Six sashes, white to black

Each color adds a few skills and a form. Stripes on the sash mark the steps between.

01
White sash
Ages 5 to adult
Skills
- Bowing in and bowing out
- Horse stance and bow stance
- A short opening routine, one movement at a time
02
Yellow sash
Skills
- Front, side and crescent kicks
- Palm and fist positions
- A first full form
Moving up
When the coach sees the skills, at a sash test
03
Green sash
Skills
- Turning kicks, kept low
- A second form with a change of direction
- How to hold and carry a practice staff
Moving up
When the coach sees the skills, at a sash test
04
Blue sash
Skills
- Staff holds, spins and a short staff routine
- Jumping kicks on a mat
- Keeping time with the class
Moving up
When the coach sees the skills, at a sash test
05
Red sash
Skills
- Saber basics with a practice saber
- A longer form, with its own timing
- Routines with a partner, choreographed and slow
Moving up
When the coach sees the skills, at a sash test
06
Black sash
Skills
- Forms at performance pace
- A weapons routine from start to finish
- Helping the youngest groups beside an instructor
Moving up
When the coach sees the skills, at a sash test

Where to startTry a class

Sample levels.

Every student moves at their own pace.

Sash tests

How a sash test goes

A test is a class with the coach watching. Nothing is a surprise.

01
The coach decides when
A student is put forward when the coach has seen the skills in class, not on a date. Some students test every session, others every second.
02
A form and a few basics
Each student shows a form and the basics from the sash they are on, in their own class time, with a few friends in the room.
03
Families watch quietly
Families sit on the bench, with phones on silent and no flash. Afterward the coach hands out the new sashes and says what comes next.

Sample content.

Start at the first sash

Every new student, at any age, starts with a white sash and a trial class.