Grading is done once per term, with the first grading at the end of November, and the second in April

Syllabus

Grading Syllabus for Kyu Grades (9th kyu - 1st kyu)
A glossary of the english meanings of the techniques is below.

9TH KYU GRADING SYLLABUS (Red Belt)
kihon waza, dachi/tsuki/keri/uke (basic techniues, stance, punch, kick, block)
1 shiko, achi, dachi/sonoba zuki (low, wide, stance, punch)
2 shiko, achi, dachi/jodan uke (low, wide, stance, upper block)
3 shiko, achi, dachi/gedan bari (low, wide, stance, downward sweep)
4 zenkutsu dachi/jodan uke/gyakazuki (forward stance, upward block, opposite punch)
5 kokutsu dachi/gedan barai/gyakasuki (backward stance, downward block, opposite punch)
6 kamae dachi/maegeri chudan (fighting stance, front kick)
7 kamae dachi/sokuto fumikomi (fighting stance, side kick)
8 kamae dachi/maegeri chudan/gyakazuki chudan (fighting stance, front kick, step back, opposite punch)

8TH KYU GRADING SYLLABUS (Yellow Belt)
kihon waza, zuki/keri
1 junzuki, mawatte jodan uke (straight punch, turning upper block)
2 gyakazuki, mawatte gedan bari (opposite punch, turning downward sweep)
3 soto uke chudan/gyakazuki chudan (outward block, opposite punch)
4 uchi uke chudan/gyakazuke chudan (inward block, opposite punch)
5 maegeri chudan (front kick)
6 surikomi maegeri chudan (one step front kick)
7 sokuto fumikomi (side stamping kick)
renraku waza (combination techniques)
1 maegeri chudan/tobikomizuki jodan (front kick, snap punch)
2 surikomi maegeri chudan/tobikomizuki jodan (one step front kick, snap punch)
3 maegeri chudan/gyakazuki chudan (front kick, opposite punch)
4 surikomi maegeri chudan/gyakazuki (one step front kick, opposite punch)
kata
pinan nidan

7TH KYU GRADING SYLLABUS (Orange Belt)
kihon waza, tsuki/keri
1 kette junzuki
2 kette gyakazuki
3 chudan mawashigeri
4 chudan sokuto
renraku waza
1 maegeri/mawashigeri/gyakazuki
2 surikomi maegeri/mawashigeri/gyakazuki
sanbon gumite
1 chudan soto uke
2 chudan uchi uke
3 chudan maegeri uke gohonme (5)
4 chudan maegeri uke ropponme (6)
kata
pinan shodan

6TH KYU GRADING SYLLABUS (Green Belt)
kihon waza tsuki/keri
1 junzuki no tsukomi
2 gyakazuki no tsukomi
3 tobikomisuki
4 surikomi mawashigeri chudan
5 surikomi sokuto chudan
renraku waza
1 maegeri chudan/sokuto fumikomi/gyakazuki
2 surikomi maegeri chudan/sokuto chudan/gyakazuki
sanbon gumite
1 jodan uke nihonme (2)
2 jodan uke yonhonme (4)
3 maegeri uke sanbonme (3)
4 maegeri uke yohhonme (4)
ohyo gumite
1 ipponme
kata
pinan sandan
jiyu kumite
5TH KYU GRADING SYLLABUS (Blue Belt)
kihon waza tsuki/keri
1 kette junzuki
2 kette gyakazuki
3 kette junzuki no tsukomi
4 kette gyakazuki no tsukomi
5 nagashizuki
6 ushirogeri gedan
7 sokuto chudan
8 nidan geri jodan
renraku waza
1 mawashigeri/ushirogeri/gyakazuki
2 surikomi sokuto fumikomi/ushirogeri gedan/uraken
sanbon gumite
1 jodan uki ipponme (1)
2 jodan uki sanbonme (3)
3 maegeri uki(uke?) ipponme (1)
4 maegeri uki nihonme (2)
ohyo gumite
nihonme
kata
pinan yodan
jiyu kumite

4TH KYU GRADING SYLLABUS (Purple Belt)
kihon waza tsuki/keri
1 kette junzuki
2 kette gyakazuki
3 kette junzuki no tsukomi
4 kette gyakazuki no tsukomi
5 tobikomizuki
6 nagashizuki
7 mawashigeri jodan
8 sokuto jodan
9 ushirogeri chudan
renraku waki
3 kette junzuki no tsukomi
4 kette gyakazuki no tsukomi
5 nagashizuki
6 sukikomi mawashigeri jodan
7 ushirogeri chudan
8 surikomi sokuto jodan
renraku waza
1 zenshinshite jodanzuki/renzuki chudan/maegeri/mawashigeri/ushirogeri/gyakazuki
2 surikomi jodanzuki/renzuki chudan/surikomi maegeri/mawashigeri/ushirogeri/uraken jodan
3 zenshinshite jodanzuki/renzuki chudan/maegeri/nagashizuki/gyakazuki/mawashigeri jodan
ohyo gumite
gohonme, 6, 7
kihon kumite
roponme, nanahomne, 6,7
kata
chinto
jiyu kumite

GLOSSARY OF TERMS
UKE (BLOCKS)
jodan uke forearm (rising) block
shuto uke knife hand block
gedan barai downward block(sweep)
morote uke augemnted forearm block
TSUKI-WAZA (PUNCHES)
jun zuki lunge punch
gyaku zuki reverse (opposite) punch
morote zuki double fist punch
furi zuki swing punch
UCHI-WAZA (STRIKES)
tettsui uchi bottom fist strike
shuto uchi knife hand strike
haito uchi ridge hand strike
teiso uchi uchi palm heel strike
empi uchi elbow strike
KERI-WAZA (KICK)
mae geri front kick
mae geri keage front snap kick
mawashi geri roundhouse kick
nidan geri flying front kick
hiza geri knee kick
yoko ger side kick
sokuto front edge kick
fumikomi stamping kick
sokuto fumikomi foot edge stamping kick
ushiro geri back kick