Shotokan Karate Grading Syllabus
from Beginner to Black belt

KIHON:

4 x oi tsuki chudan

4 x sanbon tsuki

4 x ageuke

4 x uchiuke

4 x sotouke

4 x gedanbarai

4 x maegeri chudan

4 x maegeri jodan

KATA: Taikyoko Shodan

KUMITE: Sanbon 

KIHON:

4 x oi tsuki chudan

4 x sanbon tsuki

4 x ageuke, gyaku tsuki

4 x uchiuke, kizami tsuki, gyaku tsuki

4 x sotouke, yoko empi

4 x gedanbarai, gyaku tsuki

4 x chutouke, nukite

4 x chutouke, maeshi, nukite

2 x ren geri, chudan, jodan (r & l)

3 x yoko geri keage (r & l)

3 x yoko geri kekomi (r & l)

4 x mawashe geri chudan

4 x mawashegeri jodan

KATA: Heian Sandan

KUMITE: Kihon Ippon Kumite

(1 x jodan, chudan, maegeri, yoko geri r & l)

KIHON:
4 x oi tsuki chudan

4 x sanbon tsuki

4 x ageuke

4 x uchiuke

4 x sotouke

4 x gedanbarai

4 x chuto uke (forward/backward)

4 x maegeri chudan

4 x maegeri jodan

3 x yoko geri keage (r & l)

3 x yoko geri kekomi (r & l)

KATA: Heian Shodan

KUMITE: sanbon kumite (right/left start position)

KIHON:

4 x nidan tsuki

4 x sanbon tsuki

4 x ageuke, gyaku tsuki, uraken

4 x uchiuke, kizami tsuki, gyaku tsuki

4 x sotouke, yoko empi

4 x gedanbarai, gyaku tsuki, gedanbarai

4 x chuto uke, maeshi geri, nukite (fwd/bwd)

4 x maeshi chudan, maegeri jodan

3 x yoko geri keage (r & l)

3 x yoko geri kekomi (r & l)

4 x mawashegeri chudan

4 x mawashegeri jodan

KATA: Heian Yondan and Heian Shodan (ura)

KUMITE: Kihon Ippon Kumite

(1 x jodan, chudan, maegeri, yoko geri, mawashe geri r & l)

KIHON:

4 x oi tsuki chudan

4 x sanbon tsuki

4 x ageuke, gyaku tsuki

4 x uchiuke, gyaku tsuki

4 x sotouke, gyaku tsuki

4 x gedanbarai gyaku tsuki

4 x chutouke

4 x chutouke, nukite

4 x maegeri chudan

4 x maegeri jodan

3 x yoko geri keage (r & l)

3 x yoko geri kekomi (r & l)

KATA: Heian Nidan

KUMITE: Kihon Ippon Kumite

(1 x jodan, chudan maegeri r & l)

KIHON:

4 x nidan tsuki

4 x sanbon tsuki

4 x ageuke, gyaku tsuki, uraken

4 x uchiuke, kizami tsuki, gyaku tsuki

4 x sotouke, yoko empi, uraken, gyaku tsuki

4 x gedanbarai, uraken, gyaku tsuki

4 x chutouke, maeshe maegeri, nukite

4 x chutouke, maeshe mawashegeri, nukite

4 x maeshe maegeri, maegeri jodan

3 x yoko geri keage, kekomi (same leg)

4 x yoko geri kekomi, gyaku tsuki

4 x mawashegeri jodan, gyaku tsuki

4 x ushiro geri

KATA: Heian Godan and Heian Nidan (ura)

KUMITE: Kihon Ippon Kumite

(1 x jodan, chudan, maegeri, yoko geri, mawashe geri, ushiro geri r & l)