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Requirements up to Black-Belt (1st dan) are up to the instructor's discretion and standard.
He is usually required to adhere to some sort of syllabus for gradings, involving techniques and (in the very beginning) breakfalls and (also especially in the beginning) Japanese terminology and judo history. Later, increasing sets of the nage-no-kata are required (starting at about green belt, or 3rd kyu) and competition points are required also.
In the end, it is all up to the instructor on the standard he wants to set.
After 1st kyu (brown belt) it is out of the instructor's hands and goes before a "grading panel".
That's roughly how it works in Australia.
He is usually required to adhere to some sort of syllabus for gradings, involving techniques and (in the very beginning) breakfalls and (also especially in the beginning) Japanese terminology and judo history. Later, increasing sets of the nage-no-kata are required (starting at about green belt, or 3rd kyu) and competition points are required also.
In the end, it is all up to the instructor on the standard he wants to set.
After 1st kyu (brown belt) it is out of the instructor's hands and goes before a "grading panel".
That's roughly how it works in Australia.