Belt Requirements

Material needed before you qualify for Yellow Belt

Kempo 1

8pt. Blocks


Combination 6, 7


1 Front Choke

1 Back Choke

1 Wrist Grab

1 Lapel Grab


S.A.F.E. stands for what?


Testing Time: approx. 30 minutes

What you need to master before you qualify for Orange Belt

Kempo 2, 3

8pt. Blocks with strikes


Combination 2, 5

Back Slap-Out

Side Slap-Out


2 Front Chokes

2 Back Chokes

2 Wrist Grabs

2 Lapel Grabs


Know 6 Karate Colors


Know 5 Karate Animals


Testing Time: Approx. 30 minutes

What you need to master before you qualify for Purple Belt

Kempo 4, 5

8pt. Blocks with Strikes & Elbows


Combination 3

Back Slap-Out

Side Slap-Out

Shoulder Roll


3 Front Chokes

3 Back Chokes

3 Wrist Grabs

3 Lapel Grabs


1 Pinan


1 of each Animal techniques


Testing Time: Approx. 30 minutes

What you need to master before you qualify for Blue Belt

Kempo 6

Knifehand Blocks

Palm Blocks


Combination 4, 18

Back Slap-Out

Side Slap-Out

Shoulder Roll


4 Front Chokes

4 Back Chokes

4 Wrist Grabs

4 Lapel Grabs

1 Side Club

1 Overhead Club

1 Poking Club


2 Pinan

Heian Shodan


2 of Each Animal techniques


Testing Time: Approx. 45 minutes



What you need to master before you qualify for Blue Stripet

Kempo 7, 8

Knifehand Blocks with Strikes


Combination 12


4 Front Chokes

4 Back Chokes

4 Wrist Grabs

4 Lapel Grabs

2 Side Clubs

2 Overhead Clubs

2 Poking Clubs

1 Headlock Escape

1 Rear Double Wrist Grab


1 Kata

Heian Nidan

Bowaza


3 of Each Animal techniques


Testing Time:  Approx. 1 hour

What you need to master before you qualify for Green Belt

Alternate Kempo 1, 2, 3

Trap Blocks: Circular & Cross


Combination 8, 9


5 Front Chokes

5 Back Chokes

5 Wrist Grabs

5 Lapel Grabs

3 Side Clubs

3 Overhead Clubs

3 Poking Clubs

1 Headlock Escape

1 Rear Double Wrist Grab

Full Nelson Technique


2 Kata

Circle of the Tiger

Shushi Nu Ken Sho


3 of Each Animal

2 Bear Hugs


Testing Time: Approx. 1 hour

What you need to master before you qualify for Green Stripe

Alternate Kempo 4, 5, 6

10pt. Blocks


Combination 14, 15, 16


6 Front Chokes

6 Back Chokes

6 Wrist Grabs

6 Lapel Grabs

4 Side Clubs

4 Overhead Clubs

4 Poking Clubs

2 Headlock Escapes

2 Rear Double Wrist Grabs


3 Pinan

Statue of the Crane

Matsa Hega No Sai


4 of Each Animal

2 Bear Hugs


Testing Time: Approx. 1.5 hours

What you need to master before you qualify for Brown Belt III

Alternate Kempo 7, 8

Crane Blocking


Combination 10, 11, 17, 19


7 Front Chokes

7 Back Chokes

7 Wrist Grabs

7 Lapel Grabs

5 Side Clubs

5 Overhead Clubs

5 Poking Clubs

2 Headlock Escapes

2 Rear Double Wrist Grabs


4 Pinan

3 Kata

Circle of the Dragon

Ginni Gowa No Kama or Matsa Hega No Tonfa


4 of Each Animal

4 Bear Hugs


Testing Time: Approx. 1.5 hours

What you need to master before you qualify for Brown Belt II

Plum Tree Blocking system


Combination 1, 13, 20


8 Front Chokes

8 Back Chokes

8 Wrist Grabs

8 Lapel Grabs

6 Side Clubs

6 Overhead Clubs

6 Poking Clubs

3 Headlock Escapes

3 Rear Double Wrist Grabs


5 Pinan

4 Kata

Pasai

Ginni Gowa No Kama or Matsa Hega No Tonfa


5 of Each Animal

5 Bear Hugs

Ground Grappling


Five Hours of Assistant Teaching


Testing Time: Approx. 2 hours

What you need to master before you qualify for Brown Belt I

Crane Blocks with Strikes


Combination 21, 26


10 Front Chokes 10 Back Chokes

10 Wrist Grabs 10 Lapel Grabs

7 Side Clubs 7 Overhead Clubs

7 Poking Clubs 3 Headlock Escapes

3 Rear Double Wrist Grabs


5 Kata

North and South Walls

Wings of the Crane

Wushu


6 of Each Animal

6 Bear Hugs

Ground Grappling


Ten Hours of Assistant Teaching


Testing Time: Approx. 2 hours

What you need to master before you qualify for Black Belt

Kempo 9

All Kempos done as a form: 1-9 and Alternate 1-8

All Blocking done as a form: 8pt. blocks, punches & elbows,

Knifehand with strikes,

Palm blocks,

10pt. blocks,

Crane blocks with strikes, 

Plum Tree blocks


Combination 24

All Combinations done as a form: 1 - 21, 24, 26


12 Front Chokes 

12 Back Chokes

12 Wrist Grabs 

12 Lapel Grabs

8 Side Clubs 

8 Overhead Clubs

8 Poking Clubs 

4 Headlock Escapes

4 Rear Double Wrist Grabs

4 Various Knife Attack Techniques


Circle of the Snake

Empe

Nunchuka Form

Original Open Hand Form

Original Weapon Form


8 of Each Animal

6 Bear Hugs

Ground Grappling

Continuous Sparring


Twenty Hours of Assistant Teaching,

Fifty Question Written Exam (90% correct)

One Page Typed or Two Pages Handwritten Essay on "Why I Want to be a Black Belt"


Testing Time: Approx. 6 hours

Cost: $400

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