Korean Tang Soo Do Japanese Ninjuka
Chinese Shaolin Kempo
Okinawan Goju
The above styles are the main
parts that make up my
American Iron Fist
Shin Gan Ninjuka Tang Soo Do
Requirements for Promotions
Note: A White Belt has a 10 Gup Level ranking, which means a beginner, but the new student works at learning their basics and other requirements to test for Yellow / Orange Belt as shown below. Also, there are two options for training and testing in this system. Option 1. is for Streetwise Self-Defense protection for you and your loved ones, not all requirements listed below are for option 1. (dojang/dojo training). Option 2, is
everything listed below in the requirements. Check with the Instructor for these options for your requirements.
The Color Belts under Black Belt Forms (Hyungs), are the Bokido Kai Iron Fist Fighting Forms, which are preset for dojang/dojo but can be customized for wilderness practice. These Forms are set by the guidelines of the Association.
The Black Belt Forms (Hyungs), are the Tang Soo Do Iron Fist Fighting Forms, which are for dojang / wilderness practice. It is up to the mine’s creativity of each Black Belt, to create the full potential for these, Historic Old Style Forms, which GM Boivin learned from his first starting Tang Soo Do classes in College at the beginning of the 70s. These Forms are set by the guidelines of the Association.
When I am talking about Hyungs, Katas, or Forms they are patterns, that may have 20 or more basic action moves in them to simulate fighting a group of people instead of one or two people, which would be a short Jujitsu One Step, just like the Karate One Step for most martial arts systems.
Also note: When I teach classes, it is always done traditionally. When I teach techniques, it is always a slower pace and somewhat mechanical at first, so the students can understand, where it starts, where it goes, and where it ends... Then it starts to flow into a street version, this is reality and this is the general way I teach.
NOTE: In this system, you can fully test in part (1) Shin Gan Ninjuka Tang Soo Do Martial Arts and part (2) Wilderness Warriors Outdoorsman Self-Defense, Brushcraft, and Survival... Some of the requirements are different for each.
NOTE: Weapon Forms, follow the same guidelines as the Empty Hand Forms, noted above... Also, note that there are other Weapons we learn that are not in Hyung Form.
- Traditional / Modern / Streetwise Self-Defense / Wilderness Combat Survival
9th Gup Warrior Level Yellow / Orange Belt Requirements:
- Basics Actions - Stances, Blocks, Hand Strikes and Kicks
- 1-3 Tang Soo Do Stances, Blocks, Hand Strikes, and Kicks - Set (1) (both sides)
- 1-3 Tang Soo Do Fighting Combinations - Set (1) (both sides)
- Coordination Drills - Set (1)
- Beginning fundamentals of Karate One Step Sparring
- Variety of Mat work
- Beginning fundamentals of Rolls and Falls
- Beginning fundamentals of Free Style Sparring
- How to tie your belt
8th Gup Warrior Level Yellow / Orange Belt Requirements:
More Basics Actions to add - Stances, Blocks, Hand and Elbow Strikes and Kicks
- 4 - 7 Tang Soo Do Stances, Blocks, Hand and Elbow Strikes, plus Kicks - Set (2) (both sides)
- 4 - 7 Tang Soo Do Fighting Combinations - Set (2) (both sides)
- Coordination Drills - Set (2)
- Beginning strike and hold Karate One Step Sparring
- Bokido Kai Iron Fist Fighting Form (1) - Preset Beginner
- Beginning Free Style Sparring
- More Rolls and Falls
- Beginning fundamentals of Jumping and Leaping (wilderness training)
- Beginning fundamentals of Survival Skills (wilderness training)
- Beginning fundamentals of Escaping and Concealment (wilderness training)
7th Gup Warrior Level Orange / Green Belt Requirements:
- More Basics Actions to add - Plus learning intermediate knowledge of techniques
- 8 - 11 Tang Soo Do / Ninjuka Stances, Blocks, Hand and Elbow Strikes, plus Kicks - Starting Dual Action - Set (3) (both sides)
- 8 - 11 Tang Soo Do / Ninjuka Fighting Combinations - Starting Dual Action - Set (3) (both sides)
- Coordination Drills - Set (3)
- Beginning slow retracting strike Karate One Step Sparring
- Bokido Kai Iron Fist Fighting Form practice - Preset Beginner
- Beginning fundamentals of Weapons
- Short Stick Iron Fist Weapon Fighting Form (1) - Preset Beginner
- 1-10 Ho Sin Sool / Ninjuka Fighting Drills
- Intermediate Free Style Sparring
- Intermediate Take Downs and Throws
- Beginning fundamentals of Stealth and Deception (wilderness training)
- Beginning fundamentals of Water Techniques (wilderness training)
6th Gup Warrior Level Orange / Green Belt Requirements:
- More Basics Actions to add - Intermediate Principles
- 12 - 15 Tang Soo Do / Ninjuka Stances, Blocks, Hand and Elbow Strikes, plus Kicks - Starting Dual Action - Set (4) (both sides)
- 12 - 15 Tang Soo Do / Ninjuka Fighting Combinations - Starting Dual Action - Set (4) (both sides)
- Coordination Drills - Set (4)
- Intermediate semi-fast retracting strike Karate One Step Sparring
- Bokido Kai Iron Fist Fighting Form (2) - Preset Intermediate
- Short Stick Iron Fist Weapon Fighting Form (2) - Preset Intermediate
- 11-20 Ho Sin Sool / Ninjuka Fighting Drills
- Intermediate Free Style Sparring
- Intermediate Take Downs and Throws
- Intermediate Escaping and Concealment (wilderness training)
5th Gup Warrior Level Green / Brown Belt Requirements:
- More Basics Actions to add - Intermediate Principles
- Freestyle Tang Soo Do / Ninjuka Stances, Blocks, Hand and Elbow Strikes, plus Kicks - Dual Action - Set (5) (both sides)
- Freestyle Tang Soo Do / Ninjuka Fighting Combinations - Dual Action - Set (5) (both sides)
- Coordination Drills - Set (5)
- Intermediate fast retracting strike Karate One Step Sparring
- 1-8 Ninjuka Jujitsu Short One Steps - Set - (1)
- Bokido Kai Iron Fist Fighting Form practice - Preset Intermediate
- Bo Iron Fist Weapon Fighting Form (1) - Preset Beginner
- 21-30 Ho Sin Sool / Ninjuka Fighting Drills
- Understanding the Tiger Style, in Shaolin Kempo 5 Animal Kung Fu
- Intermediate Jumping and Leaping (wilderness training)
- Intermediate Water Techniques (wilderness training)
- Intermediate Survival Skills (wilderness training)
4th Gup Warrior Level Green / Brown Belt Requirements:
- All Basics Actions - Advance Principles
- Work hard on all Basic Actions - Starting Triple Action - All Sets (both sides)
- Work hard on all Fighting Combinations Starting Triple Action - All Sets (both sides)
- All Coordination Drill Sets
- Intermediate fast retracting dual strikes Karate One Step Sparring
- 9-16 Ninjuka Jujitsu Short One Steps - Set - (2)
- Bokido Kai Iron Fist Fighting Form (3) - Preset Intermediate
- Bo Iron Fist Weapon Fighting Form (2) - Preset Intermediate
- 1-5 Karate Dual Strikes - Set (1)
- Understanding the Leopard Style, in Shaolin Kempo 5 Animal Kung Fu
- All Intermediate Sparring, Take Downs, Sweeps and Throws
- Intermediate Weapons
- Intermediate Stealth and Deception (wilderness training)
3rd Gup Warrior Level Brown / Red Belt Requirements:
- All Basics Actions - Advance Principles - Preset Advanced
- Work hard on all Basic Actions Freestyle - All Sets (both sides)
- Work hard on all Fighting Combinations Freestyle - All Sets (both sides)
- Bokido Kai Iron Fist Fighting Form practice - Preset Advanced
- Nunchaku Iron Fist Weapon Fighting Form (1) - Preset Beginner
- 17-24 Ninjuka Jujitsu Short One Steps - Set (3)
- 6-10 Karate Dual Strikes - Set (2)
- Understanding the Crane Style, in Shaolin Kempo 5 Animal Kung Fu
- Advanced sparring, Take Downs, Sweeps, and Throws
- Advance Water Techniques (wilderness training)
- Advance Escaping and Concealment (wilderness training)
2nd Gup Warrior Level Brown / Red Belt Requirements:
- All Basics Actions - Advance Principles
- Free Style Advance Basic Actions, Fighting Combinations, and One / Three Step Sparring
- Bokido Kai Iron Fist Fighting Form (4) - Preset Advanced
- Nunchaku Iron Fist Weapon Fighting Form (2) - Preset Intermediate
- 25-32 Ninjuka Jujitsu Short One Steps - Set (4)
- Understanding the Snake Style, in Shaolin Kempo 5 Animal Kung Fu
- Advance Jumping and Leaping (wilderness training)
- Advance Survival Skills (wilderness training)
- Advance Stealth and Deception (wilderness training)
1st Gup Warrior Level Red Belt with Black stripe down center Requirements:
- All Warrior Level Requirements Above
- Introduction to Creating Free Style Forms
- Bokido Kai Iron Fist Fighting Form (5) - Preset Advanced
- Understanding the Dragon Style, in Shaolin Kempo 5 Animal Kung Fu
- Tonfa Iron Fist Weapon Fighting Form (1) - Preset Beginner
- Starting Kendo
- Writing Assignments
. Note: (Pre-Dan) Yebi Cho Dan Bo Test Level before Black Belt) Continue wearing the Red Belt with Black stripe down center - Warrior Black Belt Requirements below:
- All Warrior Level Requirements Above
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- Bokido Kai Iron Fist Fighting Forms - Preset Advanced... All forms done in different parts of testing, together count as one whole form in the end... It was designed from the Tang Soo Do / Ninjuka Fighting Combinations by me, GM Boivin, and will be a requirement for the (Wilderness Warriors Outdoorsman), for part of their testing.
Demonstrating each style of Shaolin Kempo 5 Animal Kung Fu
- Knife Iron Fist Weapon Fighting Form (1) - Preset Intermediate
- Continuing Kendo
- Writing Assignments
Requirements for 2nd Degree Black Belt and above will be listed soon. Also, we train with some Weapons that are not done in pre-set Forms!
