Kyushin Ryu Ju Jitsu Syllabus - Senior Kyu Grades

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1. Mat etiquette - All procedures of Dojo, including lining up and Rei's etc. and the reasons for their practice.

2. Basic exercises - Must be aware of the various types of exercises, and the reasons for stretching, warming up and other exercises. Warning to new students with regard to over-enthusiasm on exercises.

3. Breakfalls - Left & Right Side Breakfalls, Front Breakfall, Rolling Two Handed Breakfall. Back Breakfall, Left & Right Side Rolling Breakfall, Diving/Rolling taking out knee and Forelap Breakfall. Introduce over a period to suit the individual.

4. Breaking a Front Strangle (2)

5. Basic Punching Techniques

6. Hip Throw

7. Breaking a Back Strangle (2)

8. Straight Arm Lock

9. Shoulder Lock

10. Recumbent Ankle Throw

11. Kata of Eight Blocks - This kata is shown as a pairs exercise

12. Three Person Kata - This is not necessarily required for the grading but taught as a method of teaching students how to flow one technique into another.

1. Shoulder Arm lock

2. Reclining Leg Throw with Strikes

3. Hip Throw with Five Locks

4. Defences Against Kicks to the Head Whilst on the Ground

5. An Arm Lock in a Standing Position

6. Wrist lock

7. Wrist Throw with lock

8. Breaking Ground Strangles (2)

9. Breaking Hair Grabs (2)

10. Orange Belt Kata - This is not necessarily required for the grading but taught as a method of teaching students how to flow one technique into another

1. Hold Down with Double Arm Lock

2. Body Drop Throw

3. Dropping Version of Full Shoulder Throw (2)

4. Half Shoulder Throw (2)

5. Leg Throw with Lock (2)

6. Back Hammer Lock

7. Crab Claw Scissors Throw

8. Attacking and Defending Sweeping Loin Throws (3)

9. Cross Hock Throw (2)

10. Drawing Ankle Throw

11. Inside Hock Throw

12. Stamp Throw

13. Front Scissors Throw

14. Methods of Escape Over and Under Arms Front and Back (8)

15. Knee Wheel Throw

16. Variations on Strangles (10)

17. Bar Chokes (2)

18. Variations on Shoulder Throws (3)

19. Rice Bale Throw (2)

20. Escapes From Full Nelson (2)

21. Escapes from Half Nelson (2)

Revised 30/10/05

1. Hip or loin wheel throw (2)

2. Cross over leg lock (2)

3. Escapes from head chancery (3)

4. Escapes from garroting (3)

5. Variations on holding down (2 SETS)

6. Breaking strangles and chokes on the ground (6)

7. Dropping version of body drop throw (2)

8. Scissors and naked choke hold (2)

9. Spring hip throw

10. Front scoop throw

11. Rear scoop throw

12. Series of blocks into downward inside forearm block

13. Roundhouse kick

14. Sleeper hold from head chancery

15. Outside forearm block, elbow to ribs and backfist

16. Defences against knife attacks (6)


NB. Do not pick up or handle knife in these techniques. Training knife should be treated as real knife and handled appropriately. ONLY TRAINING KNIVES WILL BE PERMITTED ON THE MAT


17. Counters using various techniques (6)

18. Hip throw (left side)

19.Blue Belt Kata

1. Valley drop throw

2. Counters to straight arm lock (2)

3. Counters to bar chokes (2)

4. Roundhouse kick to kidneys and solar plexus (left and right sides)

5. Upward rising block

6. Upward inside forearm block

7. Downward inside forearm block

8. Counters to back arm and collar hold

9. Standing holding locking (2)

10. Side thrust kick - left and right

11.Front snap kick - left and right (3)

12. Front and side kicks (2)

13. Head hip and knee throw

14. Wedge block

15. Full shoulder throw (2)

16. Shoulder wheel throw

17. Pressure points / nerve points


Pressure Points (10) - see handout for assistance

Nerve Points (10) – see handout for assistance


Show any 10 - Pressure Points and Nerve Points.


Students must be able to explain the difference between Nerve and Pressure Points. Sit opponent, then lay him on back and finally lay him on his front to demonstrate.


18. STUDENTS INITIATIVE

Five strangle defences of a students own choosing

Four mixed defences of a students own choosing

A further 3 left handed throws of students choice in addition to hip throw.

1. Winding throws - Inside and outside (2)

2. Variations on leg sweeps (8)

3. Rolling ankle throw (2)

4. Corner throw (2)

5. Rear throw (2)

6. Cross ankle throw (2)

7. Leg wheel (2)

8. Outer wheel (2)

9. Action taken against three attackers (5)

10. Outer hook

11. Variations on stomach throws (5) - Stomach Throws are not to be performed on females without their permission

12. Several ways of throwing opponent from behind (9)

13. Shoulder dislocation

14. Dropping version of reverse body drop throw (2)

15. Shoulder crash throw (2)

16. Palm heel knockout blow to chin (5)

17. Upward block with knife hand strike to neck

18. Knife hand to neck with kick to solar plexus

19. Knife hand to neck with kick to solar plexus, delivered to two opponents (2)

20. Escape when both arms are held from behind

21. Side kick to kneecap using side of the foot

22. Upward kick to kneecap using heel (2)

23. Three different blocks using the same arm

24. Attacking the backs of the legs (2)

25. Arm and shoulder throw with shoulder and wrist lock

26. Roundhouse kicks from the ground

27. Side snap kick followed by roundhouse kicks

28. Side thrust kick to the kneecap followed by a roundhouse kick to the ribs

29. All one handed throws

1. 25 Throws. (30) - Body Drop Throw. Half Shoulder Throw. Leg Throw. Inside Hock Throw. Drawing Ankle Throw. Sweeping Hip Throw. Knee Wheel Throw. Arm and Shoulder Throw Front Scissors Throw. Left Dropping Version Of Body Drop Throw. Scissors And Naked Choke Hold. Outside Hock Throw. Right Dropping Version Of Body Drop Throw. Front Scoop Throw. Rear Scoop Throw. Sweeping Ankle Throw. Double Ankle Shoulder Thrust Throw. Head, Hip And Knee Throw. Rear Throw. Outer Winding Throw Inner Winding Throw. Crab Claw Scissors Throw Corner Throw. Rolling Ankle Throw Spring Hip Throw. Hip Throw. Reclining Leg Throw With Strikes. Rice Bale Throw. Lapel Shoulder Throw. Reverse Dropping Body Drop Throw.

2. The open hand and its uses (9)

3. The elbow and its uses (9)

4. Counters to throws. (27) - Counters To A Hip Throw (3) Counters To A Drawing Ankle Throw (3) Counters To Shoulder Wheel Throw (3) Counters To A Full Shoulder Throw (3) Counters To A Body Drop Throw (3) Counters To Reclining Leg / Leg Throw (3) Counters To Outer Hook Throw (3) Counters To Stomach Throw (3) Counters To Half Shoulder Throw (3)

5. Inside leg sweep (2)

6. The bottom fist / back fist and their uses (14)

7. Attacking the eyes and ears (12)

8. Combination throws (10)

9. Lunge punch, reverse punch to body and face

10. Kata

11. Inside forearm block followed by back fist and throw (2)

12. Counters to kicks (10)

13. Palmheel block with attack (3)

14. Palmheel strikes (8)

15. One handed throat throw

16. Use of upward X block to pull onto knee (2)

17. Three reverse punches to three attackers

18. Using upward blocks with throws (2)

19. Knife attacks (6)

20. Defences against a sparring partner who kicks

21. The four most used kicks in Ju Jitsu (4

22. Defence against side snap kick (4)

23. Baton defence (8)

24. Four most dangerous throws (4)


All students grading for the Senior Black Belt will have to complete a written anatomy test, they are expected to learn anatomy from the sheets provided. Students must also know, and be able to show satisfactorily, all previous grade syllabus work.