WADO RYU KARATE EXAM  5th DAN PROGRAM    

Wado Ryu Style Karate Exam for 5th Dan (Untitled)

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5th Dan Fundamental Kata (Kihon) Program

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1st Test:

a) - 4 sequences of the candidate's choice.

b) - All kihon are performed 4 times in forward motion, always starting from the jutsuki-hidari kamae position. At the end of the 4 repetitions, a mawatte is performed with a basic block, always different, chosen from gedan-barai, jodan-uke, soto-uke-chudan, or jodan, uchi-uke.

c) - At the end of the 4 repetitions in the opposite direction, another mawatte is performed with a block and a new sequence begins.

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2nd part:

Renraku waza:   

a)- okuri ashi (slide forward with both feet) jodan gyaku zuki – ashi barai – kekaeshi (With the same leg) sokuto geri chudan – ura ken jodan – gyaku zuki – furiken uchi jodan (Whipped beating, vibrated)

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Part 3:

a) Two Pinan kata of the candidate's choice.

b) Explanation of one of the chosen kata.

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Part 4:

Kumite, at the discretion of the examining committee, from:

a) Sanbon Kumite

c) Ohio Kumite

d) Kihon Kumite

Alternatively:

Ippon Kumite - Kumite Kata - Kihon Kumite - Goshin Jitsu Hidori, at least three Hidori.

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Part 5:

Defense and attack with a partner, with four different leg attacks and five different arm attacks.