kihon

UKE WAZA (blocking techniques)

jodan uke - upper block
chudan uchi uke - middle inside block
chudan soto uke - middle outside block
gedan barai uke - lower block
mawashi gedan barai uke - lower roundhouse block

DACHI WAZA (stances)

hachi dachi - ready stance
sanchin dachi - three point stance
zenkutsu dachi - forward leaning stance
aikumite - forward leaning stance
kokutsu dachi - back stance
nekoashi dachi - cat stance
kiba dachi - horse stance

GERI WAZA (kicking techniques)

mae keage geri - front stretch kick
mae geri - front kick
yoko keage geri - side stretch kick
yoko geri - side kick
mawashi geri heisoku - roundhouse kick with instep/shin
mawashi geri chusoku - roundhouse kick with ball of foot
kin geri - groin kick
hiza geri - knee kick
ushiro geri - back kick
san gaku geri - three point kick with shin
kake geri - hook kick
kakato geri - heel kick
tobi geri - jumping kick

TSUKI WAZA (punching techniques)

chudan tsuki - middle punch
jodan tsuki - upper punch
gedan tsuki - lower punch

UCHI WAZA (striking techniques)

age uchi - jaw strike
uraken shommen uchi - reverse strike to face
uraken sayuuchi - reverse strike to temple
uraken hizo uchi - reverse strike to spleen

SUCCESSION OF RANK

white obi - Ju kyu
white obi, black stripe - Ku kyu
blue obi - Hachi kyu
blue obi, black stripe - Sichi kyu
yellow obi - Rokyu
yellow obi, black strip - Gokyu
green obi - Yonkyu (green belt is addressed as "Sempei")
green obi, black stripe - Sankyu
brown obi - Nikyu
brown obi, black stripe - Iikyu
black obi 1st degree, shodan
2nd degree, nidan
3rd degree, sandan
4th degree, yondan
5th degree, godan
6th degree, rokyudan
7th degree, sichidan
8th degree, hachidan
9th degree, kudan
10th degree, judan

GENERAL TERMS

karate-empty hand
gyaku-opposite
budo-way of the warrior
oi-lunge
tanden-center
kihon-basics
waza-technique
kata-forms
dachi-stance
kumite-sparring
tsuki-punch, thrust
jiyu kumite-free sparring
uke-block
ippon kumite-one step sparring
geri-kick
uchi-strike
migi-right
jodan-upper
hidari-left
chudan-middle
seiken-forefist
gedan-upper
shuto-knifehand
gi-uniform
empi-elbow
obi-belt
heisoku-instep, lower shin
chusoku-ball of foot

COUNTING IN JAPANESE

1-ichi 11-ju ichi
2-ni 12-ju ni
3-san 20-ni ju
4-chi 21-niju ichi
5-go 30-san ju
6-rokyu 31-sanju ichi
7-sichi 40-yon ju
8-hachi 41-yonju ichi
9-ku 50-go ju
10-ju 51-goju ichi

GENERAL INFORMATION

Kyokushinkai - Our karate style, means 'true, high way;' goal is mental and physical improvement and awareness. Mas. Oyama (1923-1994), the originator, Korean-born Japanese karate master. Techniques based on power, speed, and balance, have a circular motion in execution. Oyama attained high degrees in Judo, Kempo, Shotokan, Goju, and others before spending 1.5 years in isolation to develop his new style.

TITLES

Sempai-any senior student
Sempei-any green or brown belt
Sensei-a black belt
Shihan-head teacher

Some Senshi Nokkiru Dojo and Kandan Karate Association Instructors

Name	Title	Location	Rank
Maria Maroney	Sempei, Assistant Instructor, Senshi Nokkiru Dojo	New Carlisle	Yonkyu
Brad McAlexander	Sempei, Assistant Instructor, Senshi Nokkiru Dojo	Ft. Wayne	Yonkyu
David Ball	Sempei, Senshi Nokkiru Dojo Sempei, Kandan Karate Association	Ohio	Nikyu
Chad McAlexander	Sensei, Senshi Nokkiru Dojo Sensei, Kandan Karate Association Head Instructor, Ft. Wayne	Ft. Wayne	Shodan
Tracy Crump	Sensei, Senshi Nokkiru Dojo Sensei, Kandan Karate Association Instructor, New Carlisle Instructor, Mishawaka	New Carlisle	Nidan
George Arndt	Sensei, Senshi Nokkiru Dojo Sensei, Kandan Karate Association Advisor, Purdue University Instructor, Mishawaka Chief Instructor, New Carlisle Advisor, Ft. Wayne Branch Chief Instructor, Kandan Karate Association Director, Senshi Nokkiru Dojo	New Carlisle	Sandan
Dawn Gillis	Sensei, Kandan Karate Association Senior Instructor, Mishawaka	Mishawaka	Yondan
Daniel Gramza	Shihan, Kandan Karate Association	Chicago	Rokyudan
James Gillis	Shihan, Kandan Karate Association Director, Kandan Karate Association Founder, Kandan Karate Association Branch Chief, International Karate Organization	Mishawaka	Hachidan

Ó 1997-1998 Senshi Nokkiru Dojo, Kandan Karate Association, International Karate Organization

Mon-written in script, kyokushinkai	Kanku-circular symbol of style