Stripe Presentation:
Tots Classes:
1st Red Stripe for learning the first half of Kihono Kata 1 (through the first three stepping punches)
2nd Red Stripe for learning the second half of Kihono Kata 1 (through end)
1st Black Stripe for having the entire Kihono Kata 1 done well

Tots and Junior Classes (through Purple Belt):
1st Black Stripe for Kata
2nd Black Stripe for Combinations

Tots and Junior Classes (Blue and above):
3rd Black Stripe for Sparring

Tots and Junior classes (Brown Belts, all degrees):
1st Blue Stripe for Kata
2nd Blue Stripe for Combinations
3rd Blue Stripe for Sparring
1st Red Stripe for Sempai Status
 

The following is a history on where the material taught at the IDMAA:
*Please note that while we have a few similar Combinations, ours are different than any other system of Kenpo*

Combinations 11, 12, 16, 17, 21, 23 and 24 are numbered differently, but come from Sonny Gascon's system of Karazenpo Go Shinjutsu

Combinations 18 and 26 come from Professor Kimo Ferreira's Kempo Jutsu-Kai

Combinations 1 - 10, 13 - 15, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27 and higher are all unique to Tenchi Bujutsu.

All techniques under "Other Techniques", through Shodan, Come from Professor Kimo Ferreira's Kempo Justsu-Kai

Fudoshin, Take and Ichitaita come from Sonny Gascon as 1 Kata, 2 Kata and 5 Kata respectively as does Statue of the Crane.

Pinan Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan and Godan come from Yasutsune "Ankoh" Itosu's style of Shito Ryu

6 Kata comes from George Pesare

Kushanku (Kanku-Dai): Kushanku was actually the name of a traveling companion of Shionja (of the style Shuri-Te), Kushanku was brought to Okinawa by Shionja and influenced the style of Shuri-Te in the village of Shuri by teaching them a Ch'uan Fa Form, which the natives dubbed Kushanku after their teacher.

Bassai-Dai is a kata with a complex background, nobody is really sure if it comes from Okinawa or China, as done in Tenchi Bujutsu it most closely resembles that of a Shotokan Stylist.

Wanshu is said to be a Kata from the style of Tomari-Te out of the villiage of Tomari, near the villiage of Shuri on the Island of Okinawa. The Shuri clan were said to have had some influence in it's creation.

For the IDMAA lineage Tree, please Click Here.