As we are looking more into Kenpo, and to some extend Karate, as it was systemised, in 2022-2023, some discussion has been over how they were systemised into a syllabus for the commercial schools when they opened
While original Japanese Ryhua did not have a syllabus or belt levels assigned to them, they used the list of techniques on the scrolls and certificates for each level, techniques for belts in Karate were derived from the model from the Kodokan syllabus for the belts in Judo, based on the Gokyo, 8 throws for each of the five belts
With Karate, the training is broken down into Kihon, Kata and Kumite, which were assigned to each belt level
With Kenpo, there is kata for each belt level, as well as a set of SD techniques, 10 basic for Yellow, then 24 for each level after
The four levels for Brown 3, then Black 1 to 3 are the extensions from four sets Orange to Green
Each belt level for Kenpo is made up of 24 techniques, three sets of 8
In Kendo, there is a similar system for Kihon and Kata, though that is the "traditional Japanese" definition of Kata, not the "karate" def which means a Form - this includes Seitei Kendo
The Seitei for Kendo extends into Iaido and Jodo -Traditional schools for Iai and Jo base their training on scrolls
With Ninpo, modern organisations have a loose syllabus up to Black Belt, with Dan up to Yondan based on the first scrolls of the 6 schools
Note Kenpo mid belts are reversed from the usual method of the colour getting darker as the student progresses - while Jujutsu is blue, purple, brown, Kenpo is purple, blue, green, brown
Universally Brown comes before Black in most schools - except for Korea eg TKD and TSD where they have red instead of brown
Kenpo does not use Dan Grades - they are 1st black, 2nd black, or first degree, second degree, etc
