KarateSKIFKyuGradingSyllabus

Kyu to 1st Dan Grading Syllabus of The Shotokan Karate-do International Federation - part 1.

Brown belt 1st Kyu
to black 1st Dan

KIHON

ZenkutsuDachi
GedanBarai

Brown belt 2nd
to brown 1st Kyu

White belt 10th
to white 9th Kyu

White belt 9th
to yellow 8th Kyu

Green belt 6th
to purple 5th Kyu

Purple belt 5th
to purple 4th Kyu

Purple belt 4th
to brown 3rd Kyu

Brown belt 3rd
to brown 2nd Kyu

Yellow belt 8th
to orange 7th Kyu

Orange belt 7th
to green 6th Kyu

(Forwards)
OiZukiSanbon

ZenkutsuDachi
GedanBarai

Zenkutsu Dachi
(front stance)
Gedan Barai
(low-level block)

ZenkutsuDachi
GedanBarai

(Forwards)
GyakuZukiSanbon

(Forwards)
MaeGeri-OiZuki

(Forwards)
Chudan OiZuki

(Forwards)
Chudan OiZuki
(mid-level lunge punch)

(Forwards)
OiZukiSanbon

(Forwards)
Chudan OiZuki

(Backwards)
AgeUke-GedanBarai-
GyakuZuki

(Forwards)
MawashiGeri-
GyakuZuki

(Forwards)
Chudan GyakuZuki

(Forwards)
GyakuZukiSanbon

(Forwards)
Chudan GyakuZuki

(Forwards)
GyakuZuki Sanbon

(Forwards)
Chudan GyakuZuki
(mid-level reverse punch)

(Forwards)
Chudan GyakuZuki

(Forwards)
MawashiGeri-
GyakuZuki

(Backwards)
Jodan AgeUke-
GyakuZuki

(Backwards)
JodanAgeUke-
GyakuZuki

(Forwards)
Chudan SotoUke-Enpi-
Uraken-Gyaku Zuki
(Zenkutsu-Kiba-Zenkutsu)

(Forwards)
Jodan AgeUke

(Backwards)
Jodan AgeUke-
GyakuZuki

(Backwards)
Jodan AgeUke

(Forwards)
Jodan AgeUke
(high-level block)

(Forwards)
GyakuZuki-
MaeGeri/hikite-
OiZuki-
GedanBarai

(Forwards)
Chudan SotoUke

(Forwards)
Chudan SotoUke
(mid-level block
outside-inwards)

(Forwards)
Chudan SotoUke

(Forwards)
Chudan SotoUke-
GyakuZuki

(Forwards)
ChudanSotoUke-
Enpi-Uraken
(Zenkutsu-KibaDachi)

(Forwards)
ChudanSotoUke-
Enpi-Uraken

(Backwards)
UchiUke-KizamiZuki-
MaeGeri (with back leg)-
GyakuZuki

(Backwards)
Chudan UchiUke

(Backwards)
Chudan UchiUke-
GyakuZuki
(mid-level block
inside-outwards then punch)

(Backwards)
ChudanUchiUke-
GyakuZuki

(Backwards)
ChudanUchiUke-
JodanKizamiZuki-
ChudanGyakuZuki

KokutsuDachi

(Forwards)
ChudanShutoUke-
KizamiMaeGeri-Nukite
(Kokutsu-ZenkutsuDachi)

KokutsuDachi
(back stance)

KokutsuDachi

ZenkutsuDachi

(Forwards)
ChudanShutoUke
(mid-level knife-hand block)

(Forwards)
ChudanShutoUke-
Nukite

(Forwards)
ChudanShutoUke-
Nukite
(Kokutsu-Zenkutsu)

ZenkutsuDachi
GedanBarai

(Forwards)
MaeGeri-MawashiGeri
(different legs)

(Forwards)
MaeGeri-MawashiGeri-
GyakuZuki-GedanBarai

ZenkutsuDachi

ZenkutsuDachi
(front stance)

ZenkutsuDachi

(Forwards)
MaeGeri
(front snap-kick)

(Forwards)
MaeRenGeri

(Forwards)
MaeGeri

(Forwards)
MaeRenGeri
(Chudan-Jodan)

(Forwards)
MaeGeri

(Forwards)
MaeGeri-KekomiGeri-
GyakuZuki-GedanBarai

(Forwards)
MawashiGeri

(Forwards)
KizamiKekomiGeri-
UshiroGeri
(different legs)

(Forwards)
MawashiGeri
(round-house snap-kick)

(Forwards)
MawashiGeri

(Forwards)
KizamiKekomiGeri-
UshiroGeri
(different legs)

(Forwards)
MawashiGeri

(Forwards)
UshiroGeri

KibaDachi

(Sidewards)
KeageGeri-KekomiGeri
(different legs)

KibaDachi

KibaDachi
(straddle stance)

KibaDachi

(Sidewards)
KeageGeri

(Sidewards)
KeageGeri-
KekomiGeri
(same leg)

(Sidewards)
KeageGeri

(Sidewards)
KeageGeri-
KekomiGeri
(same leg)

(Sidewards)
KeageGeri
(side snap-up kick)

(Sidewards)
KeageGeri

KimeWaza

GyakuZuki (free style punch
to small target held by examiner at varying distances)

(Sidewards)
KekomiGeri
(side thrust kick)

(Sidewards)
KekomiGeri

NOTE:
Entire white belt grading
is done to the count!

click here for part 2 of the SKIF Grading Syllabus.

(Forwards)
ChudanShutoUke

NOTE:
Same as 9th Kyu
grading but no count!

NOTE:
Same as 7th Kyu
grading syllabus!

NOTE:
Same as 5th Kyu
grading syllabus!

NOTE:
Same as 2nd Kyu
grading syllabus!