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Kihon: (key-hone)
Literally translated as "foundation" or "beginning". Kihon includes the basic punching, striking, kicking and, blocking…
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Children's testing

Could anyone explain their philosophy on how children, say 6-10 years old, are graded for their Kyu exams in contrast to adult testing?

I know each dojo or organization is different, but children obviously have less control of their body, and their Kata, Kihon and Kumite are usually not at a level that an adult would be required to demonstrate for promotion.

For example, a child's back stance could be off during their kata, or the child keeps coming up out of a front stance during their kata. The child may pass the examiniation, but an adult would not.

I would appreciate any feed bac

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Posted in Submitted by Shotokan_Dad on Tue, 12/01/2010 - 18:25.
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