GRADING SYLLABUS
FUDO-MYO-O SHUGENDO SHINDEN FUDO RYU
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KATA'S
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Yumoshin- " Freeless Mind"
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Pinan Shodan, Nindan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan
Kushanku- "gazing heavenward"
Naifanchi- "Iron Horse"
Seishan - " Pure heart or Pure mind "
Chinto- " fighter to the east"
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Sanchin - "Three Battles/Conflicts"
Gekisai Ichi / Gekisai Ni - "Attack & Destroy"
Saifa - "Smash and Tear Apart"
Seiyunchin - "Control/Suppress and Pull"
Shisochin - "Four Directions/Gates of Conflict/Attack"
Sepai - "18 Hands"
Sanseru - "36 Hands"
Kururunfa - "Holding Ground"
Sesan - "13 Hands"
Suparinpei - "108 Hands"
Tensho - "Turning Palms"
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THE FUDO-MYO-O SHUGENDO SHINDEN FUDO RYU KYU RANKING SYSTEM
Kyu levels
From the very first moment that a student enters the dojo their training will constantly be monitored by their sensei (teacher).
Within the modern hybrid system each student's progress is measured strictly on their ability to retain, and constantly improve upon, the quality of their basic techniques and katas. Once a student reaches a specific level of performance their sensei (teacher) will afford them the opportunity to try for promotion by taking part in a grading.
Upon successfully passing their grading a student is awarded a new "kyu" or "rank" which will redefine their specific place within their dojo society. Visually this is represented by the colour of the belt that each student wears when ever they are in the dojo. It would be fair to say that a qualified student should be able, with an appropriate letter of introduction, to enter into any dojo in the world and feel comfortable amongst students of a similar rank.
There are ten "kyu levels" in the modern Fudo-myo-o Shugendo Shinden Fudo Ryu system and these levels are awarded in the following order starting from lowest (white belt - 10th kyu) to the highest (3rd brown belt - 1st kyu) :
10th kyu - white belt
9th kyu - yellow belt
8th kyu - orange belt
7th kyu - red belt
6th kyu - green belt
At this point (6th kyu) a student has reached the half way mark in the kyu belt system and would now be considered the "highest of the low belts" where as at 5th kyu (violet belt) the student would be considered the "lowest of the high belts".
5th kyu - violet belt
4th kyu - blue belt
3rd kyu - brown belt
2nd kyu - brown belt
1st kyu - brown belt
Once the average student has reached the rank of 1st kyu they will in all likelihood have been studying the art of Fudo-myo-o Shugendo Shinden Fudo Ryu for approximately three to four years, and should shortly be preparing to take their Sho Dan (1st Dan) or "black belt" exam. It should be noted that in reality all kyu ranks were originally considered white belts relative to the black belt.
Today, however, Fudo-myo Shugendo as well as many other styles of martial arts, employ the use of these coloured belts as a means of making it easier for each student in the dojo to measure their individual progress within the dojo society.
In the end, the time that it takes to reach the rank of Sho Dan (1st Dan) will differ for each individual student. The important thing for you to remember is that it is the journey that matters, not the time it takes to make the journey.
After all, martial arts are meant to be practiced for your entire lifetime, and I assure you the faster you try and go, the more likely you are to miss the things that really matter, and in doing so you will never truly comprehend all that martial arts has to offer.
I wish you a long life and a safe journey.
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Martial arts began many years ago.....I first watched kung fu with David Carradine and was hooked and it has been a journey ever since.
I have practiced so many different styles:-
Wado Ryu Karate, Judo, Tae kwon Do, Kick-Boxing, Thai Boxing
Go-Ju Ryu Karate, Tang Soo Do, Aikido, Bushi Kempo Jujitsu, Iaido, Iaijutsu, Haidong Gumdo and Kobudo.
With these styles I developed my own style which is dynamic and explosive which is called Fudo-Myo-o Shugendo
Shinden Fudo Ryu.
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