| Component | Requirement |
| Exercise | Foundation Partner Exercise – Set 2 (FPX2) |
| Kata | Naihanchi Shodan |
| Kobudo | Foam Tanbo Drills |
| Drills | Pass-Parry Noodling (basic) |
| Gear | Foam Tanbo (1 pair) |
| Fitness | 30 press ups, 30 sit ups |
| Knowledge | Guiding Principle 1 When asking to be taught be submissive and free from prejudice, accept the teachings as shown. In this way you will not establish your own peculiarities or bad habits. |
Students testing 10th Kyu are required to demonstrate:
- Naihanchi Shodan kata
- Intermediate level:
- Sequence must be correct without error
- Flow must be present, no jerking or stopping
- Intermediate level:
- Foam Tanbo Drills
- Clock striking left and right hands, broken and flowing strikes
- 2 and 3 strike patterns as called by instructor, solo and partnered
- Parry-Pass
- Basic outside and inside parry-pass with flow at 120BPM for 2mins
- 3 restarts permitted
- “switch-on-the-fly” not reqd.
- Noodling
- Basic noodling with simple footwork
- Students should be able to transition from parry-pass to noodling and back as called.