Brown belt, 1st Kyu syllabus - Ninjutsu
The contents of this page have been depreciated, updated and moved to fourth level ninjutsu, blue-brown belt
The belt degree requirements previously outlined on these pages served as the foundational framework for AKBAN's Ninjutsu training for many years. These guidelines have not only inspired but have also been directly adopted by various other organizations. While we have since transitioned to the more evolved AKBAN Levels Grading System, we've chosen to preserve these original belt requirements as a resource for those who may find them useful.
Brown belt, 一級, or 1st Kyu, is the final exam before the graduation. The syllabus of this grade lists the techniques that are missing in the Blue and Green belt syllabus and emphasizes advanced Kyokugei skills and dynamic Randori work.
The Brown Belt exam necessitates two examiners, one of them the Academy founder.
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| Second level (Orange) |
| Third level (Green) |
| Fourth level (Blue-Brown) |
| Fifth level (Black) |
Contents
- 1 Fitness - Brown belt
- 2 Kamae 構, combat stances - Brown belt
- 3 Daken 打拳体術, striking and punching - Brown belt
- 4 Geri, Kicks 蹴, Using the legs to strike - Brown belt
- 5 Kansetsu-waza 関節技, joint locks - Brown belt
- 6 Sabaki 捌, Movement and evasion - Brown belt
- 7 Kaiten 廻転, Ukemi 受身, rolls and breakfalls - Brown belt
- 8 Nage waza 投げ技, throws - Brown belt
- 9 kata 型, forms - Ninjutsu Brown belt
- 10 Osaekomi-waza 押込技, pins or holds - Brown belt
- 11 Randori - Brown belt
- 12 Okugi shetah for brown belts - Outside
- 13 Seishin teki kyo yo
- 14 General requirements
- 15 Okuden
Fitness - Brown belt
- Himum, the AKBAN warmup exercises
- Five minutes randori performed after 10k run.
- 100 push ups, on fists
- 200 ab crunch
- 10 pull ups (Chin lift)
- At least 50 hours (accumulated) of Outside running
Kamae 構, combat stances - Brown belt
- Hira ichimonji no kamae, horizontal stance - Ninjutsu
- Hanin no kamae, demon stance - Ninjutsu
- Doko ichimonji no kamae, angry tiger stance - Ninjutsu
- Seza
- Bobi no kamae, defensive posture - Ninjutsu
- Seigan no kamae
Daken 打拳体術, striking and punching - Brown belt
All Daken performed using the first 3 timing routines: Before, After, Simultaneous.
- Tsuppari, open hand punch - Ninjutsu
- Kikaku ken, headbutt
- Tai ken, body blow, Ninjutsu
- Bent thumb knuckle strike, Koppō Ken, Ko ken - Ninjutsu
- Boshi, Shito ken, thumb strike - Ninjutsu
- Front kick, cross punch, front hook and a knee
Geri, Kicks 蹴, Using the legs to strike - Brown belt
- Ono geri - axe kick to head
- Mawashi geri, roundhouse kick, Ninjutsu
- Mae sokuto geri, front hip joint kick
- Tobi geri taihen - Jumping front kick
- Mae tobi geri - Front scissor kick with ball of foot
- Crescent strike kick, Mikazuki Sokushi geri - Ninjutsu
- Ago kin geri - heel kick to chin
- Mae geri - Front kick with ball of foot
- Kinteki sokushi geri - Kick to the groin
- Ushiro geri, back kick, Ninjutsu
- Two leg jumping push kick - Ninjutsu
- Gedan sokugyaku geri, front push kick to hip, Ninjutsu
Kansetsu-waza 関節技, joint locks - Brown belt
- Take ori
- Yubi kudaki, finger breaking - Ninjutsu
- Kakae hiji dori - first policemen hold
- Second policeman hold - Ninjutsu
- Teki otoshi, Large shoulder break - Ninjutsu
- Third policemen hold
- Hon gyaku jime, wrist torsion break - Ninjutsu
- Omote gyaku, outer wrist lock - Ninjutsu
- Oya goroshi, thumb break - Ninjutsu
- Yubi kudaki, finger breaking - Ninjutsu
Sabaki 捌, Movement and evasion - Brown belt
- Combat walk and diagonal back jump, Ushiro aruki naname tobi tai sabaki
- Back sliding step evasion, Ushiro sabaki - Ninjutsu
- Naname ushiro sabaki - Diagonal evasion from seza
- Aruki, walking step movement in combat
- Tsuki, back punch with a step, Ninjutsu
- Happo tenchi tobi - 10 directions jumping sabaki
- How to do a backward tai sabaki over rough terrain, Ushiro aruki naname tobi tai sabaki
Kaiten 廻転, Ukemi 受身, rolls and breakfalls - Brown belt
- Koho tombogaeri - Back somersault from oni kudaki
- Zenpo tenkai - Front hand spring agaisnt ura gyaku
- Tobikomi kaiten - Jumping front roll
- Gyaku nagare - rolling from Ichi Monji no kamae - Ninjutsu
- Oten - Cartwheel
Nage waza 投げ技, throws - Brown belt
- Uchimata, inner leg throw - Ninjutsu
- Ganseki-Ninjutsu underhook
- Tai otoshi - Body drop
- Sukui Nage - Scoop throw
- Kata guruma, Ninjutsu - Shoulder wheel
- Kibisu Gaeshi - Heel trip reversal
- Harai goshi - Sweeping hip throw
- Tomoe nage - Circle throw
- Kani Basami - Crab or scissors throw
- Tani otoshi - Valley drop
- Tawara Gaeshi - Rice bag reversal throw
- Hane goshi - Spring hip throw
kata 型, forms - Ninjutsu Brown belt
- Danshi kata, Jo Ryaku no Maki level - Gyokko ryu
- Routo
- Koku kata, Jo Ryaku no Maki level - Gyokko ryu
- Danshu kata, Jo Ryaku no Maki level - Gyokko ryu
- Katamune Dori (Takagi, Shoden, Ura gata)
- Tan geki kata, Shoden gata level - Koto ryu
- Hitto, Chuden gata level - Koto ryu
- Hosoku kata, Shoden gata level - Koto ryu
- Yume makura no kata, Sabaki Gata level, Kukishin Ryu
- Do gaeshi
Osaekomi-waza 押込技, pins or holds - Brown belt
- Juji gatame - Arm bar - from mount
- Juji gatame - Arm bar - from the guard
- Juji gatame - Arm bar - from knee on stomach
- Keylock on the shoulder from guard using the leg
- Kimura - Ude garame - from the guard
- Kimura - Ude garame - from side control
- Keylock - Oni kudaki - from side control
- Omoplata - Leg shoulder lock
- Keylock - Oni kudaki - from mount
Randori - Brown belt
- Tsubute sabaki, evading thrown wooden knives
- Resisting throws
Okugi shetah for brown belts - Outside
- To be prescribed by instructor.
Seishin teki kyo yo
- 20 minutes zazen
General requirements
- Zan shin and Fudo Shin - during randori.
Okuden
- Mondo
- First, second and third timings