Karate Fees
$35 per month; family rates: $25 per month per member for two members and $20 per month per member for three or more.
Annual Memebership Fee to World Matsubayashi-Ryu (Shorin-Ryu) Karate-Do Association - $25
Karate gi's (uniforms) -- $25 each
Patches -- Matsubayahsi (Shorin-Ryu) -- $10 each
Text Book: "Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do" by O'Sensei Shoshin Nagamine - $19.95
Ranks and Testing Requirements
White belt - Green Stripes; One Green Tip ; Two Green Tips
Proper courtesy Permission from assigned black belt. Membership paid in full
Short, typewritten essay on Karate
te Shorin-Ryu patch on gi
Basic Techniques: high bock (jodan uke), chest block
(chudun uke), low block forward leaning stance (zenkutsu dachi gedan barai uke);
front snap kick (mae geri); walking punch (chudan zuki);
side-squat punch (oi zuki) 10 Pushups (men), 5 Pushups (women)
10 punches, squatting position Fukyugata Ichi (Ro Kyu),
Fukyugata Ni (Go Kyu) $5 fee for Green Stripes; $10 fee for 1st & 2nd Green Tips;
Yellow Belt (Children's Rank)
Minimum of 6 months training
Fukyugata 1-3
Yakusoku kumite 1 $25 cash fee
Green Belt and Brown Tips
Proper Courtesy Permission from assigned black belt
Sponsorship from your black belt sempai Membership paid in full
Short, type written essay on Karate Minimum of 2 classes per week
All Kata for your level
All Yakusoku kumite for your level Special Training Exercise, Oyotanren
Breaking technique Help with dojo upkeep
Help lower ranks by training vigorously in each class, answering
their questions and assisting in their training both before and after class
These are the minimum requirements to be considered for promotion.
You will then be evaluated on the day of promotion.
In addition, the following requirements are specific to each rank.
Green Belt
Minimum of 6 months training Fukyugata 1-3
Special Training Exercise, Oyotanren
Yakusoku kumite 1 $30 cash fee
Brown Tips (1st & 2nd)
Minimum of 6 months training as Yon Kyu
Fukyugata 1-3 Pinan 1-2 Yakusoku kumite 1-2
Attend dojo functions (doshokai, holiday workouts, cleanups, etc.)
$35 cash fee
Orange Belt (Children's Rank)
Recommended minimum of 12 months training as green belt Fukyugata 1-3 Pinan 1-4 Yakusoku kumite 1-2
Attend dojo functions (doshokai, holiday workouts, cleanups, etc.)
Display teaching skills $30 cash fee
Brown Belt (Ni-Kyu)
Recommended minimum of 12 months training as San
Kyu Fukyugata 1-3 Pinan 1-5 Yakusoku kumite 1-3
Attend dojo functions (doshokai, holiday workouts, cleanups, etc.)
Display teaching skills $40 cash fee
Black Tips (1st & 2nd)
Minimum of 12 months training as Ni Kyu Fukyugata
1-3 Pinan 1-5 Naihanchi 1 Yakusoku kumite 1-3
Attend dojo functions (doshokai, holiday workouts,
cleanups, etc.) Display teaching skills Display
controlled fighting skills $40 cash fee
Black Belt (Sho-Dan)
Minimum of 12 months training as Ik Kyu Fukyugata 1-3
Pinan 1-5 Naihanchi 1-3 Ananku Wankan
Yakusoku kumite 1-4 Attend dojo functions (doshokai,
holiday workouts, cleanups, etc.)
Display teaching skills Display controlled fighting skills
$200 cash fee
Any exception to the length of time necessary for the above ranks is at the
discretion of the Shihan.
Kata For Dan Level
For Sho Dan promotion:
All Fukyugata, Pinan, Nihanchi, plus Ananku, Wankan, and weapon.
For Ni Dan:
All of the above, plus Rohai and Wanshu.
For San Dan:
All of the above, plus Passai.
For Yon Dan:
All of the above, plus Chinto.
After Chinto comes Gojushiho and then Kusanku.
Kata Learning Sequence For Dan Level
Rohai is started a couple months after the Sho-Dan test.
Wanshu is started approximately 1 - 2 years after Rohai.
Passai is started approximately 1 - 2 years after Wanshu.
Chinto is started approximately 2 - 3 years after Passai.
Gojushiho is started approximately 3 years after Chinto.
Kusanku is started approximately 3 years after Gojushiho.
