Karate RX Fitness Progression System
Purpose:
This system organizes fitness testing across the belt progression to ensure students develop strength, stability, and power in a structured and progressive way. Each stripe targets a specific fitness category while building toward full physical readiness for belt testing.
🟠Black Stripe Fitness System (All Belts Below Brown)
How to Read This: Look at how many black stripes a student CURRENTLY has on their belt.
That tells you exactly what they test next.
⚪ 0 Black Stripes → 🦵 Test Squat Requirement
Student has no stripes yet
Test: Squat Requirement
⚫ 1 Black Stripe → 🧠Test Core Requirement
Student has earned 1 stripe
Test: Core Requirement
⚫⚫ 2 Black Stripes → 💪 Test Push-Up Requirement
Student has earned 2 stripes
Test: Push-Up Requirement & Plank Requirement
⚫⚫⚫ 3 Black Stripes → 📦 Test Box Jump Requirement
Student has earned 3 stripes
Test: Box Jump Requirement
⚫⚫⚫⚫ 4 Black Stripes → ✅ Fitness Complete
Student has completed all fitness requirements
Eligible for belt testing
✅ Requirement: Students must complete all four fitness stripes before advancing to their next belt.
🟤 Brown Belt Fitness System
Brown belts are held to a higher standard.
At EVERY stripe test, students must pass:
Squat Requirement
Core Requirement
Push-Up Requirement
Plank Requirement
Box Jump Requirement
🥋 Black Belt Qualification
Students are eligible to test for their Black Belt once they have:
Earned all required curriculum stripes
Earned their fitness stripe by completing the Black Belt fitness requirements
Black Belt Fitness Requirement:
Students must demonstrate all fitness requirements at their highest level:
Squat Requirement
Core Requirement
Push-Up Requirement
Plank Requirement
Box Jump Requirement
2 Mile Run (completed within required time standard listed on Black Belt Testt.