GOLD BELT (Hachi-Kyu) STUDY GUIDE

Reviewed Dec 06 Revised 11-2012

TECHNIQUES - Waza (wah-zah) Ippon Nukite (ee-poh-n noo-kee-teh) One-finger spear-hand Junzuki (joon-zoo-kee) Stepping front-hand punch Kette Junzuki (joon-zoo-kee) Front kick with stepping front-hand punch Tate (tah-teh) Vertical-fist (or vertical-hand) Tetsui (teh-dzoo-ee) Hammer fist Uraken (oor-ah-keh-n) Back-fist Seiken (sayee-keh-n) Fist Shote (shoh-tah) Heel of the hand Shuto (shoo-toh) Knife edge of the hand Tsuki (dsoo-kee) Fist Strike, Punch BLOCKS - Uke (oo keh) or defend(er) Gedan Uke (geh-dah-n oo-keh) Low block Jodan Uke (joh-dah-n oo-keh) High block Soto Uke (soh-toh oo-keh) Inside-to-outside (soto) block, chudan level STANCES - Dachi (dah chee) Hachiji Dachi (hah-chee-jee dah-chee) Ready Stance, feet 1 foot length apart, feet at 45 Musubi Dachi (moo-soo-bee dah-chee) Attention stance, heels together, feet at 45 Zenkutsu Dachi (zeh-n-koots dah-chee) Forward fighting stance, knees bent, front foot straight forward, back foot at 45, feet 1 to 1 shoulder width apart. Sheiko Dachi (shayee-koh dah-chee) Open Stance, feet 2 shoulders width apart, feet at 45, knees bent KICKS - Geri (geh-ree) Mae Geri (mah-eh geh-ree) Front (mae) snap kick

Maewashi Geri (mah-eh-wah-shee geh-ree) Roundhouse kick

COMMANDS Hajime (hah-jee-meh ) Begin, start Maewatte (mah-eh-wah-t-teh) Turn Matte (mah-t-teh) Stop Nao Rei (nah-oh reh-ee) Recover to attention stance prepare to bow Rei (rayee) To bow before entering/leaving dojo, to black belts, before/end of katas Yame (yah-meh) Recover, return Yoi (yoh-ee) Open to Ready position (usually from musubi dachi to hachiji dachi) ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY Chudan (chu-dah-n) (middle) Mid-area of the body from the waist to the shoulders Gedan (geh-dah-n) Lower area of the body from the hips down Ippon (ee-poh-n) One long thing, one version Kiai (kee-eye) (Harmonious energy) Focused, concentrated life force, given form in sound Kihon (kee-hah-n) Basic/elementary Jodan (joh-dah-n) (High) Upper area of the body from the neck up Sensei (she-n-sayee) Instructor Zenkutsu (zeh-n-koots) Bend forward REQUIRED KATAS (kah-tah) A formal, prearranged set of prescribed movements Ippon Katas (ee-poh-n kah-tah) Numbers 1-6 (ichi roku) First Basic Kata - Kihon Kata Ichi (kee-hah-n kah-tah echee) Second Basic Kata - Kihon Kata Ni (kee-hah-n kah-tah knee)

HISTORIES Know 4 facts about Master Ohtsuka (Birth, Death, Age Studied Jujitsu, Registered karate name/meaning). Know 2 facts about Shihan Cecil Patterson (Place of training, Length of training) Senior System: When you have a question, ask someone at your rank. If they dont have the answer, then ask someone one rank above you. If they dont have the answer, then ask the rank above them. Continue to do this until you get the answer. Correct Way to Breathe: In through nose, out through mouth. 4/4 in, 3/4 out. You Rei When: You leave and enter the Dojo, before/after Katas, when a black belt enters/leaves dojo. Its Respect