Our syllabus is not stuck in tradition, it evolves to meet our needs. Here I present proposed changes to the solo and partner drill sections of the syllabus, which I hope will facilitate smooth and progressive skill development. Other sections remain unchanged. Please compare with the current syllabus.
I welcome your feedback, whether via comments on this page, our Messenger sobuchat or in person.
Do the changes make sense?
Do you recommend further changes?
| Stripes | Standing | Clinch | Ground | Self defence | Partner drills | Solo forms | Sparring |
| 1 | Basic strike routine | Off-balancing (gi and no gi) | Breakfalls | Self defence stages (theory) | Simple tegumi drills | Basic blocks | |
| 2 | Footwork | Judo set 1 (2 new) | Ground movement | Pre-emptive combination | Kick drill | Blocks with footwork | |
| 3 | Basic strike defence | Clinch strikes | Ground positions | Verbal de-escalation tactics | Punch drill | Heian shodan | |
| Yellow belt test | |||||||
| 1 | Combinations | Judo set 2 (2 new) | Positional escapes | Cover & distance management | Complex tegumi drills | ||
| 2 | Counters | Counters to Judo set 1 | The 5 Ss | Wrist grab defences | Throw drill | ||
| 3 | Feints | Taking the back | Guard positions | Clothing grab defences | Defence drill 1 (basic blocks) | Heian nidan | |
| Orange belt test | |||||||
| 1 | Combinations | Judo set 3 (2 new) | Guard retention | Hair grab defences | Mount to mount ground drill | Light boxing sparring | |
| 2 | Counters | Knee defence | Guard passes | Choke and headlock defences | Knee and elbow drill | Light karate sparring | |
| 3 | Boxing trapping | Throw combinations | Guard sweeps | Bear hug defences | Defence drill 2 (advanced blocks) | Heian sandan | Judo sparring |
| Green belt test | |||||||
| 1 | Combinations | Judo set 4 (2 new) | Guard submissions | Two person defence | Side to side ground drill | Heian yondan | Jiujitsu sparring |
| 2 | Counters | Shoots & defences | Back control | Three person defence | Kudo sparring | ||
| 3 | Catching kicks | Strike & throw combinations | Mount control | Stick attacks & defence | Defence drill 3 (blocks and counters) | Heian godan | Jiujitsu sparring |
| Blue belt test | |||||||
| 1 | Combinations | Judo set 5 (2 new) | Side control | Knife defence – static threats | Taisabaki gata applications | Taisabaki gata | Kudo sparring |
| 2 | Counters | Grapple vs striker | Half guard | Knife defence – concealed attacks | Bear hug drill | Jiujitsu sparring | |
| 3 | Angles | Throw combinations | Ground combinations | Knife defence – dynamic attacks | Defence drill 4 (against wall) | Naifanchi | Kudo sparring |
| Purple belt test | |||||||
| 1 | Combinations | Judo sets 1 – 5 | Ground kicks | Knife defence – ground attacks | Ground kick drill | Keri waza | Jiujitsu sparring |
| 2 | Counters | Clinch counters | Ground strikes | Reflexive defence | Keri waza applications | Kudo sparring | |
| 3 | Distance management | Strike & throw combinations | Submissions and defence | Blindfold defence | Defence drill 5 (ground n pound) | Jiujitsu sparring | |
| Brown belt test | |||||||
| 1 | Hakkoryu jujutsu Level 1 | Nage no kata (1 -3) | Bassai Dai | Any requested | |||
| 2 | Hakkoryu jujutsu Level 2 | Aragaki Seisan | Any requested | ||||
| 3 | Hakkoryu jujutsu Level 3 | Nage no kata (all) | Any requested | ||||
| Black belt test | |||||||
| 2 | Hakkoryu Jujutsu Level 4 | Choke drill | Kamae waza | ||||
| 3 | Locking drill | Jion | |||||
| 4 | Kamae waza applications | Niseishi | |||||
| 5 | Advanced judo kata | Hakutsuru |
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