RYUKYU KEMPO RANK REQUIREMENTS
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Rank |
Kicks |
Stance |
Rolls |
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White 10 30 hours 2 months 9 40 hours 2 months |
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* |
Footwork |
Front Back Side |
Seisan Horse |
Front Back Basic break-falls |
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Orange 8 60h, 3-4m |
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* |
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Crescent inside, outside |
Cat Seushin |
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Yellow 7 80 hours 4-6 months |
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* |
Combo Wrist Grab |
Sweeps Foot Round house |
Seushin T-stance |
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Blue 6 100 hours 6 months |
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** |
Wrist locks Arm bars |
Cross step |
Cross leg stance |
High break-falls Hip throws |
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Green 5 120 hours 9 months |
Kion Sho Bo |
** Extraordinary |
Grappling 1 Grappling 2 Blocking 2 Lapel Grabs Bear Hugs |
Defenses vs. kicks |
Sanchin Back stance |
Wrist throws |
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Purple 4 160 hours 10 months |
Kion Sho Bo |
** All |
Knife Defense Grappling 3 Grappling 4 Gun Defense Lock Flows |
Sepa kick Hatchet kick |
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Elbow throws |
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Brown #1 3 80 hours 4-6 months |
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** All |
Stick Defense Finger locks Throws Hip |
All |
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Brown #2 2 80 hours 4-6 months |
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** All |
Leg locks Rotary throws |
All |
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Brown #3 1 200 hours 12 months |
Kyusan Kyu 2 |
** All |
Throws Wrist |
All |
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950 hours total, 5 years average time
* Know where meridians run
** Know main points on meridian