ITKO Rank Requirements

• YELLOW BELT (9th Kyu)
  1. Lunge Punch
  2. Front Kick
  3. Downward Block
  4. Kata (Taikyoku Sho-Dan)
  
  
• RED BELT (8th Kyu)
  1. Lunge Punch
  2. Front Kick
  3. Downward Block
  4. Rising Block
  5. Outside Block
  6. Knife Hand Block
  7. Three Time Attack
  8. Kata (Heian Sho-dan)
  
  
• BLUE BELT (7th Kyu)
  1. Lunge Punch
  2. Front Kick
  3. Downward Block
  4. Rising Block
  5. Outside Block
  6. Knife-Hand Block
  7. Side Thrust Kick
  8. One Time Attack
  9. Kata (Heian Ni-Dan)
  
  
• GREEN BELT (6th Kyu)
  1. Lunge Punch
  2. Front Kick
  3. Downward Block - Reverse Punch
  4. Rising Block - Reverse Punch
  5. Outside Block - Reverse Punch
  6. Knife-Hand Block
  7. Side Thrust Kick
  8. Side Snap Kick
  9. Five Time Attack (Jodan,Chudan,Gedan)
  10. Kata (Heian San-Dan)
  
  
• PURPLE BELT ( 5th Kyu)
  1. Lunge Punch
  2. Front Kick
  3. Downward Block - Reverse Punch
  4. Rising Block - Reverse Punch
  5. Outside Block - Reverse Punch
  6. Knife-Hand Block/Spear Hand Thrust
  7. Side Thrust Kick
  8. Side Snap Kick
  9. Roundhouse Kick
  10. San-Bon-Zuki
  11. Three to Five Attack
  12. Kata (Heian Yon-Dan)
  
  
• PURPLE BELT (4th Kyu)
  Same as 5th kyu plus the following additions:
  1. Double Front Kick
  2. Outside Block/Elbow Strike
  3. Slow Sparring
  4. Kata (Heian Go-Dan)
  
  
• BROWN BELT (3rd Kyu)
  Same as 4th kyu plus the following additions:
  1. Outside Block/Elbow Strike/Back Fist Strike
  2. Kata (Tekki-Shodan)
  
  
• BROWN BELT (2nd Kyu)
  Same as 3rd kyu plus the following additions:
  1. Kata (Bassi-Dai)
  
  
• BROWN BELT (1st Kyu)
  Same as 2nd kyu plus the following additions:
  1. Back Stance moving forward; Knife Hand Block,
  a. Front, Front Kick, Side Thrust Kick, Spear Hand Thrust.
  2. Sparring Combinations:
  a. Jab, Reverse Punch, Front Kick.
  b. Jab, Reverse Punch Roundhouse Kick.
  c. Jab, Spin Around Back Kick, Back Fist Strike.
  3. Kata (Bassi-Dai)
  
  
• BLACK BELT (Shodan and Nidan see Sensei Evans)