Knowledge requirements for the stripe ranks
You will be ask these question when you test.
Knowledge for 1st Stripe
1. What does Karate mean? Open or empty hand.
2. What is our style of karate?
Isshinryu Karate
3. Isshinryu means One Heart Way.
4. What is our work out area called? Dojo
5. What do we call our instructors?
Sensei (which means
teacher)
Knowledge for 2nd Stripe
1. What does Karate mean? Open or empty hand.
2. What is our style of karate? Isshinryu Karate
3. What does Isshinryu mean? One Heart Way.
4. What is our work out area called? Dojo
5. What do we call our black belt instructors? Sensei (which means teacher)
6. Isshinryu comes from Okinawa.
7. Master Tatsuo Shimabuku, 10 Dan (10th degree black belt) is the founder of our style.
8. Know 3 Directions: Left = Hidari, Right = Migi, Forward = Mae (Pronounced as Mie)
9. Count to 10 in Japanese. We say it: 1 - itchi, 2 - ni, 3 - san, 4 - shi, 5 - go, 6 - rok, 7 - sheets, 8 - hotsh, 9 - ku, 10 - ju. We spell it: itchi, ni, san, shi, go , roko, sheetshe, hotshe, ku, ju.
Knowledge for Yellow Stripe
1. What does Karate mean? Open or empty hand.
2. What is our style of karate? Isshinryu Karate
3. What does Isshinryu mean? One Heart Way.
4. What is our work out area called? Dojo
5. What do we call our black belt instructors? Sensei (which means teacher)
6. Isshinryu comes from Okinawa.
7. Master Tatsuo Shimabuku, 10 Dan (10th degree black belt) is the founder of our style.
8. Know Commands for coming to attention and bowing: ki ot skay and rei.
9. Know The kicking parts of the foot: koshi (ball), sokuto (blade edge), kakato (heel)
10. Know the 3 areas of the body: jodan (upper), chudan (middle section), gedan (lower section)
11. Know 5 Directions: Left = Hidari, Right = Migi, Forward = Mae (Pronounced as Mie) Backwards = ushiro, Side = yoko
12. Count to 10 in Japanese. We say it: 1 - itchi, 2 - ni, 3 - san, 4 - shi, 5 - go, 6 - rok, 7 - sheets, 8 - hotsh, 9 - ku, 10 - ju. We spell it: itchi, ni, san, shi, go , roko, sheetshe, hotshe, ku, ju.
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