Students
Terminology
Training Instructions
- Seiza – Kneeling position
- Mokuso – Meditation
- Shizen-Tai – Natural stance
- Yoi – Prepare for technique
- Hajime – Execute technique
- Naore – Return to yoi
- Yame – Return to shizentai
- Kime – Focus/finish
- Mawatte – Turn
- Kiai – Shout
Target Areas
- Jodan – Upper (face) area
- Chudan – Middle (body) area
- Gedan – Lower (groin) area
Tsuki waza (Punching Techniques)
- Tsuki – Punch
- Choku-tsuki – Straight punch
- Oi-tsuki – Stepping punch
- Gyaku-tsuki – Reverse punch
- Kizami-tsuki – Jab
- Ren tsuki – Continuous punching
Strikes
- Empi – Elbow Strike
- Uraken – Backfist Strike
- Nukite – Spearhand Strike
- Kentsui-uchi – Hammer-fist strike
- Tettsui-uchi – Hammer-fist strike
- Hiza geri – Knee Strike
Geri waza (Kicking Techniques)
- Geri – Kick
- Mae geri – Front Snap Kick
- Yoko geri-keage – Side snap kick
- Yoko geri-kekomi – Side thrust kick
- Mawashi-geri – Roundhouse kick
- Ushiro geri – Back kick
- Ura mawashi geri – Hook kick
Uke waza (Blocking Techniques)
- Uke – Block
- Age uke – Rising block
- Soto uke – Outside Block
- Uchi uke – Inside Block
- Gedan barai – Downward Block
- Shuto uke – Knife hand block
Stances
- Dachi – Stance
- Zenkutsu dachi – Front Stance
- Kokutsu dachi – Back Stance
- Kiba dachi – Straddle Stance (Horse Riding Stance)
Kumite (Sparring)
- Gohon Kumite – 5-step attack
- Sanbon Kumite – 3-step attack
- Kihon ippon kumite – 1-step attack
- Jiyu ippon kumite – Semi free style
- Jiyu kumite – Freestly
General Terms
- Karate-Do – Way of the empty hand
- Dojo – Training hall
- Sensei – Teacher/Instructor
- Karate-ka – Karate student
- Sempai – Senior grade
- Kohai – Junior grade
- Gi – Karate suit
Other Terms
- Kihon – Basics
- Kata – Forms/Sequences
- Hidari – Left hand side
- Migi – Right hand side
- Te – Hand
- Hiki-Te – Withdrawing Hand
- Ashi – Leg/foot
- Yori-Ashi – Sliding feet
- Koshi – Ball of the foot
- Koshi – Hips
- Shomen ni – Hips faced front
- Hanmi – Hips 45 degrees
Counting
- Ichi – 1
- Ni – 2
- San – 3
- Shi – 4
- Go – 5
- Roku – 6
- Shichi – 7
- Hachi – 8
- Kyu – 9
- Jyu – 10
Competition
- Aka – Red
- Waza-ari – Half point
- Ippon – Full Point
- Ai-Uchi – Simultaneous score (no points awarded)
- Jogai – Exit from fighting area
- Hansoku – Loss of a contest by disqualification
Timing
- Sen no sen – Attacking at the same moment as your opponent
- Go no sen – Allowing your opponent to attack first so as
to open up target for counter-attacks - Sen sen no sen – Attacking before your opponent attacks –
a preemptive attack
This is a brief outline of the requirements to achieve this promotion. A more detailed curriculum is available at our school.
Yellow Belt
Kata (forms)
- Taikyoku-Shodan
- Heian-Shodan
Kihon (basics)
- standing front snap kick
- punching (from horse stance)
- rising block (from horse stance)
- Moving forward front punch
- Moving forward downward block
- moving forward rising punch
- moving forward front snap kick
- moving forward front snap kick-front punch combination
Kumite (sparring)
None
Orange Belt
Kata (forms)
- Heian-Ni-dan
Kihon (basics)
- moving forward front punch
- moving forward rising block
- moving forward downward block
- moving forward knife-hand block in back stance
- moving forward front snap kick
- moving forward front snap kick front punch combination
- moving forward round house kick
- moving forward side thrust kick in horse stance
Kumite (sparring)
San-bon kumite
3 time sparring (instructors count)
Front punch: Jo-dan(face) & Chu-dan (stomach)
Green Belt
Kata (forms)
- Heian San-dan
Kihon (basics)
- San bon zuki (triple punch) one step, three punches
- Rising block reverse punch
- Down block reverse punch
- inside middle block reverse punch
- back hand knife hand block
- front snap kick front punch combination
- moving sideways horse stance side kick
- moving sideways roundhouse kick
Kumite (sparring)
Son bon kumite
3 time sparring (no count)
Blue Belt
Kata (forms)
- Heian Yondan
Kihon (basics)
- One step 3 punches
- High block reverse punch
- Low block reverse punch
- Inside middle block reverse punch
- Back stance Knife hand block
- Front snap kick front punch combination
- Double front snap kick
- Roundhouse kick moving forward
- Moving sideways horse stance side kick
- Moving sideways horse stance round house kick
Kumite (sparring)
San-bon kumite
3 time sparring (free sparring)
Purple Belt
Kata (forms)
- Heian go-dan
Kihon (basics)
- one step 3 punches
- highblock reverse punch
- inside middle block reverse punch
- Knife-hand block spearhand thrust combination
- front snap kick front punch combination
- double front snap kick
- double round house kick
- moving sideways horse stance side kick
- moving sideways horse stance round house kick
- front snap kick side kick step forward combination
Kumite
ippon kumite (one step kumite )
front punch
front kick
side kick
Brown Belt
Kata (forms)
- Tekki-Shodan
- Bassai-Dai
- Demonstrate kata randomly selected by examiner from Heian Sho-dan, through Heian Go-dan and Tekki Sho-dan.
Kihon (basics)
- San Bon Zuki
- Rising block/front leg kick/reverse punch
- Inward block/shift into horse stance elbow strike/back fist, shift into front stance reverse punch
- Knife hand block/front leg front kick/reverse punch
- Outside middle block/jab/front leg kick/reverse punch
- Front leg round house kick/back leg round house kick
- Front leg round house kick/back leg front kick
- In horse stance side kick
- Front leg side kick/round house kick/reverse punch
Kumite (sparring)
Free sparring among examinee
Black Belt
Kata (forms)
- Empi & Kanku Dai
- Demonstrate kata randomly selected by examiner from Heian Sho-dan, through Heian Go-dan and Tekki Sho-dan.
Kihon (basics)
- San Bon Zuki
- Rising block/front leg kick/reverse punch
- Inward block/shift into horse stance elbow strike/back fist, shift into front stance reverse punch
- Knife hand block/front leg front kick/reverse punch
- Outside middle block/jab/front leg kick/reverse punch
- Front leg round house kick/back leg round house kick
- Front leg round house kick/back leg front kick
- In horse stance side kick
- Front leg side kick/round house kick/reverse punch
Kumite (sparring)
Free sparring among examinee
Clean Grip Mid-Thigh Pull – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KxzTbdj-h0&feature=g-upl
Clean Pull – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0XT-ZTRxIQ&feature=context-gau
DB Step Ups – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq6QOpcdiYU&feature=g-upl
Snatch Grip RDL’s (wide grip) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jol-g_dlBXY&feature=g-upl
Clean Grip Countermovement Shrug (CMS) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN3X7YzwlNE&feature=g-upl
Plate Sit-Ups – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85ak4I7OqmA&feature=g-upl
Alternate V-Ups – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x25dlpZdnk&feature=g-upl
Seated Plate Twist – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxDz4SVph_k&feature=g-upl
Windshield Wipers – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5XSvXCKshw&feature=g-upl
Centipede – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VsMqXLL9JA&feature=g-upl
Plate Supine Bridge Up Downs – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCYVJ7N_Yq4&feature=g-upl
Straight Leg Sit Up – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qq9xznR6Bk&feature=g-upl
MB Get Up Toss – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JaFtYKf564&feature=g-upl
MB Fish out of Water – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIzCHbLBrdk&feature=g-upl
MB Seated Side Toss – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKiq2cupY10&feature=g-upl
MB Sit Up Toss – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWIxog-WVHo&feature=g-upl
MB Foot Toss – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdsgDN7I-9Q&feature=g-upl
MB Twist A Rounds – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oD3efvyPfU&feature=g-upl
MB Granny Toss – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc4O_l07TqU&feature=g-upl
MB Fish out of Water THROWS – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVmldh5jnaI&feature=g-upl
Plate Toe Touches – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf_Z4UAmV7I&feature=g-upl
Prone Bridge Toe Taps – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7zn7ASEyuY&feature=g-upl
