Can't really put it all down but to summarise.
Shotokan Karate
Basics:
Complete all requested basics, called out in japanese.
Couple of examples: (all from jiyu dashi)
Soto Ude Uke/Gyaku Zuki/Kizami Zuki/Gyaku Zuki/Gedan Barai
Gyaku Zuki, Mae Geri, Mawashi Geri, turning Shuto uchi, Gyaku Zuki
there are roughly 16 sets of basics, 10 forward, 10 back (or turning round)
Kumite:
Sets 1, 2 and 3, Kihon Ippon and Jiyu Ippon
Groups of 3, attacked from both sides, one after the other. (one doing right side, one doing left)
Used to be sets 3, 4 and 5. Which is what i did for my intermediate black but straight after they changed it and effectively 'made it easier' but the standard had to be a lot higher. Still know and practice them though.. give me a leg up for my nidan
Kata:
Kankudai + Jiin, Wankan and basically every other previous kata.
Plus some applications. on mine I was asked to do applications/bunkai on hein nidan.
Exam:
Written and Oral exam
Additional to this we did free sparring against multiple partners (think i sparred against 6 different people). This was full contact (gum shield/mitts and box on)
And a mandatory 4 hour course previous to the grading with extra training in.
in all the grading was around 6.5 hrs.
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In Aikido, I've only graded once but that was a surprise grading and basically had to go through all ukemi, basic movements and all known forms (in my case it was just 1st form)
Shotokan Karate
Basics:
Complete all requested basics, called out in japanese.
Couple of examples: (all from jiyu dashi)
Soto Ude Uke/Gyaku Zuki/Kizami Zuki/Gyaku Zuki/Gedan Barai
Gyaku Zuki, Mae Geri, Mawashi Geri, turning Shuto uchi, Gyaku Zuki
there are roughly 16 sets of basics, 10 forward, 10 back (or turning round)
Kumite:
Sets 1, 2 and 3, Kihon Ippon and Jiyu Ippon
Groups of 3, attacked from both sides, one after the other. (one doing right side, one doing left)
Used to be sets 3, 4 and 5. Which is what i did for my intermediate black but straight after they changed it and effectively 'made it easier' but the standard had to be a lot higher. Still know and practice them though.. give me a leg up for my nidan
Kata:
Kankudai + Jiin, Wankan and basically every other previous kata.
Plus some applications. on mine I was asked to do applications/bunkai on hein nidan.
Exam:
Written and Oral exam
Additional to this we did free sparring against multiple partners (think i sparred against 6 different people). This was full contact (gum shield/mitts and box on)
And a mandatory 4 hour course previous to the grading with extra training in.
in all the grading was around 6.5 hrs.
----
In Aikido, I've only graded once but that was a surprise grading and basically had to go through all ukemi, basic movements and all known forms (in my case it was just 1st form)
