Gryphons Rank Requirements

Rank Requirements
Note:  All requirements are in addition to requirements for previous rank.
Run
  • Orange:  1/2 mile
  • Green:  1 mile
  • Blue:  1 1/2 mile
  • Purple:  2 miles
  • Brown:  3 miles
  • Red Stripe:  3 1/2 miles
  • Red:  4 miles
  • Black:  5 miles
Pushups/Situps
  • Orange:  15
  • Green:  25
  • Blue:  35
  • Purple:  40
  • Brown:  50
  • Red Stripe:  60
  • Red: 75
  • Black:  100
One Steps
  • Blue: 3 min.
  • Purple: 4 min.
  • Brown: 5 min.
  • Red Stripe: 6 min.
  • Red: 7 min.
  • Black: 8 min.
Stances
  • Yellow Stripe:  Horse, Fighting
  • Yellow:  Forward
  • Gold:  Back
  • Orange:  X
  • Green:  Cat
Kumite
  • Green:  Control
  • Blue:Manipulation
  • Purple: Strategy
  • Brown:  Survival
Floor One Steps
  • Red Stripe:  3 min.
  • Red:  4 min.
  • Black:  5 min.
Strikes
Yellow Stripe:
  • Palm Heel
  • Inside Hammer
  • Outside Hammer
  • Front Elbow
  • Rear Elbow
  • Back Fist
Yellow:
  • Inside Chop
  • Outside Chop
  • Horizontal Punch
  • Vertical Punch
  • Sliding Punch
  • Inside Ridge Hand
  • Outside Ridge Hand
  • Web Hand
Gold:
  • Inside Eye Rake
  • Outside Eye Rake
  • Chicken Bite
  • Spear Hand
  • Monkey Paw
Orange:
  • Double Knuckle Punch
  • Twin Fist
  • Reverse Punch
  • Upset Finger Strike
Kicks
Yellow Stripe:
  • Front Snap
  • Front Leg Spin
Yellow:
  • Front Thrust
  • Low/High Spin
  • Rear Leg Spin
  • Back
  • Turn
Gold:
  • Side
  • Low/High Side
  • Step Side
  • Sliding Side
  • Defensive Side
  • Flying Side
Orange:
  • Jump Front
  • Jump Spin
  • Inside Crescent
  • Outside Crescent
  • Ax
  • Turning Ax
Green:
  • Half Turn (Defensive)
  • Half Turn (Offensive)
  • Heel Rake
  • Turning Heel Rake
  • Turning Spin
  • Inverted Crescent
Blue:
  • Drop Back
  • Drop Heel Rake
  • Falling Side
Purple:
  • Jump Turning Inside Crescent
  • Jump Turning Outside Crescent
  • Falling Turn Sweep
  • Front Leg Sweep
  • Rear Leg Jump Spin
Brown:
  • Reverse Spin
  • Running Crescent Sweep
  • Jump Turning Heel Rake
  • Full Turn
Forms
Yellow Belt:
  • H-Form I
Gold Belt:
  • H-Form I
  • H-Form III
Orange Belt:
  • H-Form I
  • H-Form III
  • H-Form II
  • H-Form IV
Green:
  • Advanced III
  • Cho-San
Blue:
  • No-High
  • Koreo I
  • Advanced II
Purple:
  • Koreo II
  • Advanced I
  • Don Guan
  • Bo Shin Kata I
Brown:
  • Ghul Gee
  • Ron'in
  • Bo Shin Kata II
Red Stripe:
  • Advanced IV
  • Bo Shin Kata III
Red:
  • Basia
  • Chung Moo
  • Written Weapon History

 

 

1st Degree Black:
  • Advanced V
  • Koo San Kou Dai
  • Weapon Demonstration

 

2nd Degree Black:
  • Shin Kata I & II
  • Creative Form or Shindo Shodan
  • Yo-Shin or Unso
  • Additional Weapon
  • Additional Teaching Criteria

 

3rd Degree Black:
  • Additional Weapon
  • Shindo Shodan
  • Yo-Shin
  • Unso
  • Creative Form
  • Two Man Form
  • Additional Teaching Criteria
Blocks
Yellow Stripe:
  • Upward
  • Inward
  • Outward
  • Downward
  • Shunt
Yellow Belt
  • Inside Chop
  • Outside Chop
  • Downward Deflecting
Gold Belt
  • Chicken Head
  • Snapping Palm
  • Inside Crane
  • Ridge Hand
  • Side Step Outside Chopping
Orange Belt
  • X-Pressing (X-stance)
  • X-Pressing (forward stance
Defenses

Yellow Stripe:

  • Breathing Easy
  • Blind Freedom
  • Slap Stick
  • Skyward
  • Hammer
Yellow Belt
  • Falling Star
  • Wounded Knee
  • Broken Wing
  • Cut Throat
Gold Belt
  • Head Start
  • Spinning Ram
  • Center Cut
  • Hand Jive
Orange Belt
  • Heart Beat
  • High Jinx
  • Crescent Ridge
  • X-Ceeding
Green Belt
  • Spin-Out
  • Screwing Around
  • 2 Created Defenses

 

Breaking

  • Brown:  6 boards
  • Red Stripe:  8
  • boards
  • Red:  10 boards
  • Black:  12 boards

 

 

 

Sparring

  • Green:  Control
  • Blue:  Manipulation
  • Purple: Strategy
  • Brown:  Survival