KIHON

BasicsBasics

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

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

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
geri-kick sparring
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

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 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.

Mon-written in script, kyokushinkai

Kanku-circular symbol of style

TITLES

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

Some Kandan Karate Association Instructors
Maria Maroney, Sempei, New Carlisle, Yonkyu
Brad McAlexander, Sempei, Ft. Wayne, Yonkyu
David Ball, Sempei, Ohio, Nikyu
Chad McAlexander, Sensei, Head Inst., Ft. Wayne, Shodan
Tracy Crump, Sensei, Inst. Mishawaka, New Carlisle, Nidan
George Arndt, Sensei,
Director, Senshi Nokkiru Dojo; Advisor, W. Lafayette and Purdue Univ.; Head Inst., New Carlisle; Senior Inst., Mishawaka; Branch Chief, Kandan Karate Association; Branch Chief, I.K.O. , Sandan
Dawn Gillis, Sensei, Senior Inst. Yondan
Daniel Gramza, Shihan, Chicago Rokyudan
James Gillis, Shihan, Director, Kandan Karate Association; Founder Kandan Karate Assoc.; Branch Chief, International Karate Organization; Hachidan