Kata and personal choice
Ready when: a brown-belt standard.
What the coach teaches
One set of Nage-no-kata or Katame-no-kata with formal bowing; a few favourite techniques shown alone and in series, with combinations, counters and transitions to groundwork.
At home, safe only
None.
Ask the club
The examination body and fees.
What you can see from the side
A precise, formal demonstration.
Self-check what the coach confirms
The examiners pass the grade.
Stop and get a coach when
Injury.
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