8th Kai
White belt with a black stripe · 4 techniques required at grading · Kai grades (Scotland), JudoScotland
Kai stripe colours vary from club to club, and so does the way they are worn: some clubs run a stripe down the belt, others wrap a coloured tab at the end of it. The pathway exists to keep young children engaged and is not regulated centrally. These are Edinburgh Judo’s, which Esprit Judo also uses; Destination Judo differs slightly. Take the syllabus as JudoScotland’s and the belt as your club’s.
0 of 4 learned
Nage-waza · throws
Osaekomi-waza · hold-downs
The official syllabus
As printed in JudoScotland Kai Grade Syllabus (1st to 3rd, 4th to 6th, 7th to 9th Kai). Skills that are not a single technique (breakfalls, escapes, turnovers, grips, randori) are listed in the document's own words.
Breakfalls and movement
- Forward roll from standing on to your feet.Mae Mawari Ukemi (skill)
Throws
- Two throws coaches choice.
- De ashi barai.De-ashi-harai
Holds, etiquette and knowledge
- Two holds coaches choice.
- Mune gatame.Mune-gatame
- 1 minute randori with a willing partner.Randori (glossary)
- Show the referees sign for ippon.Referee commands and signals (guide)Ippon (glossary)
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Drill the names before the day
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