Student guide · L1, ages 4 to 7

Junior grading requirements.

A lighter version of the full syllabus for our youngest students. One black stripe minimum must be earned before signing up for an exam.

Level 1

Fitness: Listening positions: 1 to 4
Jumping jacks [10]
Skip the line: back and forth, side to side [10]
Leg switches from sprinter pose [10]
Flexibility: Roll back: toes to floor
Technique: Balloon game: punch & kick [10]
Natural stance: straight punch
Natural stance: high block
Horse stance + switch

Level 2

Fitness: Jumping jacks [15]
Leg switches from sprinter pose [15]
Superman push-ups [10]
Bear walk
Flexibility: Roll back: toes to floor
Technique: Lunge punch
Jab + reverse punch (front stance)
High block + reverse punch (front stance)
Ninja attack (guards up!)

Level 3

Fitness: Leg switches from sprinter pose [20]
Superman push-ups [20]
Bear walk > crab walk > bear walk
Flexibility: Roll back: balls of feet to the floor
Technique: Triple punch
High block + low block + reverse punch + front kick
Ninja attack (guards up!)
Stop sign self defence

Each term may have special content. Ask Sensei.

One black stripe minimum must be earned before signing up for an exam.

Junior black belt is different from what we know as black belt: it is equal to 9th kyu in the universal kyu system, designed for young kids.

Junior ranks & belt colours

For L1, the road to yellow belt is broken into small steps. Students wear a white belt with coloured stripes.