Promotion Requirements

Lit­tle Drag­ons Pro­mo­tion Requirements

Belt test­ing will be done while in class dur­ing Stripe Test/Belt Test Week. The Grad­u­a­tion Cer­e­mony will be the Fri­day of the week fol­low­ing Stripe Test Week (unless oth­er­wise informed).

The fol­low­ing require­ments apply to all belt lev­els:

1. There must be a min­i­mum of 2 months between your last pro­mo­tion and this one.
2. You must have a min­i­mum of 8 classes in the month pre­ced­ing your promotion.
3. You must know all 3 Stu­dent Creeds.
4. Below 18 yrs. Old must have your Intent to Pro­mote card filled out, signed by your par­ents and school teach­ers and turned in by the end of Stripe Test/Belt Test Week.
5. You must make both and A and B class dur­ing Stripe Test/Belt Test Week.
6. You must attend the Grad­u­a­tion Cer­e­mony. You are always respon­si­ble for know­ing mate­r­ial that has been cov­ered on pre­vi­ous tests.
7. With age and rank, more is expected of you for each test.

The fol­low­ing are require­ments for each belt:

Jr. Gold Belt

• First QC Form turned in
• Min­i­mum 16 classes
• Min­i­mum 2 months
• Hand Tech­niques: Jab and Reverse
• Kicks: front
• Blocks: High, Low, and Middle
• Stances: Atten­tion, Ready, Front, and Horse
• Form Tech­niques: Step­ping Front Punch
• Kata: 1/2 Basic
• Kisos: 1–3 Attacking

Gold Belt

• Sec­ond QC Form turned in
• Min­i­mum 32 classes
• Min­i­mum 4 months
• Hand Tech­niques: Backfist
• Form Tech­niques: Kick Front Punch
• Kata: Basic
• Kisos: 1–3 Attack­ing and Defending

Jr. Orange Belt

• Third QC Form turned in
• Min­i­mum 48 classes
• Min­i­mum 6 months
• Hand Tech­niques: Knife Hand
• Kicks: Round House
• Stances: Lunge
• Form Tech­niques: Lunge Punch

Orange Belt

• Min­i­mum 64 classes
• Min­i­mum 8 months
• Hand Tech­niques: Spear Hand
• Blocks: Ham­mer Fist
• Stances: Side Fac­ing Cat
• Form Tech­niques: Kick Lunge Punch
• Kata: 1/2 Pinan Ni Dan
• Kisos: 1–6 Attacking

Jr. Blue Belt

• Min­i­mum 80 classes
• Min­i­mum 10 months
• Blocks: Open Hand
• Stances: Front Fac­ing Cat
• Kata: Pinan Ni Dan
• Kisos: 1–6 Attack­ing and Defending

Blue Belt

• Min­i­mum 112 classes
• Min­i­mum 14 months
• Kata: 1/2 Pinan Sho Dan
• Kisos: 1–9 Attacking

Jr. Pur­ple Belt

• Min­i­mum 112 classes
• Min­i­mum 14 months
• Kata: 1/2 Pinan Sho Dan
• Kisos: 1–9 Attacking

Pur­ple Belt

• Min­i­mum 128 classes
• Min­i­mum 16 months
• Hand Tech­niques: One Fin­ger Spear Hand
• Kicks: Hook
• Kata: Pinan Sho Dan
• Kisos: 1–9 Attack­ing and Defending

Jr. Green Belt

• Min­i­mum 144 classes
• Min­i­mum 18 months
• Kicks: Jump Front

Green Belt

• Min­i­mum 160 classes
• Min­i­mum 20 months
• Kicks: Jump Side
• Kata: 1/2 Pinan Sho Dan
• Kisos: 1–11 Attacking

Jr. Brown Belt

• Min­i­mum 176 classes
• Min­i­mum 22 months
• Hand Tech­niques: Elbow
• Blocks: Elbow and Sweep
• Stances: Reverse
• Form Tech­niques: Reverse Punch
• Kata: Pinan Sho Dan
• Kisos: 1–11 Attack­ing and Defending

3rd Brown Belt

• Min­i­mum 192 classes
• Min­i­mum 24 months
• Kicks: Spin Kicks

Rev. 2nd Brown Belt

• Min­i­mum 208 classes
• Min­i­mum 26 months
• Hand Tech­niques: Back Hand
• Blocks: X
• Form Tech­niques: Kick Reverse Punch
• Kata: 1/2 Pinan Yon Dan

2nd Brown Belt

• Min­i­mum 224 classes
• Min­i­mum 28 months
• Blocks: Back Fist and Palm Hand
• Kata: Pinan Yon Dan

Rev. 1st Brown Belt

• Min­i­mum 240 classes
• Min­i­mum 30 months

1st Brown Belt

• Min­i­mum 256 classes
• Min­i­mum 32 months
• Kata: 1/2 Pinan Go Dan

Pre-Test Black Belt

• Min­i­mum 272 classes
• Min­i­mum 34 months
• Stances: Reverse Lunge
• Kata: Pinan Go Dan

Youth Black Belt

• At least 8 years Old
• Min­i­mum 300 classes
• Min­i­mum 36 months

First Review

• Kata: 1/2 Kusanku

Sec­ond Review

• Kata: Kusanku

Third Review

• Kata: Nihanchi

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