Yellow belt requirements
General Information
Shito Ryu Founder
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Kenwa Mabuni
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(1889-1952)
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Great Grand Master
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Ryusho Sakagami
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(1915-1993)
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Grand Master
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Seiko Suzuki
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8th Dan
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Chief Instructor - Master
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Kazuyuki Hashimoto
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7th Dan
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Chief Instructor
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Mark Stacey
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6th Dan |
Counting In Japanese
One
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Ichi
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Six |
Roku
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Two
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Ni
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Seven |
Shichi
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Three
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San
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Eight |
Hachi
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Four
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Shi
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Nine |
Kyu
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Five
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Go
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Ten |
Jyu |
Club Rules (Dojo Kun)
- Be moderate and courteous.
- Be righteous and have a strong sense of justice.
- Be modest in your words and actions.
- Respect others.
- Karate-Do is a lifetime study.
Other Important Terms
| karate |
Literal translation:"The empty hand" |
| karate-do |
The way of karate |
| sensei |
instructor |
| senpai |
senior classmate |
| dojo |
training hall |
| karate gi |
karate training uniform |
| obi |
belt |
| rei |
bow |
| shomen ni rei |
bow to the front |
| sensei ni rei |
bow to instructor |
| otaga ni rei |
bow to each other |
| senpai ni rei |
bow to senior |
| hajime |
start (begin) |
| yame |
stop |
| yoi |
ready |
| kyu |
grades other than black belt (e.g., sixth kyu) |
| dan |
black belt degrees or levels (e.g., san-dan) |
| shomen |
front |
| mokuso |
meditation |
| seiza |
formal sitting position |
| harai uke |
downward block |
| yoko uke |
inside middle outward block |
| yoko uchi uke |
outside middle inward block |
| jodan uke (age uke) |
upper rising block |
| sukui uke |
scooping block |
| ki-o-tsuke (in heisoku dachi) |
attention stance |
| shizentai (shizen dachi) |
natural stance |
| shiki dachi |
sumo stance |
| zenkutsu dachi |
front-leg bending stance |
| musubi dachi |
informal attention stance |
| mae geri |
front snap kick |
Basic (Kihon) Kata
Zenkutsu-dachi Harai-uke (NO KICK) Zenkutsu-dachi Oizuki
Style of Karate: SHITO-RYU
Name of the Dojo: ODOKAN (Kinsway Dojo)
