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Applicants
for the above qualifications are judged
based on the official rules of the
World Koshiki Karatedo Federation
(W.K.K.F.).
Applicants
need to follow the requirements for
each qualification by submitting the
appropriate application form, fee
and thesis. The International Qualification
Committee will carefully examine the
skills of the Applicant and any documents
submitted.
All
Applicants are required to attend
the appropriate seminars and regularly
held W.K.K.F. examinations, and need
to meet the required level of skill
(as shown in the examination) and
knowledge (as shown in the thesis).
All
Applicants for Dan grades and titles,
and for Referee and Instructor Licenses,
are judged based on a broad spectrum
of considerations including
•
Mind
•
Technique
•
Training attitude
•
Understanding of Koshiki Karatedo
•
Skill level
•
Competition record and experience
of international and domestic matches
•
Experience of Embu (performance demonstrations)
•
Attitude of training
•
Participation in W.K.K.F. related
activities and support to W.K.K.F.
Examination
meetings are held two times per year
at the W.K.K.F. headquarters, in the
spring and autumn.
Examinations
are held during W.K.K.F. World Cup
events, international, national, tournaments
and other local tournaments. Applicants
are eligible for Examination after
participating in appropriate W.K.K.F.
seminars and handing in the necessary
application form and thesis in advance.
For Dan grading, Applicants need to
pay the appropriate Dan Recognition
Fee after passing the Examination.
Representatives
of each country or examination committee
have to send reports of any W.K.K.F.
seminars and test results of grading,
along with grading recommendation
letters, to the W.K.K.F. Applicants
who pass all requirements are required
to pay the Dan Recognition Fee within
one month of Dan approval.
Minimum
ages and years of practicing for each
dan is
| Grade |
Title |
Minimum
age |
Minimum
time since last grading |
| First
dan |
Yushi |
15 |
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| Second
dan |
Gyoshi |
16 |
2
years after 1st dan |
| Third
dan |
Shushi |
17 |
3
years after 2nd dan |
| Forth
dan |
Kenshi |
18 |
4
years after 3rd dan |
| Fifth
dan |
Kengo |
21 |
5
years after 4th dan |
| Sixth
dan |
Renshi |
28 |
6
years after 5th dan |
| Seventh
dan |
Kyoshi |
35 |
7
years after 6th dan |
| Eighth
dan |
Hanshi |
45 |
8
years after 7th dan |
Examinations
for 1 st Dan to 5 th Dan rank
SKILL
DEMONSTRATION
| Basics |
basic
techniques
basic
movements |
| Kata
|
basic
kata
tanren
kata
buki-ho
1
bou
2
bokuto |
| Kumite |
basic
kumite 1
sotai uchikomi, hangeki
2 Gokyo no kumite
tanren
kumite
1
Yakusoku kumite
2 Kumite
Kata Gokyo
jiyu
kumite
1
hand only, foot only, both hand
and foot
2
offence only, defense only,
both offence and defense |
| Bunkai
kumite |
1
basic technique
2
tanren Kata |
| Records
of tournaments |
1
international: shiai, enbu,
experiences, results
2
local: shiai, enbu, experiences,
results
3
examination: shiai, enbu, experiences,
results |
THESIS
Applicants
will be required to submit a thesis.
The contents of the thesis will vary
depending on the Dan ranking sought.
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In
order to support the further development
and growth of Koshiki Karatedo, it
is important to ensure that Koshiki
Karatedo instructors have the right
understanding of the art, knowledge
and techniques. On this basis, it
is important that instructors in each
country, dojo, school and club are
appropriately licensed as International
Official Instructors of Koshiki Karatedo
To provide this license, International
Official Instructor seminars will
be held in each country and area,
and after discussion, Official Instructor
Licenses and diplomas will be given
as appropriate.
Ranks
of International Official Instructors:
•
Junior Instructor
•
Senior Instructor
•
Master Professor
•
Grand Master Professor
•
Great Grand Master Professor
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