Kudo Belt promotion exam content is conducted as follows:
Kihon Keiko/Geiko (Basic Training)
Performing punches and Kicks from static position, keeping good balance during performance, using body motion in all techniques.
Kihon Ido Keiko/Geiko (Basic Movement Training)
Keeping Kihon form while moving.
* Yellow and upper belts do kicks with punches combination.
Yakusoku Kumite (Pre-arranged Sparring/Grappling Hands)
In Yakusoku Kumite the both, attacking partner and defending partner, are examined. The purpose is to demonstrate ability to control the distance, good form, and defense basics. In defense the one can use:
Blocks, parries, slips, duckings, sways, step-backs, holdings, pushes to the shoulders, stoppings by mae-geri.
Nage-Waza (Throwing Techniques)
White belts have to acquire descent ukemi (break-fall) techniques for personal safety. Green belts demonstrate Uchikomi (repetition practice) only, brown belts demonstrate Nage in motion. Green belts are required to demonstrate basic attacking techniques in Ne-Waza (ground techniques), brown belts required to be able to escape or perform attack from on-the-bottom position.
Kumite (Free-Sparring)
Demonstrate techniques acquired in Kihon and Ido Keiko in competition match with the opponent.
Kyokushin Academy
Knockdown full contact karate & muay Thai
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