Inside the style Sei Shin Ryu, the evolution of
levels by examination it is only made 'til the 4th
Dan. The posterior levels are granted by the labour
made in favour of the development of the style and
it is necessary to possess this level to accede
to the title of "instructor" in this school.
1.- SEN-SEI or KANCHO 10th DAN (only the founder
of the school)
2.- KYO-SHI ( sensei's successor)
3.- TAT-SHI 7thand 6th DAN (very veteran Senpai)
4.-REN-SHI 4thand 5th DAN (The control of the theoretical
and technical style)
5.-SHI-HAN 4th DAN
6.-FUKU-SHI-HAN 3rd DAN
KANBU-IN: Right-hand person in the categories from
2nd to 6th. Minimal black belt, 3rd DAN.
YUN-KABU-IN: 2nd, 1st and BROWN belt very veteran.
BASIC
LEVEL
KOTEI-WASA
techniques (fixed position). From the first two
months are learned HOKEI katas, that would be equivalent
to the shoto-kan's taigyoku. A natural breathing
an accession are worked. "Kihon" techniques
are rather low, looking for a major accession.
INITIAL
IDO-WAZA
techniques (displacement of position). They begin
with the learning of the katas PINAN, SHURI-TE's
region . The movements are rapid and fluid.

MEDIUM
LEVEL
They
begin to work TAISABAKI (avoid), practise the previous
ones and begin with katas of the style TOMARI-TE.
These are slightly slower and heavy than SHURI-TE.
The majority of the techniques are made in linear
work, though also we can find some circular techniques.
HIGH
LEVEL
They work katas of SHOREI-RYU, NAHA-TE's region.
In this style, the positions are very stable and
contain many opened hand techniques. The majority
of leg techniques are made in chudan or gedan levels.
In the bunkai kumite, the techniques are done with
taisabaki work. The techniques are circular and
it's set is made by strong breathing, ibuki, demanding
a study of the strong and flexible e trabajan katas
de "SHOREI-RYU", estilo NAHA-TE.

VETERANS
they work with Chinese origin katas, being some
of their Masters unknown.

Inside
Sei-Shin-Ryu exists a complementary work which looks
for an integral development, being this:
JU-JITSU, KOBU-DO AND IAI-DO, you start to learn
and to practise it after the 1st KYU level (brown
belt).
JU-JITSU:
GYAKU-WASA: immobilization techniques.
SHIME-WASA: strangulation techniques.
NAGE-WASA: techniques of projection, sweep and demolition.
KOBU-DO:
BO from Okinawa (1,80 cm stick), JO (1,50cm
stick), TANBO (short stick between 20-40 cm), SAI
OR ZYUTE (guard weapon), TONFA AND KAMA (peasant's
tools), SHURI-KEN (secret guerrilla's weapon). "SHINGETSU-RYU"
school.
The kobudo relating to the Bo and to the Jo belongs
to the school "SHINDO-MUSO-RYU", founded
by the Master Mûso Gonnosuke.