JUNIOR BJC SYLLABUS

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6TH KYU WITH 1 YELLOW TAB

 

STANDING:

Bow, take a basic sleeve/lapel grip and posture.

Demonstrate how to walk with a partner.

Take a breakfall when thrown by partner.

 

Morote-Seoi-Nage

 

GROUNDWORK:

Turn-over from press-up position breakfall, move into Kesa Gatame, escape.

 

6TH KYU WITH 2 YELLOW TABS

 

STANDING:

Morote Seoi Otoshi

Ko Uchi Gari

Morote Seoi Nage, Uke avoids, Tori changes attack to Morote Seoi Otoshi

 

GROUNDWORK:

Kuzure Kesa Gatame, escape onto stomach and rise onto ‘all fours’.

 

6TH KYU WITH 3 YELLOW TABS

 

STANDING:

Morote Seoi Nage, Uke avoids, Tori changes attack to Ko Uchi Gari.

Tsuri Komi Goshi.

Tai Otoshi.

 

GROUNDWORK:

Turn-over from press-up position breakfall, move into Kesa Gatame, escape in to Kuzure Kesa Gatame, escape onto stomach and rise onto ‘all fours’.

 

5TH KYU (YELLOW BELT)

 

STANDING:O uchi-gari

Tsuri Komi Goshi, Uke avoids, Tori changes attack to Tai Otoshi.

Tsuri Komi Goshi, Uke avoids, Tori changes attack to O Uchi Gari

 

GROUNDWORK:

Turn-over from press-up position, breakfall, move into Kesa Gatame, escape onto stomach rise onto ‘all fours’, turn over into Yoko Shiho Gatame and escape.

 

5TH KYU WITH 1 ORANGE TAB

 

STANDING:

O Uchi Gari, Uke avoids, Tori changes attack to Tai Otoshi.

De Ashi Barai.

Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi.

Ko Soto Gari

De Ashi Barai, Uke avoids, Tori changes attack to Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi.

 

GROUNDWORK:

Turn-over from press-up position, breakfall, move into Kesa Gatame, escape to Kuzure Kesa Gatame onto stomach rise onto ‘all fours’, turn over into Yoko Shiho Gatame and escape into Kuzure Kami Shiho and escape into Kami Shiho Gatame.

 

5TH KYU WITH 2 ORANGE TABS

 

STANDING:

Tsuri Komi Ashi, Uke avoids, Tori changes attack to Morote Seoi Nage

 

GROUNDWORK:

Demonstrate two hold-downs with escapes and combinations from:

Tori on back with Uke between legs, rolls Uke over into hold-downs.

 

5TH KYU WITH 3 ORANGE TABS

 

STANDING:

Harai Goshi

 

GROUNDWORK:

Tori attacks from between Uke’s legs (Uke on their back) and moves around into linked hold-downs.

 

4TH KYU (ORANGE BELT)

 

STANDING:

Hane goshi

 

GROUNDWORK:

Mune gatame and escapes

 

4TH KYU WITH 1 GREEN TAB

 

STANDING:

Ippon seoi-nage

 

GROUNDWORK:

Kuzure yoko-shiho-gatame and escapes

 

4TH KYU WITH 2 GREEN TABS

 

STANDING:

Counters and combinations to and from Tsuri komi goshi

 

GROUNDWORK:

Kuzure Kesa Gatame to Mune Gatame to Kuzure Yoko Shiho Gatame

 

4TH KYU WITH 3 GREEN TABS

 

STANDING:

Counters and combinations to and from Morote Seoi Nage

Counters and combinations to and from  Tai-otoshi

 

GROUNDWORK:

Kata gatame and escapes

 

3RD KYU (GREEN BELT)

 

STANDING:

Counters and combinations to and from O Uchi Gari, Ko Uchi Gari

 

GROUNDWORK:

Tate Shiho Gatame and escapes

 

3RD KYU WITH 1 BLUE TAB

 

STANDING:

O Soto Gari

 

GROUNDWORK:

Tate Shiho Gatame to and from Kata Gatame

 

CONTEST: Win by Waza-ari or Ippon only

Minimum 3 wins against own grade

 

KATA:

1st technique of Nage-no-kata

1st technique of Katame-no-kata

 

3RD KYU WITH 2 BLUE TABS

 

STANDING:

Hiza Guruma

 

GROUNDWORK:

Hadaka Jime and escape

Okuri Eri Jime and escape

 

CONTEST: Win by Waza-ari or Ippon only

Minimum 3 wins against own grade

 

KATA:

1st and 2nd technique of Nage-no-kata

1st and 2nd technique of Katame-no-kata

 

3RD KYU WITH 3 BLUE TABS

 

STANDING:

Uchi Mata

 

GROUNDWORK:

Ude Hishigi Juji Gatame

Ude Hishigi Juji Gatame applied as Uke escapes from Hadaka Jime and Okuri Eri Jime

 

CONTEST: Win by Waza-ari or Ippon only

Minimum of 3 wins against own grade

 

KATA:

1st set of Nage-no-kata

1st, 2nd and 3rd techniques of Katame-no-kata

 

3RD KYU WITH 1 BROWN TAB

 

STANDING:

Counters and combinations to and from Harai goshi

 

GROUNDWORK:

Ude-Garami

 

CONTEST: Win by Waza-ari or Ippon only

Minimum of 3 wins against own grade

 

KATA:

1st set of Nage-no-kata

1st set of Katame-no-kata

 

3RD KYU WITH 2 BROWN TABS

 

STANDING:

Counters and combinations to and from Hane Goshi

 

GROUNDWORK:

Wake-Gatame

 

CONTEST: Win by Waza-ari or Ippon only

Minimum of 3 wins against own grade

 

KATA:

1st and 2nd set of Nage-no-kata

1st set of Katame-no-kata

 

3RD KYU WITH 3 BROWN TABS

 

STANDING:

Counters and combinations to and from Ippon Seoi Nage

 

GROUNDWORK:

Kuzure-Kesa Gatame into Ude-Garami

Kuzure-Kesa Gatame into Wake-Gatame

 

CONTEST: Win by Waza-ari or Ippon only

Minimum of 3 wins against own grade

 

KATA:

1st and 2nd set of Nage-no-kata

1st and 2nd set of Katame-no-kata

 

3RD KYU WITH 1 BLACK TAB

 

 

STANDING:

Counters and combinations to and from O Soto Gari 

 

GROUNDWORK:

Juji-jime and escape

 

CONTEST: Win by Waza-ari or Ippon only

Minimum of 3 wins against own grade

 

KATA:

1st, 2nd and 3rd set of Nage-no-kata

1st and 2nd set of Katame-no-kata

 

3RD KYU WITH 2 BLACK TABS

 

STANDING:

Counters and combinations to and from Hiza Guruma

Counters and combinations to and from Uchi Mata 

 

GROUNDWORK:

Tori on back with Uke between Tori’s legs, Tori attacks leading to a hold-down.

Tori on back with Uke between Tori’s legs, Tori attacks leading to an arm lock.

Tori on back with Uke between Tori’s legs, Tori attacks leading to a strangle.

  

CONTEST: Win by Waza-ari or Ippon only

Minimum of 3 wins against own grade

 

KATA:

1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th set of Nage-no-kata

1st and 2nd set of Katame-no-kata

 

3RD KYU WITH 3 BLACK TABS

 

STANDING:

De-Ashi-Barai, Uke avoids, Tori changes attack to any forward throw

 

GROUNDWORK:

Sangaku-jime (1)

Sangaku-jime (2)

 

CONTEST: Win by Waza-ari or Ippon only

Minimum of 3 wins against own grade

 

KATA:

Complete Nage-no-kata

1st and 2nd set of Katame-no-kata

 

GRADING NOTES:

All ukemi to be demonstrated at all gradings.

All standing techniques are to be done on the move and can be asked either Migi or Hidari.

All gradings up to and including 3rd kyu will have a minimum of 2 x randori.

All grades from  3rd kyu blue tabs upwards require 3 wins against own grade and gender (also own age group if possible). Wins by Ippon or Waza-ari are only accepted.

You cannot grade above 3rd Kyu in the Club: you must go to an Area Grading or higher.

ANY previous syllabus can be re-tested at any grading.

 

6TH KYU (WHITE BELT)