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JODAN |
upper level |
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CHUDAN |
middle level |
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GEDAN |
lower level |
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SHIZENTAI |
natural body posture |
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HAJIME |
begin |
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YAME |
stop |
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KIME |
focus |
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REI |
bow |
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YOI |
ready |
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ZENKUTSU DACHI |
froward stance |
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KIBA DACHI |
horseriding stance |
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KOKUTSU DACHI |
back stance |
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HANGETSU DACHI |
half moon stance |
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NEKOASHI DACHI |
cat stance |
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SANCHIN DACHI |
hourglass stance |
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HACHIJI DACHI |
natural stance |
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AGE UKE |
rising block |
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SOTO UKE |
outside block |
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UCHI UKE |
inside block |
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GEDAN BARAI |
downward block |
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SHUTO UKE |
knife hand block |
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TETTSUI UCHI |
hammer-fist block |
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JUJI UKE |
X block |
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NAGASHI UKE |
sweeping block |
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MOROTE UKE |
double handed block |
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OI ZUKI |
lunge punch |
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KIZAMA ZUKI |
leading hand punch |
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GYAKU ZUKI |
opposite hand punch |
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SANBON ZUKI |
triple punch |
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NUKITE |
spear hand punch |
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CHOKU ZUKI |
straight punch |
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URAKEN |
back fist |
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EMPI |
elbow strike |
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AGE ZUKI |
rising punch |
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URA ZUKI |
close punch/uppercut |
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TETTSUI |
hammer fist |
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MAE GERI |
front kick |
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MAWASHI GERI |
roundhouse kick |
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YOKO KEKOMI |
side thrust kick |
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KIZAMI GERI |
front leg kick |
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USHIRO GERI |
reverse kick |
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YOKO KEAGE |
side flick kick |
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USHIROMAWASHI GERI |
reverse roundhouse kick |
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MIKAZUKI GERI |
cresent kick |
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USHIROMIKAZUKI GERI |
reverse cresent kick |
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HIZA GERI |
knee kick |
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ASHI BARAI |
foot or leg sweep |
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FUMIKOMI GERI |
stamping kick |
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MAE TOBI GERI |
flying front kick |
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YOKO TOBI GERI |
flying side kick |
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GOHON KUMITE |
five step sparring |
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SANBON KUMITE |
three step sparring |
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KIHON IPPON KUMITE |
basic one step sparring |
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KAESHI IPPON KUMITE |
one step, reaction sparring |
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JIYU IPPON KUMITE |
one step, semi-free style sparring |
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OKURI JIYU IPPON KUMITE |
semi-free, return sparring |
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HAPPO KUMITE |
eight direction sparring |
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JIYU KUMITE |
free style sparring |
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HYOTEKI |
target training |
HEIAN SHODAN
Peaceful Mind First Level
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HEIAN NIDAN
Peaceful Mind Second Level
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HEIAN SANDAN
Peaceful Mind Third Level
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HEIAN YONDAN
Peaceful Mind Fourth Level
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HEIAN GODAN
Peaceful Mind Fifth Level
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TEKKI SHODAN
Horse Riding First Level
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TEKKI NIDAN
Horse Riding Second Level
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TEKKI SANDAN
Horse Riding Third Level
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BASSAI DAI
To penetrate a fortress Major
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BASSAI SHO
To penetrate a fortress Minor
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KANKU DAI
Viewing the Sky Major
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KANKU SHO
Viewing the Sky Minor
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HANGETSU
Half Moon
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ENPI
Flying Swallow
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GANKAKU
Crane on a Rock
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JITTE
Ten Hands
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JION
From the temple of Jion
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JI'IN
Temple grounds
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CHINTE
Strange Hands
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MEIKYO
Polished Mirror
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NIJUSHIHO
Twenty Four Steps
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SOCHIN
Immovable in the face of danger
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WANKAN
A proper name
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UNSU
Hands in the cloud
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GOJUSHIHO DAI
Fifty Four Steps Major
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GOJUSHIHO SHO
Fifty Four Steps Minor
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Learning Japanese numbers is not difficult: once you have learned the 13 main numbers, you can derive all numbers up to 1,000,000.
4 is considered to be an unlucky number. 4 (shi) sounds just like the word for 'death'.
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ichi |
11 |
ju-ichi |
30 |
san-ju |
500 |
go-hyaku |
| 2 |
ni |
12 |
ju-ni |
40 |
yon-ju |
600 |
roku-hyaku |
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san |
13 |
ju-san |
50 |
go-ju |
800 |
hachi-hyaku |
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shi |
14 |
ju-shi (ju-yon) |
60 |
roku-ju |
1,000 |
sen |
| 5 |
go |
15 |
ju-go |
70 |
nana-ju |
5,000 |
go-sen |
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roku |
16 |
ju-roku |
80 |
hachi-ju |
8,000 |
hachi-sen |
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shichi |
17 |
ju-nana/ju-shichi |
90 |
kyu-ju |
10,000 |
yu-man |
| 8 |
hachi |
18 |
ju-hachi |
100 |
hyaku |
100,000 |
yu-man |
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kyu |
19 |
ju-kyu/ju-ku |
200 |
ni-hyaku |
1,000,000 |
hyaku-man |
| 10 |
ju |
20 |
ni-ju |
300 |
san-hyaku |
GRADING EXAMINATIONS
Kyu (or 'coloured belt') examinations are held in conjunction with advanced courses every three months
and Dan grading (or 'black belt') examinations are carried out every six months with senior graded
instructor/examiners. All grading examinations conform to the international standards laid down by the
Shotokan Karate-do International Federation (Tokyo) and is carried out by examiners registered with
and authorised by the S.K.I.F Honbo Dojo (Tokyo).
White belt
novice |
White belt black tag
9th Kyu |
Yellow belt
8th Kyu |
Orange belt
7th Kyu |
Green belt
6th Kyu |
Blue belt
5th Kyu |
Purple belt
4th Kyu |
Brown belt
3rd Kyu |
Brown belt
with 1 white stripe
2nd Kyu |
Brown Belt with 2 white stripes
1st Kyu |
Black belt
From Shodan or 1st Dan and above |
Below is the proper way to tie your karate belt.
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