SEN RAN JU JITSU KAI GRADING SYLLABUS

8th Kyu - Red Belt
Dojo etiquette.
Ukemi (breakfalls) - front, side, rear and rolling.
Escapes from wrist holds - front and rear - one or both wrists held - one or two handed attack - same side and cross grip - plain or inverted grip.
Ne Waza - Kuzure Kesa Gatame into Mune Gatame (side control). Juji Gatame. Hadaka Jime.

7th Kyu - Yellow Belt
All previous grade syllabus.
Escapes from strangulations - front finger, rear finger, and Hadaka-Jime (forearm bar.)
Escapes from bear hugs - front, side and rear. Arms free and pinned.
Ne Waza - Kami Shiho Gatame into Ushiro Kesa Gatame. Passing the guard. How to stand up.

6th Kyu - Orange Belt
All previous grade syllabus.
Simple "block and blow" defenses against a straight punch to the face - minimum of 5 defenses - including inside and outside blocks.
Defenses against a hook punch and a cosh attack.
Defenses against kick attacks.
Defenses against head chancery's - front and rear, and against full nelsons and half nelsons.
Ne Waza - Kami Shiho Gatame into Mune Gatame. Guillotine choke.

5th Kyu - Green Belt
All previous grade syllabus.
Escapes from lapel holds - one handed, with or without punch. Two handed, with or without head butt.
Defenses against rear shoulder grabs - one handed, cross Grip, with and without punch.
One handed, same side, without punch. Two handed.
Defenses against hair grabs - front and rear.
Ne Waza - Nami, Kata or Gyaku Juji Jime (show 2). Escape from front mount.
Student knowledge - Name an important point to watch out for during an escape from the front mount?"
What control positions in groundwork are the best to aim for and why?

4th Kyu - Purple Belt
All previous grade syllabus.
Defenses against a straight punch to the face, (minimum of 5 simple techniques.)
Defenses against low punch to the stomach, (minimum of 5 simple techniques.)
Defenses incorporating throwing techniques, (minimum of 5 techniques.)
Uke-no-kata.
Ne Waza - Mune Gatame into Tate Shiho Gatame (mount). Submission from front mount & rear mount. Ude Garame.

3rd Kyu - Blue Belt
All previous grade syllabus using combination techniques - blocks, blows, throws, kicks, nerve point attacks, immobilizations and standing controls.
Ne Waza - Broken Kesa Gatame into Tate Shiho Gatame. San Gakyu Jime (triangle choke) from the guard.

2nd Kyu - Brown Belt
All previous grade syllabus.
Defenses against knife attacks - downward - thrusting stabs - slashing - "hold-up" attacks.
Defenses against two-man attacks - one holding, one attacking.
Ne Waza - Kami Shiho Gatame into Tate Shiho. Submission from guard (minimum 2).

1st Kyu - Brown Belt, one red tag
All previous grade syllabus.
Defenses against "hold-up" pistol attacks - front and rear.
Defenses against three-man attacks - two holding, one attacking.
Defense against line up - Minimum of five attackers.
Embu of five attacks each.
Ne Waza - Ankle lock. Heel hook. Knee bar. Okuri Eri Jime.
Ne Waza Kumite - against a minimum of 2 different opponents.