GOJU RYU KARATE EXAM  1th DAN PROGRAM    

GoJu – Ryu style karate Exam for 1st dan (without title).

-----------------------------------------

1st test:

Run forward;

a)- Seiken oi tsuki in sanchin dachi right.

b)- Jodan age uke left and seiken gyaku tsuki in sanchin dachi left.

c)- Chudan soto uke (yoko uke) right and seiken ren tsuki in sanchin dachi right.

d)- Gedan barai left and seiken sanbon tsuki in zenkutsu dachi left.

e)- Morote tsuki (heiko tsuki) in zenkutsu dachi right.

------------------------------------

2nd test:

execute by moving backwards;

a)- Kake uke left in nekoashi dachi left.

b)- mawashi uke/awase shotei (toraguchi) in nekoashi dachi right.

c)- chudan uchi uke left into zenkutsu dachi left, moving the front leg move into shiko dachi left slowly executing gedan shotei barai (teisho) left and jodan hari uke right, moving the front leg again return to zenkutsu dachi left executing shuto uchi right.

d)- Gedan barai right in shiko dachi right at 45°

e)- Gedan barai left into kokutsu dachi left, from kokutsu dachi move on the spot to zenkutsu dachi left and perform seiken gyaku tsuki.

----------------------------

3rd test:

From zenkutsu dachi left, assuming the free guard (kamae te) left, execute advancing:

a)- mae geri right, descending into zenkutsu dachi right seiken gyaku tsuki.

b)- from kamae te right, sokuto geri gedan (kansetsu geri) left, descending to zenkutsu dachi left seiken gyaku tsuki.

c)- from kamae te left, mawashi geri right, descending to zenkutsu dachi right seiken gyaku tsuki.

----------------------------

4th test:

Performing mawatte go to zenkutsu dachi left and seiken gyaku tsuki; taking the free guard (kamae te) left, execute while advancing:

a)- sokuto geri chudan right, descending into zenkutsu dachi right seiken gyaku tsuki.

b)- from kamae te right, ushiro geri left, descending to zenkutsu dachi left seiken gyaku tsuki.

c)- from kamae te left, sokutei geri (mikazuki geri) right, descending on the front side to sanchin dachi left kake uke left.

Return to heiko dachi.

Repeat sequences 1 and 2 starting from heiko dachi - sanchin dachi right and chudan soto uke (yoko uke) right.

Repeat sequences 3 and 4 starting from zenkutsu dachi right - free guard (kamae te) right.

A candidate with objective joint problems may limit short kicking techniques.