NEW – Youth Belt Requirements

The numbered requirements listed below are from the San Do Kuen 76 Count Drill.

Yellow Stripe Belt

Stripe #1: 1-4 (Even Stance)

Stripe #2: 1-8 (Even Stance & Front Cover)

Stripe #3: 9-12 (Stepping back from Even Stance)

Stripe #4: Define San Do Kuen

Stripe #5: Belt Tying

Yellow Belt

Stripe #1: 13-16 (Stepping forward from Even Stance)

Stripe #2: 17-20 (Pivoting from Even Stance)

  • Outside & Inside Pivots

Stripe #3: 1-20

Stripe #4: Side Break Fall (Right & Left)

Stripe #5: Recite The Karate Creed

Purple Belt

Stripe #1: 21-34 (Punching)

  • Straight Punch (Vertical Fist)
  • Straight Punch (Horizontal Fist)
  • Upside-down Punch
  • Hammer-fist
  • Palm Strike
  • 4 Corners Hook Punching

Stripe #2: 35-38 (Side Elbow & Backfist)

Stripe #3: 1-38

Stripe #4: Stand Out From Crab Position (Right & Left)

Stripe #5: Basic Nunchaku Kata

Orange Belt

Stripe #1: 39-42 (Upwards & Downwards Elbows)

Stripe #2: 43-48 (Left Hand Blocking)

Stripe #3: 49-54 (Right Hand Blocking)

Stripe #4: Single Sinawali (Stick)

Stripe #5: Single Sinawali (Staff)

Blue Belt

Stripe #1: 55-64 (Two-handed Blocking)

  • Double Palm
  • Elbow Shield
  • Parry & Low Block
  • Upward Elbow Shield
  • Parry & Inside Elbow Block

Stripe #2: 65-66 (Knee Striking)

Stripe #3: 67-68 (Straight Kicking)

Stripe #4: Hubud (Empty Hand)

  • Left Overhead Block
  • Right Chicken-head Wrist Block
  • Left Push Block
  • Right Straight Punch

Stripe #5: Side Break Fall & Stand Out (Right & Left)

Green Belt

Stripe #1: 69-70 (Roundhouse Kicking)

Stripe #2: 70-74 (Crescent Kicks)

  • Outside & Inside

Stripe #3: 75-76 (Inside Knee Kicks)

Stripe #4: 1-76

Stripe #5: Advanced Break Fall

Brown 3 – Junior Black Belt