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Belt Levels or Kyu in
Karate-Do Shito Ryu
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Yellow Belt (7 Kyu) |
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Senior Yellow Belt (6 Kyu) |
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Junior Green Belt (5 Kyu) |
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Senior Green Belt (4 Kyu) |
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Junior Brown Belt (3Kyu) |
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Senior Brown Belt (2 Kyu) |
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Senior Most Brown Belt (1 Kyu) |
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Blcak Belt Sho Dan
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KARATE-DO SYLLABUS AS
PER THE ORGANIZATION
Stances (Dachi)
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Heisoku Dachi |
Feet together, close toe stance |
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Musubi Dachi |
Feet together, open toe stance |
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Haiko Dachi |
Parallel stance |
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Uchihachiji achi |
Haiko Dachi toe inward |
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Sotohachiji Dachi |
Haiko Dachi toe outward |
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Shiko Dachi |
Square stance (sitting on Horse stance toe outward) |
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Moto Dachi |
Forward parallel stance |
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Zenkutsu
Dachi |
Forward long stance |
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Kokutsu Dachi |
Back stance |
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Nekoashi Dachi |
Cat stance |
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Renoji Dachi |
L stance, heel on one line |
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Kosa Dachi |
Crossed leg stance |
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Sanchin Dachi |
Uchihachiji Dachi one step forward |
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Fudo Dachi |
Forward parallel stance |
Kicks (Geri)
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Hiza Geri |
Knee kick |
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Mawashi Hiza |
Round Hose Knee |
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Mai Hiza |
Front Knee attack |
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Tobi Hiza |
Jump Knee attack |
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Ken Sokuto Geri |
Side, knife
edge, lower area (knee level) kick |
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Mawashi Geri |
Roundhouse, instep, middle area kick |
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Mika Zuki Geri |
Crescent Kick |
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Ura
Mawashi |
Half Round (hook) |
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Tobi Ura Mawashi |
Jump Half Round |
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Ushiro Ura Mawashi |
Back Round (hook) |
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Tobi Ushiro Ura Mawashi |
Jump Spinning Round (hook) |
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Yoko Geri |
Side, knife
edge, middle area kick |
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Tobi Yoko Geri |
Jumping Side Kick |
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Mai Geri |
Front Kick |
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Tobi Mai Geri |
Jumping Front Kick |
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Ushiro Geri |
Back Thrust |
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Tobi Ushiro Geri |
Jumping Back Thrust |
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Mai- Mawashi |
Front and roundhouse kick. |
Blocks (Uke)
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Jodan Age Uke |
Rising block |
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Jodan Uke |
Upper Block |
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Yoko Uchi |
Forearm inward block |
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Soto Uke |
forearm outward block |
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Wa Uke |
Two arm circle block |
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Kosa Uke |
Crossed arms block |
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Kote Uke |
Back of hand block |
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Ko Uke |
Wrist block |
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Kake Uke |
Inside out, circle block with knife
edge of hand |
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Yoko Uke |
Forearm outward side block |
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Harai Uke |
Middle area downward |
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Shotei
Barai |
Palm heel block |
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Hiji Uke |
Elbow block |
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Shuto Uke
Gedan Barai |
Sword hand block
Downward block (when standing) |
Hand Techniques (Tsuki / Uchi )
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Seiken Tsuki |
Spear hand |
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Jodan Tsuki |
Upper Punch |
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Chudan
Tsuki |
Middle Punch |
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Gidan
Tsuki |
Down Punch |
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Nidan Tsuki |
Double Punch |
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Sambon Tsuki |
Triple
Punch |
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Tateken Tsuki |
Fore fist thrust |
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Uraken Tsuki |
Vertical fore fist thrust |
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Hiraken Tsuki |
Inverted fore fist thrust |
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Morote Tsuki |
Four knuckle thrust (leopard punch) |
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Age Tsuki |
Two
arm, two level thrust |
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Furi Tsuki |
Rising thrust |
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Wa Zsuki |
Round house thrust |
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Ipponken |
Two
arm, horizontal circle thrust |
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Nukite |
One
knuckle thrust |
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Shuto Uchi |
Sword hand (knife
edge) strike |
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Kentsui Uchi |
Bottom fist strike (hammer fist) |
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Uraken Uchi |
Back knuckle strike |
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Urashuto |
Inverted sword hand (ridge hand) |
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Hijiate |
Elbow smash |
TENSHIN HAPPA (Eight Directions of Response)
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One |
Hidari Yoko |
Right |
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Two |
Migi Yoko |
Left |
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Three |
Hidari Ushiro Naname |
Back Right |
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Four |
Migh Ushiro Naname |
Back Left |
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Five |
Ushiro |
Back |
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Six |
Hidari Mai Naname |
Right Front |
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Seven |
Migi
Mai Naname |
Left
Front |
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Eight |
Mae |
Front |
KATAS
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Sai Itch Dosa
Sai Ni Dosa
Sai San Dosa
Sai Yon Dosa |
Kata of the People, Basic |
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Junino |
Kata of the People, Basic |
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Pinan Shodan
Pinan Nidan
Pinan Sandan
Pinan Yondan
Pinan Godan |
Peaceful Mind
"Peace & Harmony" |
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Advanced Katas
More Katas can be practiced in order to participate in
the kata championships.
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Giksai Itch |
attack and smash the enemy |
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Giksai Ni |
attack and smash the enemy |
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WanShu |
Flying swallow/ Strong Arm / Dragon Boy. |
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WanKan |
Kings Crown |
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Naifanchin Shodan |
hold your ground / Sideways fighting |
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Rohai Shodan |
White heron/ vision of a crane / Crane on a rock |
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Bassai Dai |
Breaking through the Fortress |
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Bassai Sho |
To penetrate a fortress |
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