SHOTOKAN KARATE-Do INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION(U.A.E)
Basic and official training syllabus

GRADE Training Period
Color of Belt
KATA KUMITE
KIHON
 10th. Kyu One month
to reach 9th.kyu
 White Taikyoku
shodan
 Basic kumite movements :
Jodan oi-zuki (foreward)
Age uke (backward).
Chudan oi-zuki (foreward)
Soto uke (backward).
Dojo rules, basic stances & tech.,  hands,arm,feet,leg ,kiba&zenkitsu dachi folding a Do-gi, sonoba zuki, maegeri, gedan barai, age uke, soto uke (standing),  oi zuki.
 9th. Kyu

Two months
to get 8th.kyu   
 
 White Hiean-Shodan
(Kata Bunkai)
 A- Gohon Kumite
    (Jodan,  chudan) - hidari only
B-sanbon kumite (style 1) hidari  
C-basic kumite stance, jiyu na gamae.

 1)chudan oi zuki,
2)gyakuzuki,
3)sanbon zuki,
4)jodan age uke,
5)chudan soto uke,

 6)shoto uke in kokutsu dachi,
7)maegeri,
8)yoko geri keage
 8th. Kyu

 Three months
to get 7th.kyu    

 Yellow  Hiean-Nidan
(Kata Bunkai)
 A-Gohon Kumite
     (Jodan, chudan) hidari & migi
B-sanbon kumite (style 1) H+M
C- kiso kumite (style 1)
D- kihon ippon kumite (jodan 1,    
  chudan 1, mae geri 1)hidari .   
1)chudan oi zuki, 2)gyakuzuki,
3)sanbon zuki, 4)jodan age uke, 5)chudan soto uke, 6)shoto uke in     
kokutsu dachi, 7)maegeri,
8) ren geri .9)mawashi geri. 10)yoko geri keage & kekomi.
 7th. Kyu (3) three Months
to get 6th.kyu   
 Orange   
 Hiean-Sandan
(Kata Bunkai)

A-sanbon kumite (style 1+2)    
     Hidari & migi
B-kiso kumite (style 1+2)  

C-kihon ippon kumite (jodan 1,    
  chudan 1, mae geri 1, yoko    
  Geri 1,mawashi geri 1) hidari    
  only
D-Hyoteki (target)training.
 1)chudan oi zuki, 2)gyakuzuki,
3)jodan age uke+ gyakuzuki,
4)chudan soto uke + gyakuzuki,
5)chudan uchi uke + gyakuzuki,
6)chudan shoto uke+Nukite,
 7)maegeri chudan & jodan,
8) kizami geri & mae geri
9)yoko geri keage& kekomi
10)mawashi geri.
6th. Kyu
 (3) three Months
to get 5th.kyu   
 Green  Hiean Yondan
(Kata Bunkai)
 A-sanbon kumite (style 1+2+3)     Hidari & migi
B-kiso kumite (style1+ 2+3)
C-kihon ippon kumite (jodan 2,      chudan 2, mae geri 2, yoko    
  Geri 1,mawashi geri 1) hidari  
  and  migi .
D-Basic jiyu kumite   
 1)sanbo i zuki(junzuki). 2)gyakuzuki(sanbon zuki).
3)jodan age uke+ gyakuzuki,
4)chudan soto uke + enpi uchi,
5)chudan uchi uke + Kizami +  
   gyakuzuki, 6)maegeri+oizuki
7)chudan shoto uke+Nukite,
 8)maegeri chudan & jodan,
9) kizami geri & mae geri
10) mawashi geri.
11)yoko geri keage& kekomi
 
5th. Kyu

 (3) three Months
to get 4th.kyu    

 Blue Hiean-Godan
Tekki–Shodan
(Kata Bunkai)
A- sanbon kumite (style 1+2+3)         Hidari & migi
B - kiso kumite (style 1+2+3)
C- kihon ippon kumite (jodan 3,        chudan 3, mae geri 3, yoko        geri 1, mawashi geri 1)
     hidari & migi
D- Basic jiyu kumite   
1)sanbo i zuki (jun zuki), 2)gyakuzuki (sanbon zuki),
3)jodan age uke+ Uraken utchi +        
   Gyakuzuki. 4)chudan soto uke +    
   enpi uchi+uraken + Gyakuzuki..
5)chudan uchi uke + Kizami +  
   gyakuzuki, 6)maegeri+oizuki
7)Mae geri + Gyakuzuki..
8)Chudan shoto uke+kizami geri   
   +Nukite,
 9)maegeri chudan & jodan,
10) kizami geri & mae geri
11) kizami mawashi geri + mawashi geri.
12)yoko geri keage& kekomi
4th. Kyu
 (3) three Months
to get 3rd.kyu
 
Purple
 Bassai Dai
(Kata Bunkai)
 A- sanbon kumite  
    (style1+2+3+4)    
     Hidari & migi
B- kiso kumite (style 1+2+3)
C- kihon ippon kumite (jodan 4,       chudan 4, mae geri 3, yoko    
   geri 2, mawashi geri 2)
    hidari & migi
D- Basic jiyu kumite   

1)sanbo i zuki.
2)gyakuzuki (sanbon zuki).
3)soto uke+ enpi uchi +uraken+Gyakuzuki(oizuki).
4)uchi uke+Kizami+gyakuzuki, 5)maegeri+sanbon zuki.
6)shoto uke+kizami geri +Nukite. 7)age uke+ Uraken utchi + Gyakuzuki.
8)Maegeri+ Gyakuzuki..
9)maegeri chudan & jodan.
10) kizami geri & mae geri
11)kizami mawashi+mawashi geri 12) Yoshiro geri
13)yoko geri keage& kekomi

 
3rd. Kyu

(3) three Months
to get 2nd.kyu   
 

 Kanku Dai
(Kata Bunkai)
A-  sanbon kumite  
      (style1+2+3+4)Hidari&migi
B- kiso kumite (style 1+2+3)
C- kihon ippon kumite (jodan 4,      chudan 4, mae geri 4, yoko    
   geri 3, mawashi geri 3)     
    hidari & migi
D- Basic Jjiyu kumite   
(as above tech.1-6). 7)age uke+ Uraken utchi + gedan barai+ Gyakuzuki
.8)Maegeri+Gyakuzuki +mawashi geri+gyakuzuki.
9)shoto uke+ kizami geri +Nukite. 10)mae geri chudan & mawashi geri jodan+ gyakuzuki.
11) kizami geri & mae geri 12)kizami mawashi+mawashi geri.
13) Yoshiro geri.14)kizami keage + kekomi+gyakuzuki.
 2nd. Kyu (3) three Months
to get 1st.kyu   
Brown
 Jion
(Kata Bunkai)
A-  sanbon kumite (style 1 to 5)    B- kihon ippon kumite (jodan 5,    
     chudan 5, mae geri 5, yoko    
     geri 3, mawashi geri 3)     
     hidari & migi

C- Jiyu Ippon Kumite (Jodan 1,   
  chudan 1, Maegeri 1, Mawashi  
  geri 1, Yoko geri kikomi 1,  
  Kizami Zuki 1).

D- Jiyu kumite
E- Tameshi-wari(test breaking)
 (as above tech.1-6). 7)age uke+ Uraken utchi + gedan barai+ Gyakuzuki.8)Maegeri+Gyakuzuki +mawashi geri+gyakuzuki. 9)kizami mawashi +mawashi. 10)kizami yoko kikomi+ushiro geri. 11)kizami keage+ kikomi+ gyakuzuki. 12)shoto uke+ kizami geri +Nukite. 13)maegeri chudan &yoko kikomi. 14) kizami keage+kikomi. 15) Yoshiro geri+gedan barai+gyakuzuki.
16) keage+ kekomi.
 1st. Kyu (6) six Months
To get Shodan   
 Brown   
 Jitte
(Kata Bunkai)

A-  sanbon kumite (1 to 5)    
      Hidari & migi
B- kihon ippon kumite(as above)
C- Jiyu Ippon Kumite (Jodan 2,       chudan 2, Maegeri 2, Mawashi   
   geri 2, Yoko geri kikomi 2,   
   Yoshiru geri 1, Kizami Zuki 1,      Gyaku Zuki 1,).
D- Jiyu kumite
E- Tameshi-wari(test breaking)   
1)maegeri+junzuki.
2)junzuki+ age uke(back)+maegeri(front) & junzuki. 3)age uke(back)+maegeri (front)&tate shoto+junzuki.
4)soto uke+(back)enpi uchi+uraken+ jun zuki(front).
5)uchi uke+kizami geri+gyakuzuki. 6)gedan barai + gyakuzuki+maegeri(gyakuzuki+ jun zuki)+gedan barai.
7)mawashi geri+gyakuzuki.
8)kizami geri + maegeri+mawashi geri.
9)kizami kikomi+ushiro geri. 10)maegeri+ mawashi geri+yoko kikomi.
11)maegeri + yoko keage+ushiro geri.
12)shoto uke+kizami geri + nukite.
13)yoko keage+kikomi. 14)keage+kikomi(rotation).   
Shodan
1st.Dan
One year
To get Nidan    

Black



Hangetsu            
Tekki Nidan  Bassai Sho  Gankaku

Kanku Sho
(Kata Bunkai)

 

A-  kihon ippon kumite(6 tech.        jodan, chudan, maegeri)
     (3 techn. Kikomi&mawashi)
B- Jiyu Ippon Kumite
 (Jodan 3+4),(chudan 3+4),      
 (Maegeri 3+4),(mawashi geri3)
 (Yoko geri kikomi3), (Yoshirugeri2+3),(Kizami Zuki    
   2+3), (Gyaku Zuki 2+3).
C-  Okuri Jiyu Ippon Kumite
     (style 1+2+3)
D-Jiyu kumite
E- Tameshi-wari(test breaking)
(kime waza)gyakuzuki , kizami zuki,  kizami zuki + gyakuzuki    

(as above tech.1-14) +
15)uchi uke+kizami zuki+maegeri +gyakuzuki. 16)shoto uke+kizami geri+gyakuzuki(kokutso). 17)maegeri+mawashi geri+ gyakuzuki+gedan barai. 18)mae geri+yoko kikomi+gyakuzuki+ gedan barai. 19)yoko keage & kikomi(same leg). 20)kizami zuki +maegeri+junzuki(jiyu na gamae). 21)age uke(back)+mawashi geri+ uraken+jun zuki. 22)Fudo dachi gedan barai+jun zuki. 23) sanbo zuki (fudo dachi). 24)maegeri+ mawashi geri. 25)mawashi geri+ yoko kikomi. 26)maegeri+keage+ ushiro geri(same leg).


 
Nidan
2nd.Dan
 (3) Three Years
To get Sandan
   
 Black  Tekki Sandan
(Kata Bunkai)
 A-  Jiyu Ippon kumite
     (Jodan5+6) , (Chudan 5+6),     
     (Maegeri 5+6),
     (mawashi geri 3),
     (Yoko geri kikomi 3),     
     (Yoshiru geri 3),  
     (Kizami Zuki 3),
     (Gyaku Zuki  3).
B- Okuri Jiyu Ippon Kumite
     (style 4+5+6)
C- Jiyu kumite
E- Tameshi-wari (test breaking)   Sochin
 Jiin
chinte
nijushiho

(as above tech.1-26) +
27) Fudo dachi chudan jun zuki
28) Jun zuki sanbon zuki.
29) Kizami zuki, tate shuto(left back), gyakuzuki(jiyu na gamae).
30) Kizami zuki, gyakuzuki,  
mawashi geri, uraken,  
gyakuzuki (jiyu na gamae).
31) Maegeri, yokogeri, ushirogeri,   
mawashi geri (same leg).
32)maegeri+mawashi geri+ ushiro geri + uraken + gyakuzuki



Sandan
3rd.Dan
 (4) Four Years
To get Yondan

 Black  

Meikyu,
Unso,
Wankan
Seinchin

(Kata Bunkai)

 A-  Okuri Jiyu Ippon Kumite
     (style 1+2+3+4+5+6)
B- Kaeshi Ippon Kumite
     (1+2+3+4)
C-  Jiyu kumite (advanced)
D- happo kumite
E-  shiho-wari(board breaking   
      in four direction)   
 Special Kihon kumite
 Yondan
4th. Dan
(5) Five Years
To get Godan
 
Black

Gojushiho-dai
Gojushiho-sho
Seipai

(Kata Bunkai)


A-  Okuri Jiyu Ippon Kumite
(style 1+2+3+4+5+6)
B- Kaeshi Ippon Kumite
(1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8)
C-  Jiyu kumite (advanced)
D- happo kumite
E- shiai kumite

 Special Kihon kumite   
Godan
5th.Dan

(4) Four Years
To get 6th.Dan   
 Black  Gankaku,sho
Niju-hatchi-ho
(Kata Bunkai)
 As above
+ self defense techniques
+ nunchaku  & bo techniques.
+ tonfa + sai
+Tai chi   
 Special Kihon kumite
Rokudan
6th.Dan

(7) seven years
to get Nanadan
 Black  Special kata  As above    
 Special Kihon kumite