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PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS
Three classes, dojo tour, bow in procedure, musubi-dachi, fudo-dachi.
All of the above, jo-dan zuki, chu-dan zuki, ge-dan zuki, jo-dan, chu-dan, ge-dan uke.
Teisho, shuto, empi, riken, gyaku zuki. San-chin, shiko, zenkutsu dachi. Mae-geri,
mawashi-geri, yoko-geri and ushiro geri.
All of the above, Gekisai-di-ichi. Kansetsu geri, heisoku dachi. Student creed
All kata terminology.
All of the above, yama-zuki, haito, tate-zuki, fumikomi, morote zuki, kagi-zuki,
1 form of self-defense. 7 forms of kumite (San-dan-na-watchi-hara). Do-Jo linage
and basic history.
All of the above, Gekisai-di-ni, Saifa, neko ashi dachi, oi zuki, tettsui, ura zuki.
3 forms of self defense. One tournament requirement.
All of the above, Seiunchin, juji uke, kakiwake uke, sukui uke, soto uke, moroto uke.
Ten forms of ju-kumite, hittsue geri, keage/kekomi, kake dachi, age zuki, mawashi zuki,
4 forms of self-defense. Two tournaments requirement.
All of the above, Shiso-chin, Empi-sho, mae tobi-eri, mawashi tobi geri, ippon ken, namadate
ippon ken, hiraken, haishu, ude uchi, 6 forms of self-defense. Four tournaments requirement.
All of the above, Bassai-dai, Sai-jitsu-ichi, tsuisho, straight line bunkai, nami ashi,
kokutsu dachi, tsuruashi dachi, hangetsu dachi, sochin dachi, ippon nukite, nibon nukite,
keito, kakuto, washide, 10 forms of self-defense. Six tournaments required.
All of the above, San-seiru. Nine tournaments required.
All of the above, San-chin, research of history. Ten tournaments required.
TERMINOLOGY
STANCES
Normal Stance - Musubi-Dachi (Ma-sue-ba Dah-chee)
Ready Stance - Fudo-Dachi (Foo-dough Dah-chee)
Basic Stance - Sanchin-Dachi (Sun-chin Dah-chee)
Sumo Stance - Shiko-Dachi (She-ko Dah-chee)
Horse Stance - Kiba-Dachi (Key-bah Dah-chee)
Modified Stance - Zenkutsu-Dachi (Zen-koo-tsue Dah-chee)
Cat Stance - Nekoashi-Dachi (Neh-koh-as-she Dah-chee)
Back Stance - (big cat) - Kokutsu-Dachi (Ko-Ku-tsu)
Crane Stance - Tsuruashi-Dachi (Su-Ru-ashr)
Hooded Stance - KaGI-Dachi (Kah-kay Dah-chee)
Wide Hour Glass - HangetSu-Dachi (Hahn-geh-tsue Dah-chee)
Modified Zen - Sochin-Dachi (So-chin Dah-chee)
HAND TECHNIQUES
Straight Punch - Seiken-zuki
#1. Jo-dan-zuki (joe-dahn zoo-key)
#2. Chu-dan-zuki (chew-dahn zoo-key)
#3. Ge-dan-zuki (geh-dahn zoo-key)
Reverse Punch - Gyaku-zuki (gya-koo zoo-key)
Lunge Punch - Oi-zuki (oh-ee zoo-key)
One knuckle fist - Ippon-ken (eep-pon ken)
Middle knuckle fist - Nakadate-ippon-ken (na-ka dah tah)
Fore knuckle fist - Hiraken (hi ray ken)
One finger spear hand - Ippon-nukite (eep-pone noo-key tah)
Two finger spear hand - Nihon-nukite (nee-hon noo-key-tah)
Spear hand - Nukite (noo-key tah)
Knife hand - Shuto (shoe-toe)
Inside knife hand - Haito (hi-toe)
Back fist - Riken (ree-kin)
Hammer fist - Tettsui (tet-su-ee)
Palm heel - Teisho (tay-show)
Elbow - Empi-uchi (en-pee woo-chee)
Ox jaw hand (Modified shuto) - Seiryuto (say-ryu-toh)
Back of hand - Haishu (hi-shoo)
Chicken head - Keito (kay-toe)
Bent wrist - Kakuto (kah-koo-toe)
Eagle hand - Washide (wah-she-deh)
Vertical punch - Tate-zuki (tah-teh zoo-key)
Rising punch - Age-zuki (ah-geh zoo-key)
Roundhouse punch - Mawashi-zuki (mah-wha-she zoo-key)
Close punch - Ura-zuki (oo-rah zoo-key)
Double-punch - Morote-zuki (moh-row-teh zoo-key)
U-punch - Hama-Zuki (yah-mah zoo-key)
Hook punch - Kagi-zuki (kah-ghee zoo-key)
Forearm strike - Ude-uchi (oo-day oo-chee)
BLOCKS
High block - Jo-dan-uke (Joe-dahn oo-kay)
Middle block - Chu-dan-uke (chew-dahn oo-kay)
Lower block - Ge-dan-uke (geh-dahn oo-kay)
Augmented forearm block - Morote-uke (moe-row-teh oo-kay)
X block - Juji-uke (jew-gee oo-kay)
Wedge block - Kakiwake-uke (kah-key-wah-kay oo-kay)
Punching block - suki-uke (su kee oo-kay)
Hooking block - Kagi-uke (kay-kay oo-kay)
Grasping block - Tsukami-uke (tsue-kah-me oo-kay)
Sweeping block - Nagashi-uke (nah-gah-she oo-kay)
Pressing block - Obae-uke (o bay oo-kay)
Scooping block - Sukui-uke (sue-koo-ee oo-kay)
Chu-dan uke reversed - Soto-uke (so-toh oo-kay)
KICKS
Front kick - Mae-geri (mah geh-rhee)
Side kick - Yoko-geri (yoh-koh geh-rhee)
Back kick - Ushiro-geri (oo-she-row geh-rhee)
Roundhouse kick - Mawashi-geri (mah-wah-shee geh-rhee)
Low side kick - Kansetsu-geri (kan-set-sue-geh-rhee)
Stamping kick (down strike) - Fumikomi (foo-me-koh-me)
Crescent kick - Mikazuki-geri (me-kah-zoo-key geh-rhee)
Flying front kick - Mae-tobi-geri (mah-eh-toe-be geh-rhee)
Flying side kick - Yoko-tobi-geri (yoh-koh-toe-be geh-rhee)
Knee kick - Hittsui-geri (hit-sue geh-rhee)
Inside snapping block - Nami-ashi (nah-me auh-she)
(keage-snap kick) - (kekomo-thrust kick)
(kay-ah-geh) (kay-koh-me)
PARTS OF THE BODY
Forearm - Ude (oo-day)
Elbow - Empi (em-pee)
Ball of foot - Koshi (ko-she)
Edge of foot - Sokuto (so-koo-toe)
Heal - Kakato (kah-kah-toe)
Instep - Haisoku (hi-sow-koo)
Tips of toes - Tsumasaki (tsue-mah-sah-tey)
Knee - Hittsui (hitsue)
Sole - Teisoku (tey-sow-koo)
Once Again
- The wise man nevers questions himself.
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