![]() ![]() Tettsui Uchi – Iron hammer strike, hammer fist Hiraki Ashi – Open stepping, pivot by weighting your front foot, and turning with the back foot. Tai Sabaki – Body movement, strategic movement off the opponent’s attack line to gain advantage In our style, we often use Heiko Dachi and Shizentai as the same thing. Shizentai – Standing naturally, knees relaxed, not bent. JAPANESE TERMS COMMONLY USED IN INTRMEDIATE KARATE CLASS, 4TH KYU, GREEN BELT Ushiro Mawashigeri – Back round kick, spinning back kick Tori – Training partner who attacks you with a grab, a term used in Judo Taikioku – First course, first lesson, used for a beginner practice pattern to prepare for Pinan Kata, not an origional Shorinryu kata, a basic pattern used by many styles for practice. Shuri-te – Shuri hand, the original name for the karate of Shuri Castle in Okinawa ![]() Shorinryu – Small forest, name of Shuri-te by 1900. Shiho Ashi Sabaki – Four-way foot movement, moving in four directions Semete – An attacking person, term used in karate, opposite of Ukete Oshi Fumikomi – “Pushing stomping”, push stepping Migi – Right, to your right, migi te is right hand Mae – Front facing the front of the dojo, centerline of your opponent, or the first direction in kata. Kosa Dachi – Cross stance, seen in Pinan Shodan Kobayashi – Small forest, branch of Shorinryu Karate led by Chibana Sensei Kizami – Snapping, a quick snapping forward motion Ken – Weapon, can refer to sword, hand, fist. Example: Hidari ashi mae, kamaete! (left foot forward, get into position!) Usually preceded with a clarifying statement. Explain the concept of shikai (the four kendo sicknesses).JAPANESE TERMS COMMONLY USED IN INTERMEDIATE KARATE CLASS, 5TH KYU, BLUE BELT.Discuss tame and its relationship with seme.How do you feel a good sempai should act in the dojo and what is their role?.Explain the difference between kakari-geiko and hikitate-geiko.Give 3 examples of shikake waza and explain the key elements of performing them correctly.What in your view are the most important points to observe when practicing kendo no kata?.Explain the role of motodachi and how it can improve your kendo if practised correctly?.Give two examples of nidan waza and explain the key points in their execution?.In kendo no kata explain the role of uchidachi?.You have now practised for a year or more how would you explain kendo to a person who is interested in starting?.Name the three forms of ashi-sabaki and explain how and when they are used?.Explain the importance of reigi in kendo.How confident are you with answering the following? Of course, the higher the grade you were going for, the more sophisticated your answer was expected to be.Īs of, however, you will now choose two questions out of the list for your relevant grade. Shame I couldn’t make it in the end (I was absolutely shattered after a full day of programming workshops), but it sounds like everybody who went to the social had fun yesterday.Īs there’s nothing to report on the training side of things, I thought I’d give you all a heads up on the new grading questions that have been set by the British Kendo Association.įor the past how ever many years, the grading question for all grades had been “List and explain the elements of yuko datotsu.” And if you hadn’t noticed yet, we have actually prepared a basic model answer on this website.
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