ROC JUJITSU
HACHIKYU
(8TH GRADE, YELLOW BELT)
I.General Requirements
A. The student has to be a fully registered and active student in the dojo.
- The student has to have a complete understanding of the rules, regulations, and procedures of the martial arts dojo.
- The student has to have a complete understanding of the main philosophy of the martial arts, that of “NON-VIOLENCE”.
- There is no age requirement.
II.General Knowledge
- Basic dojo hygiene.
- Basic martial arts etiquette.
- Basic martial arts terminology.
- Dojo: Martial arts school
- Sensei: Teacher (1st through 5th dan)
- Shihan: Master (6th through 10th dan)
- Martial Arts: fighting arts, primarily originating in the Orient (China, Okinawa, Korea, and Japan)
- Kiotsuke: Attention
- Rei: Bow
- Hajime: Begin
- Mokutso: Meditation
- Hi: Yes
- Kyu: Grade, below black belt degrees
- Dan: Degree, black belt degrees
- Yamaa: Stop
- ALL TECHNIQUES TO BE LEARNED ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES WHERE APPLICABLE.
- Falling ways (ukemi).
- Flat on back
- Flat on side
- Rolling back
- Rolling back and slapping
- Sitting and standing without use of hands
- Standing and kneeling salutations
- Relaxed and formal sitting positions
- Hand and arm blocking techniques.
- Upward block
- Downward block
- Inward block
- Outward block
- Hand and arm attacking techniques.
- Twist punch
- Hammer fist
- Palm heel thrust
- Horizontal spear hand
- Feet and leg techniques
- Front snap ball kick
- Stances
- Training horse stance
- Practical horse stance
- Neutral stance (right and left)
- Shuffles
- Step shuffle
- Self-defense techniques.
- Front grab pick-up (arms free)
- Front hair grab
- Rear hair grab
- Rear bear hug (arms pinned)
- Front neck choke (arms straight), back against the wall
- Non-physical strategies
- Running
- Talking
- Screaming
- Reporting confrontations to the police
- Other…..
REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS
ROC JUJITSU
SHICHIKYU
(7TH GRADE, ORANGE BELT)
- General Requirements
- The student must know all Hachikyu requirements perfectly.
II. General knowledge
- ALL TECHNIQUES ARE TO BE KNOWN ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT HAND SIDES WHERE APPLICABLE.
- Martial arts terminology.
- Kiai: Yell
- Jujitsu: Gentle art
- Ukemi: Falling ways
- Position of interrogation
- Falling ways (ukemi).
- Kneeling
- Standing
- Hand and arm blocking techniques
- Power upward cross block
- Extended outward block
- Power downward cross block
- Hand and arm attacking techniques
- Twist half fist
- Vertical knife hand
- Rising elbow smash
- Horizontal elbow smash
- Backward upper elbow smash
- Feet and leg kicking techniques.
1. Front thrust kick
- Stances
- Full walk-through
- Shuffles
- Switch in place
- Throwing techniques
- Major outside reaping throw (o-soto-gari)
- Self-defense techniques
- Front neck choke (arm straight)
- Outside wrist grab (right hand grabs left wrist)
- Double wrist grabs
- Two hands on one wrist grab
- Rear choke drag back (leg in proper position)
- Side shoulder grab
- Hand over mouth
- Rear neck choke (arms straight)
- Rules of personal safety
- Basic defense in dangerous situations
- Other…..
REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS
ROC JUJITSU
ROKUKYU
(6TH GRADE, BLUE BELT)
- General Requirements
- The student must know all Shichikyu requirements perfectly.
- The student must have a white karate Gi with a ROC Jujitsu emblem on front left breast of Gi.
- The student must know the Jujitsu belt rank system in English.
- General Knowledge
- ALL TECHNIQUES ARE TO BE KNOWN ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES WHERE APPLICABLE.
- Martial arts terminology.
- Oikiru-Ryu Jujitsu: Open system gentle art
- Martial Arts: Fighting arts, primarily originating in the Orient (China, Okinawa, Korea, and Japan)
- Kumite: Karate free play
- Randori: Judo free play
- Shiai: Contest
- Gi: Uniform worn by martial arts practitioners
- Obi: Belt that is worn around a Gi
- Uki: Individual receiving throws, etc.
- Tori: Individual executing the throws, etc.
- Falling Ways (Ukemi)
- Forward Roll
- Backward Roll
- Kneeling falling forward
- Standing falling forward
- Being able to fall properly from throws executed to the right and left sides.
- Hand and Arm Blocking Techniques
- Side power double block
- Single parry
- Hand and Arm Attacking Techniques
- Vertical punch
- Rising two knuckle
- Front back knuckle
- Side back knuckle
- Reverse hammer fist
- Vertical spear hand
- Vertical knife hand
- Horizontal knife hand
- Downward vertical elbow smash
- Feet and Leg Kicking Techniques
- Crescent kick
- Front down heel thrust kick
- Back down heel thrust kick
- Snapping back kick
- Spinning back kick
- Stances
- Cross in front
- Cross behind
- Full bow
- Shuffles
- Turn about
- MOVING COMBINATIONS OF ATTACKING HAND TECHNIQUES, BLOCKS, KICKS, STANCES, AND SHUFFLES.
- Throwing Techniques
- Major inner reaping throw (o-uchi-gari)
- Self-Defense Techniques
- Right straight punch (outside)
- Left straight punch (outside)
- Right roundhouse punch (inside)
- Left roundhouse punch (inside)
- Front bear hug (arms pinned)
- Front bear hug (arms free)
- Outside wrist grab (right hand grabs left wrist)
- Rear choke drag back (leg in proper position)
- Hammer lock
- Double lapel grab
- School boy head lock
- Single lapel grab
- Hand shake take down
- Other…..
REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS
ROC JUJITSU
GOKYU
(5TH GRADE, GREEN BELT)
- General Requirements
- The student must have a Martial Arts notebook.
- The student must know all 8th through 6th grade requirements perfectly
- General Knowledge
- All techniques are to be known on the right and left hand sides where applicable
- Martial arts terminology
- Judo: Gentle way
- Karate: Empty hand
- Jujitsu: Gentle art
- Kung-Fu: Exercise
- Wu Shu: Chinese martial arts
- Kumite: Karate free play
- Randori: Judo Free play
- Shiai: Contest
- Ryu: System or style
- Martial arts etiquette
- Wearing and folding of Gi
- Falling ways (ukemi)
- Jumping back and slapping
- Forward roll over one person
- Hand and arm blocking techniques
- Single parry
- Double parry
- Hand and arm attacking techniques
- Palm heel thrust
- Backward upper elbow smash
- Backward downward elbow smash
- Stances
- Reverse bow
- Wide kneel
- Close kneel
- Feet and leg kicking techniques
- Reverse crescent kick
- Snapping knife edge kick
- Thrusting knife edge kick
- Shuffles
- Close the gap
- Throwing techniques
- Major hip throw (o-goshi)
- Choking techniques
- Naked arm choke (hadaka-jime)
- Self-defense techniques
- Two hands on one wrist grab
- Rear neck choke (arms straight)
- Rear standing forearm choke
- Rear choke drag back (leg in improper position)
- Cross wrist grab
- Double wrist grab and pull
- Rear bear hug (arms free)
- Front bear hug (arms free)
- Side bear hug (arms pinned high)
- Side bear hug (arms pinned low)
- Rear full nelson
- Underhand knife attack
- Overhead club attack
- Side club attack
- Ffront kick attack
- Moving combinations of attacking hand techniques, blocks, kicks, stances, and shuffles.
- Jujitsu free practice
- Other…..
REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS
ROC JUJITSU
YONKYU
(4TH GRADE, PURPLE BELT)
- General Requirements
- The student must know advanced basic exercises.
- The student must know all 8th through fifth grade requirements perfectly.
- General Knowledge
- ALL TECHNIQUES TO BE KNOWN ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES WHERE APPLICABLE
- Falling ways (ukemi)
- Jumping and falling forward
- Full spin in the air
- The student must be able to fall properly from any type of throw, etc., on both the right and left sides.
- Hand and arm techniques (attacks)
- Horizontal spear hand
- Vertical spear hand
- Downward vertical elbow smash
- Backward downward elbow smash
- Hand and arm techniques (blocks)
- Upward power cross block
- Downward power cross block
- Side power double block.
- Feet and leg kicking techniques
- Thrusting front ball kick
- Thrusting back kick
- Thrusting knife edge kick
- Full round house kick
- Stances
- Reverse bow
- Shuffles
- Switch in place
- Throwing techniques
- One arm shoulder throw (ippon seo nage)
- Choking techniques
- Half cross necklock (kata-juji-jime)
- Joint locking techniques
- Arm wrap (ude garami)
- Moving combinations of attacking hand techniques, blocks, kick, stances, and shuffles.
- Specific self-defense techniques
- Front tackle
- Right and left combination punch
- Right kick
- Left kick
- Underhand knife attack
- Side knife attack
- Double hand continuous chest push (arms straight)
- Single hand continuous chest push (arms straight)
- Hand shake take-down
- Front bear take-down
- Basic Judo, Karate, and Jujitsu free practice
- Other…..
REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS
ROC JUJITSU
SANKYU
(3RD GRADE, BROWN BELT)
- General Requirements
- The student must know all Rokukyu through Yonkyu requirements perfectly.
- The student must assist instructors with the training of lower kyu grades.
- General Knowledge
- ALL TECHNIQUES TO BE KNOWN ON THE RIGHT & LEFT SIDES WHERE APPLICABLE.
- Feet and leg kicking techniques
- Crescent kick
- Reverse crescent kick
- Front scoop
- Rear scoop
- Reverse round house kick
- Spinning back kick
- Stances
- 90 degree cat stance and shuffle
- 45 degree cat stance and shuffle
- Shuffles
- Turn about
- Throwing techniques
- Minor outer reaping throw (Ko-soto-gari)
- Minor inner reaping throw (Ko-uchi-gari)
- Body drop (Tai-otoshi)
- Hip whirl (Koshi-guruma)
- Advanced foot sweep (De-ashi-harai)
- Choking Techniques
- Single cross strangle (Kata-juji-jime)
- Normal cross strangle (Nami-juji-jime)
- Joint locking techniques
- Cross arm lock (Juji-gatame)
- Pinning Techniques
- Scarf hold (Kesa-gatame)
- Shoulder hold (Kata-gatame)
- Throwing Combination and Counter Techniques
- O-goshi to o-uchi-gari combination
- Ippon-seo-nage to o-uchi-gari combination
- O-goshi counter
- Ippon-seo-nage counter
- Tomoe-nage counter
- MOVING COMBINATIONS OF ATTACKING HAND TECHNIQUES, BLOCKS, KICKS, STANCES, AND SHUFFLES.
- BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF BODY AREA, STRIKING AREAS, PRESSURE POINTS, AND NERVE CENTERS.
- Wrist lock Techniques
- Wrist lock #1 Forward vertical position (Ikyo)
- Wrist lock #2 Forward vertical position (Nikyo)
- Armbar Techniques
- Armbar #1 Horizontal position
- Armbar #2 Overhead arm lock
- Takedown Techniques
- Takedown #1 Vertical position
- Takedown #2 Overhead arm lock
- Self defense techniques
- Front tackle
- Right and left combination punch
- Right kick outside
- Left kick outside
- Right kick inside
- Left kick inside
- Underhand knife attack
- Double hand continuous chest punch (arms straight)
- Single hand continuous chest punch (arm straight)
- Front head take-down
- Rear take-down
- Lying on back, leg take-down
- Lying on side, leg take-down
- Straight punch (inside)
- School boy head lock
- Front neck choke (arms straight)
- Arm hammer lock
- Hand shake take down
- Shoulder grab or push
- Front bear hug (arms free)
- Kata
- Kata #3 (Kicking set moving)
- JUDO, KARATE, AND JUJITSU FREE PRACTICE
- Other
REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS
ROC JUJITSU
NIKYU
(2ND GRADE, BROWN BELT)
- General Requirements
- The student must know all Rokukyu through Sankyu requirements perfectly
- The student must assist instructors with training of lower kyu grades.
- The student must assist with demonstrations, tournaments, etc.
- General Knowledge
- ALL TECHNIQUES TO BE KNOWN ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES WHERE APPLICABLE.
- Hand and Arm Techniques (Attacks)
- Tiger claw
- Twin dragons
- Middle knuckle fist
- Feet and Leg Kicking Techniques
- Drop roundhouse kick
- Snapping ball chicken kick
- Throwing techniques
- Hip spring (Hane-goshi)
- Outside wrap-around-throw (Soto-makikomi)
- Choking techniques
- One wing strangle (kataha-jime)
- Joint Locking Techniques
- Arm hold (Ude-gatame)
- Pinning Techniques
- Side four direction hold (Yoko-shiho-gatame)
- Upper four direction hold (Kami-shiho-gatame)
- Throwing Combination and Counter Techniques and Escape
- O-uchi-gari to Ko-uchi-gari combination
- Ko-uchi-gari to O-uchi-gari combination
- Harai-goshi counter
- Kesa-gatame escape
- MOVING COMBINATION OF ATTACKING HAND TECHNIQUES, BLOCKS, KICKS, STANCES, AND SHUFFLES.
- Wrist lock Techniques
- Wrist lock #3 (Sankyo)
- Wrist lock #4 (Yonkyo)
- Armbar Techniques
- Armbar #3
- Armbar #4
- Takedown Techniques
- Takedown #3
- Takedown #4
- Self-Defense Techniques
- Left straight punch (inside)
- Right straight punch (outside)
- Single lapel grab (left hand grabs right lapel)
- Rear neck choke (arms straight)
- Rear bear hug (arms pinned high)
- Rear rushing bear hug (arms pinned high)
- Two man attack (Rear bear hug, arms pinned high and front attack)
- Shoulder grab or push
- Right straight punch (inside)
- Attempt front choke or grab
- Kata
- Kata #2 (blocking and punching set)
- JUDO, KARATE, AND JUJITSU FREE PRACTICE
- Other…..
REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS
ROC JUJITSU
IKKYU
(1ST GRADE, BROWN BELT)
- General Requirements
- The student must know all Rokukyu through Nikyu requirements perfectly.
- The student must assist instructors with training of lower kyu grades.
- The student must assist with demonstrations, tournaments, etc.
- General Knowledge
- ALL TECHNIQUES TO BE KNOWN ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES WHERE APPLICABLE.
- Feet and Leg Kicking Techniques
- Leg block then appropriate kick
- Throwing techniques
- Thigh throw (Uchi-mata)
- Shoulder whirl (Kata-guruma)
- Choking Techniques
- Assist lapel strangle (Okuri-eri-jime)
- Pinning Techniques
- Variant side four direction hold (Kuzure-yoko-shiho-gatame)
- Variant upper four direction hold (Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame)
- Throwing Combination, Counter and Escape Techniques
- Tai-otoshi to o-uchi-gari combination
- Tai-otoshi counter
- Hadaka-jime escape
- MOVING COMBINATION OF ATTACKING HAND TECHNIQUES, BLOCKS, KICKS, STANCES, AND SHUFFLES.
- Wrist lock Techniques
- Wrist lock #5 (Gokyo)
- Armbar Techniques
- Armbar #5
- Takedown Techniques
- Takedown #5
- Self-Defense Techniques
- Rear belt choke
- Rear neck choke (arms straight)
- Straight left punch (outside)
- Rear double arm lock
- Front two hand lapel grab
- Full nelson
- Straight right punch (outside)
- Straight left punch (inside)
- Kata
- Kata #3 (Kicking and moving)
- JUDO, KARATE, AND JUJITSU FREE PRACTICE
- OTHER….
REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS
ROC JUJITSU
SHODAN
(1ST DAN, BLACK BELT)
- General Requirements
- Minimum age requirement of fifteen and/or ability to demonstrate all Rokukyu through Ikkyu requirements perfectly.
- The student will know Asian Fighting Arts, by Donn F. Draeger and Robert W. Smith for a comprehensive written exam on the chapters dealing with China, Okinawa, Korea, and Japan and general knowledge of the other chapters.
- The student will prepare a thesis paper due on any aspect of the Martial Arts decided on by the student and the head instructor.
- The student must be a very reliable/dependable assistant instructor who can be counted on to help out whenever need be.
- Excellent dojo attendance.
- Along with the comprehensive written examination an oral test of the students knowledge of Jujitsu will be conducted in:
- Philosophy
- Terminology
- Principles
- Exercises related to techniques
- Pressure points
- Nerve centers
- Striking centers
- Practical/Oral of Rokukyu through Ikkyu techniques to be known perfectly on right and left sides where applicable.
- The student will show their Martial Arts notebook to the head instructor for approval.
- General Knowledge
- Kata
- Kata #4
- Weapons
- Jo (short staff, baton)
- Bo (long staff)
- Sai
- Nunchaku
- Other
REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS
ROC JUJITSU
NIDAN
(2ND DAN, BLACK BELT)
- General Requirements
- Minimum age requirement of sixteen.
- The student will prepare a thesis paper due on any aspect of the Martial Arts decided on by the student and the head instructor.
- The student must be a very reliable/dependable instructor who can be counted on to help out whenever necessary.
- Excellent dojo attendance
- Continued improvement in all aspects of the Martial Arts
- The student must have started a personal library of Martial Arts books.
- The student will be conducting classes in Martial Arts
- General Knowledge
- MUST KNOW ALL REQUIREMENTS (Rokukyu through Shodan) PERFECTLY
- Self-defense Techniques
- Right straight punch (dance of death)
- Right and left combination punch
- Left and right combination punch
- Two man wrist grabs
- Straight bo attack
- Side swinging club attack
- Side swinging bo attack
- Overhead nunchaku attack
- Side nunchaku attack
- Two man side attack
- Weapons
- Tonfa
- Throwing stars
- ABILITY TO ORGANIZE MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES
- ABILITY TO SUPERVISE/COORDINATE ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS
- EXCELLENT JUDO, KARATE, AND JUJITSU FREE PRACTICE
REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS
ROC JUJITSU
SANDAN
(3RD DAN, BLACK BELT)
- General Requirements
- Minimum age requirement of eighteen
- The student will prepare a thesis paper due on any aspect of the Martial Arts decided on by the student and the head instructor
- The student must be a very reliable/dependable instructor who can be counted on to help out whenever necessary.
- Excellent dojo attendance
- Continued improvement in all aspects of the Martial Arts.
- Further growth of the student’s personal Martial Arts library.
- The student to be thoroughly familiar with Asian Fighting Arts by Draeger and Smith enough to lecture on any aspect of the book.
- General Knowledge
- MUST KNOW ALL REQUIREMENTS (Rokukyu thorough Shodan) PERFECTLY.
- Self-Defense Techniques
- Slashing knife attack
- Straight knife thrust
- Gun in back
- Gun in front
- Seated rear choke attack
- Two man knife attack
- Two man bo attack
- Three man unarmed attack
- Three man armed attack
- Four man armed and unarmed attack
- Breaking Ability
- SUPERIOR JUDO, KARATE, AND JUJITSU FREE PRACTICE
REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS