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HTA Stripe Requirements
Belt | Stripe | Requirement (updated October 2019) |
Ninja 6 year olds, White Belts through Recommended Black Belts |
Yellow (Orange stripe for Ninja Juniors - age 6 is earned between the Yellow and Green stripes) |
Parents, please do not use this chart to try
to teach your children at home in an effort to help them earn stripes. Earning a stripe is less about the stripe itself and more about learning to come to class 2-3 times a week consistently, to focus and give good effort in class AND to not give up if you don't earn the stripe the first (or 2nd or 3rd or 4th) time you try. Demonstrate kicks on target with good technique. Ninja Juniors age 6 do 2 or 3 of the White or Yellow Belt kicks White Belt kicks: front, side, crescent Yellow Belt kicks: round, spin side, spin crescent Orange Belt kicks: skip front, jump round, skip side Senior Orange and up: we choose a different kick family each testing cycle Ninja Juniors (6-year-old program) also must earn an ORANGE Stripe which is for demonstrating a good front stance and a good back stance. |
Ninja 6 year olds, White Belts through Recommended Black Belts | Green |
Demonstrate 1st half of student's form with good
technique. Senior belts are expected to demonstrate form with better technique, stances and snap than "plain color" belt students. |
Purple Belts - Recommended Black Belts only | Purple |
This Skill Tape Stripe is for Purple - Rec. Black Belts
only. Demonstrate Belt Level Punching, Blocking and Evading Skill with good technique. |
Ninja 6 year olds, White Belts through Recommended Black Belts | Blue |
Demonstrate entire form with good technique. Senior belts are expected to demonstrate form with better technique, stances and snap than "plain color" belt students. |
Ninja 6 year olds, White Belts through Recommended Black Belts |
Red You should sign up for testing once you earn this stripe, though it's important to continue coming to class to keep up, and continue improving, your skills and trying to earn your black stripe. |
Ninja Jurs and White-Orange:
Footwork Moving Drills with Partner Sr Orange - Black Belt: sparring at expected level for rank, which includes: ● keeping hands up (near eye level) and elbows in ● blocking well and demonstrating awareness of partner ● moving well both toward and away from partner using good/correct footwork ● making light sparring contact with partners ● striking only approved target areas above belt and only to front of body or head gear ● using all kicks up to and including belt level kicks the higher the rank, the less reliance on basic kicks ● using effective combinations for student's rank multiple, effective techniques grouped in a sequence ● defending from and responding to partner's sparring rather than just punching and kicking randomly ● having the energy to spar well for expected # of rounds |
Ninja 6 year olds, White Belts through Recommended Black Belts |
Black You should definitely register for testing if you didn't believe us that the red stripe meant "register now". Keep coming to class, though, to keep your performance "testing-ready" |
Student's form, one-steps, sparring have been reviewed and
approved for testing. Reminder: earning your black stripe is not a guarantee of passing testing, but simply means you've earned the privilege to participate in testing; it's important to keep coming to class to maintain and continue improving your level of training right up to the time of testing. If a student does not pass testing, they get to test again in 2 months (yes, even if they are a Black Belt with longer time-in-rank requirements) and you do not pay for that next testing at this same rank. Not passing a testing is not the end of the world. It teaches a student the importance of not giving up and that if they keep working towards a goal, eventually they WILL get there! |