Official examination curriculum

Karate Belt Grading Requirements

Official SHOTOKAN Karate Regina Belt Examination Curriculum

This section contains the official grading requirements used by SHOTOKAN Karate Regina. Students can review the required techniques before attending their grading examination. All syllabus wording is transcribed from Coach Reza Abbasi’s official May 2026 grading document.

11 grading levels found

8th Kyu · PDF page 2White Belt → Yellow BeltShitei Kata: Heian Shodan (no count)7th Kyu · PDF page 3Yellow Belt → Orange BeltShitei Kata: Heian Nidan6th Kyu · PDF page 4Orange Belt → Green BeltShitei Kata: Heian Sandan5th Kyu · PDF page 5Green Belt → Blue BeltShitei Kata: Heian Yondan4th Kyu · PDF page 6Blue Belt → Purple BeltShitei Kata: Heian Godan3rd Kyu · PDF page 7Purple Belt → First Brown BeltShitei Kata: Tekki Shodan2th Kyu · PDF page 8First Brown Belt → Second Brown BeltSentei Kata: Bassai Dai1th Kyu · PDF page 9Second Brown Belt → Third Brown BeltShitei Kata: Bassai Dai, Jion, Empi or Kanku Dai1st Kyu to Shodan · PDF page 10Third Brown Belt → First Dan Black BeltShitei kata (compulsory kata): Examiner’s choice from Heian1 – 5, Tekki Sho-danShodan to Nidan · PDF page 11First Dan Black Belt → Second Dan Black BeltSentei kata (free kata) - 2 sentei kataNidan to Sandan · PDF page 12Second Dan Black Belt → Third Dan Black BeltSentei kata (free choice): 2 sentei kata

Complete grading pathway

White-belt student demonstrating gedan-barai

8th Kyu · Official page 2

White Belt → Yellow Belt

Minimum tenure: 3 months after 9th Kyu

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Yellow-belt student demonstrating a block

7th Kyu · Official page 3

Yellow Belt → Orange Belt

Minimum tenure: 3 months after 8th kyu

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Orange-belt student demonstrating mae-geri

6th Kyu · Official page 4

Orange Belt → Green Belt

Minimum tenure: 3months after 7th kyu

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Green-belt student demonstrating yoko-geri-keage

5th Kyu · Official page 5

Green Belt → Blue Belt

Minimum tenure: 3 months after 6th kyu

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Blue-belt student demonstrating Shotokan basics

4th Kyu · Official page 6

Blue Belt → Purple Belt

Minimum tenure: 6 months after 5th kyu

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Purple-belt student demonstrating Sanbon Zuki

3rd Kyu · Official page 7

Purple Belt → First Brown Belt

Minimum tenure: 6 months after 4th kyu

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First brown-belt student preparing a combination

2th Kyu · Official page 8

First Brown Belt → Second Brown Belt

Minimum tenure: 6 months after 3rd kyu

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Second brown-belt student demonstrating mawashi-geri

1th Kyu · Official page 9

Second Brown Belt → Third Brown Belt

Minimum tenure: 6 months after 2nd Kyu

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