Shin Nagare Karate requirements

These are examples of forms and techniques that could be used and accepted for SNK rank.

We can accept other forms if they contain  similar content.

      Belt level              Japanese Kata         Korean Kata                    Additional technique content

Yellow/Hachikyu        Taikyoku Shodan      Chon-Ji             Down, High, forearm, punch,front kick,

                                     Taikyoku Nidan        Dan-Gun           roundhouse, side kicks

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Orange/Shichikyu        Taikyoku Sandan       Do-San            Walking basics, forward and reverse kicking

                                      Taikyoku Yodan       Won-Hyo         Circular movement training, crescent kicks

                                                                                                  All stances, sparring, self defense training.

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Green/Rokyu               Taikyoku Rokudan     Yul-Gok           Knife hand blocks/strikes, vertical punch,

                                     Kuc Moo                                              Knuckle fist, spearhand, palm strikes, side

                                     Heian Sandan                                       block, displacement kicks, backsnap,

                                     Heian Shodan                                       tournament experience,  more sparring

                                      Gjushiho

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Blue/Gokyu                Heian Yodan                Joong-Gun        wrist strikes,wedge/twin forearm/augmented

                                    Jion or Jutte                 Toi gye              forearm blocks, spin/spin crescent kicks,

                                    Yantsu or Hangetsu                                jumping back snap, dropping leg sweep,

                                    Nijushiho                                                hook kicks, knife/club training , sparring.

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Purple/Yonkyu            Heian Godan                Hwa-Rang        flying side kicks, jumping front snap, axe,

                                     Sanchin or Seisan                                  sparring with multiple opponents

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Brown / Sankyu           Teki Shodan                                         Block while bumping opponent with a spin

                                      Bassai Dai, Empi        Chung Moo     Kickboxing training and practice sparring

                                                                                                   flying spinning, crescent and spin kicks.

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Brown (mid) Nikyu     Teki Nidan                   Gwang Gae      Other basics designated by your Sensei. 

                                      Seuinchin

 

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Brown (High) Ikkyu    Tekki Sandan              Po-eun              Other basics designated by your Sensei.

                                     Saifa, Tensho

                                     Sochin

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Black / Shodan            Kanku Dai / Sho          Ge-Baek            Other Basics desinated by your Sensei

                                     Unshu

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Most Japanese , Korean forms are acceptable.    Because of the flowing , circular forms of Kung Fu they sometimes are uniquely different from the Karate forms and need to be examined by a competent Shin

Nagare Karate black belt also trained in Kung Fu in order to cross reference them into rank in this style.

This is a guideline only intended to be flexible, after coming into this system you should strive to learn forms that meet the basic fundamental content of the examples above.