)

block, reverse punch, strike (uke, gyaku zuki, uchi)

strike, punch, block (uchi, gyaku zuki, uke)

alternating leg front snap kick to front thrust kick (mae geri keage to mae geri kekomi

alternating leg front snap kick to round kick (mae geri keage to mawashi geri)

alternating leg front snap kick to side thrust kick (mae geri keage to yoko geri kekomi)

alternating leg round kick to side thrust kick (mawashi geri to yoko geri kekomi)

alternating leg inside crescent kick to front snap kick (uchi mikazuki geri to mae geri keage)

alternating leg round kick to spinning back kick (mawashi geri to ushiro geri)

alternating leg side snap kick to side thrust kick from side stance (yoko geri keage to yoko geri kekomi, kiba dachi)

alternating leg front snap kick to side thrust kick to round kick to spinning back kick (mae geri keage to yoko geri kekomi to mawashi geri to ushiro geri)

Kumite Combinations

front kick to lunge punch, reverse punch (mae geri to oi zuki, gyaku zuki)

lunging-reverse punch to reverse punch to mae geri (oi gyaku zuki to gyaku zuki to mae geri)

switch, reverse punch to front kick (switch, gyaku zuki to mae geri)

Self-Defense

4-5 pre-choreographed multiple-move techniques against both grabs and attacks with a partner

Sparring

same as last test

Other Requirements

turn in training notebook/journal(DASKC requirement, not PCKDA)

written test on Japanese terms and Shotokan-related subjects, such as history of the style, kata, etc.

tests from this point forward are administered using only Japanese terms

new purple belts should know how to 'bow in' and 'bow out' classes, lead class stretches, and teach basic techniques and kata.