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Literally translated. "Karate" means "empty hand".
Student Manual
Shito-Ryu Odokan
The Five Shito-Ryu Karate Dojo 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.
- Hitotsu, reigi o tadashiku suru koto.
- Hitotsu, hito ni meiwaku o kakenai koto.
- Hitotsu, otagai ni naka yoku suru koto.
- Hitotsu, sensei senpai no oshie wo mamoru koto.
- Hitotsu, renshu wa mai nichi suru koto.
Club rules
Courtesy and Custom
- Members will bow upon entering and leaving the dojo.
- Students will bow to all black belts when black belts enter the
dojo.
- Students entering the dojo will immediately approach and bow to
all black belts already in the dojo.
- Under no circumstances will any form of Karate be taught by any
member to any non-member.
- When seated on the floor, members will tuck their legs underneath
themselves so as to not obstruct the passage.
- There will be no smoking, drinking, eating or chewing gum in the
dojo.
- All members will assist in keeping the dojo clean.
Safety and Health
- There will be no sparring without the permission of the
instructor.
- Personal cleanliness is essential; Finger and toe nails must be
clipped; Karate uniforms must be kept clean.
- No student will provoke violence outside the dojo or allow
themselves to be provoked into violence; Club expulsion will be
immediate.
- No rings, watches or other jewellery may be worn in class.
Membership, Affiliation and Belt Test
- All monthly fees must be paid.
- Before belt testing will be granted, the student must have the
permission of the instructor.
- The club reserves the right to withhold membership.
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
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Kazuyuki Hashimoto
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6th Dan
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Chief Assistant
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Mark Stacey
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5th Dan
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Basic Shito-Ryu Karate Terminology
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
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Other Important Terms
"Hai", "Os"
or "Oohs"
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Karate greeting; used especially in
response to instruction during training; entering or leaving the
dojo; on greeting or taking leave of instructor, etc. A word
denoting respect.
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karate
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Literal translation: "The empty
hand"
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karate-do
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The way of karate
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sensei
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instructor
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senpai
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senior classmate
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samurai
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warrior
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bushido
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code of the samurai
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budo
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martial arts
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dojo
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training hall
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karate gi
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karate training uniform
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obi
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belt
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rei
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bow
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shomen ni rei
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bow to the front
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sensei ni rei
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bow to the instructor
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shihan ni rei
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bow to the master
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otaga ni rei
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bow to each other
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senpai ni rei
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bow to senior
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hajime
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start (begin)
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yasume
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rest
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yame
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stop
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yoi
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ready
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kata
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pre-arranged fighting forms
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kihon
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basics
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kumite
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sparring practice
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jiyu ippon kumite
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one step free sparring practice
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jiyu kumite
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free sparring
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ippon kumite
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one point free sparring
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sanbon kumite
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tree point free sparring
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kyu
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grades other than black belt (e.g.,
sixth kyu: white black)
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dan
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black belt degrees or levels (e.g.,
san-dan: third degree black belt)
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shomen
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front
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gedan
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lower section
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chudan
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middle section
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jodan
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upper section
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mokuso
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meditation
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tanden
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lower abdomen
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seiza
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formal sitting position
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shinkokyu
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deep breathing
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hikite
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retract arm
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ki
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internal power
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kime
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focus
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zanshin
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state of mind and body, clam but
fully aware
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kiai
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yell!
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Blocks (uke)
harai
uke
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downward block
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yoko uke
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inside middle outward block
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yoko uchi uke
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outside middle inward block
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jodan uke (age
uke)
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upper rising block
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sukui uke
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scooping block
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shuto uke
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knife hand block
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jyuji uke
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"X" block (wrists crossed)
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sasae yoko uke
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augmented inside middle block
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kakiwake uke
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wedge block
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teisho uke
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palm-heel block
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haishu uke
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back-hand block
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nami ashi uke
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inside foot snapping block
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osae uke
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press block
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nagashi uke
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sweeping block
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kakete uke
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hook and grab
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uchi otoshi uke (tetsui
uke)
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hammer fist downward block
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kosa uke
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crossed fist block
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Stances (dachi)
ki-o-tsuke (in heisoku dachi)
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attention
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shizentai (shizen
dachi)
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natural stance
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shiko dachi
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sumo stance
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kiba dachi
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horse straddle stance
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zenkutsu dachi
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front-leg bending stance
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neko ashi dachi
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cat stance
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kokutsu dachi
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back-leg bending stance
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sanchin dachi
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inward tension stance
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musubi dachi
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informal attention
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naifanchin dachi
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wide inward tension stance
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sagiashi dachi
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crane stance
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kosa dachi
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cross leg stance
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moto dachi
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short and narrow zenkutsu dachi
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ayumi dachi
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walking stance
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heiko dachi
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parallel stance
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han zenkutsu
dachi
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half zenkutsu dachi
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Hand Striking Techniques (Uchi)
shuto
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knife hand
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uraken
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back fist strike
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tetsui (kentsu)
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hammer fist strike
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haishu (haito)
uchi
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back hand strike
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teisho uchi
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palm hand strike
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hiji (empi) uchi
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elbow strike
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mawashi uchi (furi
uchi)
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round house punch
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Kicking (Geri)
mae
geri keage
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front snap kick
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mae geri kekomi
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font thrust kick
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sokuto geri keage
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side snap kick
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sokuto geri
kekomi
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side thrust kick
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mawashi geri
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roundhouse kick
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ushiro geri
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back kick
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ushiro mawashi
geri
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spinning back kick
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mae tobi geri
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flying front kick
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yoko tobi geri
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flying side kick
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fumikomi
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stumping kick
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mikazuke geri
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crescent kick
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gyaku mawashi
geri
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reverse roundhouse kick
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uchi mawashi geri
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side roundhouse kick
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hiza geri
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knee kick
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Basic Kata
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Zenkutsu-dachi harai-uke
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no-kick zenkutsu-dachi oizuki |
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zenkutsu-dachi harai-uke
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maegeri zenkutsu-dachi oizuki
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shiko-dachi yoko-uke zenkutsu-dachi jodan-uke
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mawashigeri
zenkutsu-dachi gyakuzuki
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zenkutsu-dachi jodan-uke gyakuzuki
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ushirogeri
zenkutsu-dachi gyakuzuki
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nekoashi-dachi shuto-uke kata-te, moto-dachi taisho
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sokuto-geri zenkutsu-dachi
harai-uke gyakuzuki |
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2501 Kingsway, Vancouver B.C. Canada V5R 5H1
604-430-4237
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