Rank Requirements

New students begin as a white belt, and progress through a series of kyu levels signified by colored belts.  The promotion fee is $10, which includes a belt and a certificate.

Rank/Belt Color	9K/Yellow	8K/Orange	7K/Blue	6K/Green	5K/Brown	4K/Purple	3K/Red
Attendance
Training Weeks	12 weeks	20 weeks	28 weeks	36 weeks	40 weeks	44 weeks	48 weeks
Regularity	Recent 1 month	Recent 1 month	Recent 2 months	Recent 2 months	Recent 3 months	Recent 3 months	Recent 4 months
Seminar				1 dojo in past 12 months	2 dojos in past 12 months	2 dojos in past 12 months	2 dojos in past 12 months
Techniques
Ukemi	One roll forward and backward	Two rolls forward and backward	Roll over 1 crouched kid; 10 rolls	Roll over 2 crouched kids; 20 rolls;	high roll at belt level; 30 rolls;	40 rolls Tobukemi by self	50 rolls
Tae No Henko	Katate dori	Katate dori	Katate dori	Katate dori	Katate dori	Katate dori	Katate dori
Kokyu ho		Morote dori	Katate dori			Kata dori; ryote dori	Shomen uchi; mune tsuki
Ikkyo		Shomen uchi	Katate dori; kata dori	Kosa dori; ryo te dori	Morote dori	Mune tsuki	Ushiro ryo te dori
Nikyo			Katate dori; kata dori	Kosa dori			Shomen uchi
Shiho nage				Katate dori	Kosa dori	Ryo te dori; yokomen uchi	Shomen uchi; mune tsuki
Kote gaeshi			Kosa dori; mune tsuki	Katate dori	Shomen uchi		Katate dori; yokomen uchi
Irimi nage				Shomen uchi	Kosa dori; mune tsuki
Kokyu nage		Katate dori (3)	Kosa dori (3)	Morote dori (3)	Ryote dori (3)
Kokyu dosa	Swari waza	Swari waza	Swari waza	Swari waza	Swari waza	Swari waza	Swari waza
Other taijutsu	Warm up routine Tai sabaki: two-step, knee walk	Basic strikes Basic blocks	Awase with basic strikes Blend with 1 uke pushing	Blend with 2 uke pushing	Blend with 3 uke pushing	Tenchi nage	Kaiten nage katate dori
Fitness	5 push-ups 5 sit-ups	10 push-ups 10 sit-ups	15 push-ups 15 sit-ups One-leg stand 15"	20 push-ups 20 sit-ups One-leg stand 20"	20 push-ups on nikyo wrists 20 sit-ups head to knees One-leg stand 20" eyes closed	20 jumps with rope	30 jumps with rope
Weapons		31 jo kata, 1-6	31 jo kata, 1-16	31 jo kata, 1-31	13 jo kata, 1-13	Jo Saburi 1-5	Happo giri
Behavioral	Pay attention and follow instructions	Maintain focus throughout techniques	Apply dojo etiquette; show respect to teacher and other students	Maintain focus throughout class	Help coach beginners; show perseverance and sharing	Lead small group (3-4) practice	Help instructor lead part of class