Syllabus
DOJO KUN (The oath of the DOJO)
I come to you with only karate, My empty hands. I have no weapons, But should i be foreed to defend my self, My principales, or my honor, Should it be matter of life or death, Of right or wrong, These are my weapons, karate my empty hands.
We will train our hearts and bodies For a firm unshaken spirit We will pursue the true meaning of the martial way, so that in time or sense may be alert.
With true vigor, we will seek to cultivate a spirit of self-denial.
We will observe the rules of courtesy, respect our superiors and refrain from violence.
We will follow our religious principles and never forget the true virtue of humility.
We will look upwards to wisdom and strength, not seeking other desires.
All our lives, through the discipline of “karate”, we will seek to fulfill the true meaning
Of the budo kai kan way.
What’s the meaning of “KARATE’S” Divergent Belt Color’s
- WHITE BELT : When a plant is born, it breaks through the ground and meets Bright white Sunlight.
- YELLOW BELT : As the plant adjusts to the white light it’s exposed to the yellow sun.
- ORANGE BELT : The warmth from the sun is hat & Radiation the Growing Plant.
- GREEN BELT : As the sun keeps burning brightly, the plant gets green & grows fresh new leaves & sprouts.
- BLUE BELT : Growing taller, the plant reaches up towards the Beautiful Big Blue Sky above.
- PURPLE BELT : As day gradually turns to night, the sun sets in the Horizon & sky turns volleyed.
- BROWN BELT : The darkness increases so the plant humbly bows down towards the Brown soil from where it comes.
- BLACK BELT : The end is hare our plant dies, But a new one will grow, Every end is another Beginning.
Our kyu colour belts
- 1st : JU KYU / 10TH KYU – WHITE BELT
- 2nd : KU KYU / 9TH KYU – YELLOW BELT
- 3rd : HACHI KYU / 8TH KYU – ORANGE BELT
- 4th : NANA KYU / 7TH KYU – GREEN BELT
- 5th : RO KYU / 6TH KYU – BLUE BELT
- 6th : GO KYU / 5TH KYU – PURPLE BELT
- 7th : YON KYU / 4TH KYU – PURPLE STRIPE
- 8th : SAN KYU / 3RD KYU – BROWN BELT
- 9th : NI KYU / 2ND KYU – BROWN BELT SILVER
- 10th : ICHI KYU / 1ST KYU – BROWN BELT GOLD
- 11th : YUDANSHA – BLACK BELT
Black belt & rank
- 1st DAN / Degree Black Belt (SHODAN)
- 2nd DAN / Degree Black Belt (NIDAN)
- 3rd DAN / Degree Black Belt (SANDAN)
- 4th DAN / Degree Black Belt (YONDAN)
- 5th DAN / Degree Black Belt (GODAN)
- 6th DAN / Degree Black Belt (ROKUDAN)
- 7th DAN / Degree Black Belt (SHICHIDAN)
- 8th DAN / Degree Black Belt (HACHIDAN)
- 9th DAN / Degree Black Belt (KUDAN)
- 10th DAN / Degree Red Belt (JUDAN)
Honorary titles
2) KOHAI – Student
3) SENPAI / SEMPAI – Senior Student (Brown Belts)
4) SHIDOIN – Assistant Instructor
5) SENSEI – Instructor / Teacher
6) RENSHI – Senior Teacher
7) SHIHAN – Teacher of Teacher
8) KYOSHI – Expert Teacher
9) KANCHON – Master Teacher
10) HANSHI / SOKE – Grand Master & Founder of the Style
11) DI SOKE – Senior Grand Master & Founder
12) SHIDOSHI – Director
Grading Syllabus
White to Black Belt Shodan
- White Belts: ( 4 Months)
Basic Blocks, punches, Horse Stance, Forward Stance, Front Kick, basic sweep, 8 Techniques, Gohon Kumite, Kata Tai Kyo Ku Shodan, - Yellow Belts: (9th Kyu) ( 4 Months)
Back stance, moving inner for arm blocks in back stance, Side Kick, Back fist, Chops, 10 Techniques, Kata Tai Kyo Ku Sandan - Orange Belts: (8th Kyu) ( 4 Months)
Cat Stance, Knife Hand Blocks, Turning Kick, Turning slap,
Scissor move kicks, Elbow strikes, three block+punch combinations Sanbon Kumite, 10 Techniques, Kata Heian Shodan. - Green Belts: (7th Kyu) ( 4 Months)
4 types of sweeps, Back kick backwards, Four block + punch combination, finger thrust, knuckle thrust, palm heel strikes, 10 Techniques, Kata Heian Nidan - Blue Belts: (6th Kyu) ( 5 Months)
Hook Kick, Inner & Outer Crescent Kicks, Front back kick, Throws, 8 techniques, Kata Heian Sandan, Bunkai of katas. - Purple Belts: (5th Kyu) ( 5 Months)
Spinning Kick, Combination Kicks 4 sides, Elbow combination, Reverse chops, 6 techniques, Kata Heian Yonndan - Purple Stripe: ( 4th Kyu ) ( 6 Months)
Scissor jump kick, 3 spinning kicks, 4 blocks + backfist + punch combination, 6 techniques, Kata Heian Godan, Nanchaku swings & movements - Brown ( 3rd Kyu) ( 6 Months)
Flying kick, 6 combination kicks, Kata Tekki Shodan & - Brown Silver: (2nd Kyu) ( 8 Months)
Kata Tekki Nidan &, Nanchaku Kata - Brown Gold ( 1st Kyu) ( 8 Months)
Kata Tekki Sandan & Basadai Kata.
Kata’s Name And Meaning
Taikyoku Kata’s
| 1. | 1st KATA – TAIKYOKU | SHODAN |
| 2. | 2nd KATA – TAIKYOKU | NIDAN |
| 3. | 3rd KATA – TAIKYOKU | SANDAN |
| 4. | 4th KATA – TAIKYOKU | YONDAN |
| 5. | 5th KATA – TAIKYOKU – GODAN | First Cause |
Heian Kata’s
| 6. | 6th KATA – HEIAN – SHODAN | Peaceful Mind, first level |
| 7. | 7th KATA – HEIAN – NIDAN | Peaceful Mind, Second level |
| 8. | 8th KATA – HEIAN – SANDAN | Peaceful Mind, Third level |
| 9. | 9th KATA – HEIAN – YONDAN | Peaceful Mind, Fourth level |
| 10. | 10th KATA – HEIAN – GODAN | Peaceful Mind, Fifth level |
Tekki – Kata’s
| 9. | 11th KATA – TEKKI – SODAN | Iron horse Riding, First level |
| 10. | 12TH KATA – TEKKI – NIDAN | Iron horse Riding, Second level |
| 11. | 13TH KATA – TEKKI – SANDAN | Iron horse Riding, third level |
| 12. | 14th KATA – BASSAI DAI | To penetrate a fortress – Big |
| 13. | 15TH KATA – BASSAI – SHO | To Penetrate a fortress – small |
| 14. | 16TH KATA – KANKU DAI | To look at or watch the sky – Big |
| 15. | 17TH KATA – KANKU SHO | To look at or watch the sky – small |
| 16. | 18TH KATA – ENPI | Flying swallow |
| 17. | 19TH KATA – JITTE | Ten hands |
| 18. | 20TH KATA – JIIN | Love of truth, inverted mercy, etc. |
| 19. | 21ST KATA – JION | Love and goodness, mercy, etc |
| 20. | 22ND KATA – GANKAKU | Crane on rock |
| 21. | 23RD KATA – HANGETSU | Half moon |
| 22. | 24TH KATA – SOCHIN | To maintain or preserve peace |
| 23. | 25TH KATA – CHINTE | Amazing or incredible hands |
| 24. | 26TH KATA – MEIKYO | Bright Mirror, Mirror of the soul. |
| 25. | 27TH KATA – UNSU | Cloud hands, hand in the clouds |
| 26. | 28TH KATA – WANKAK | Emperor’s crown, king crown |
| 27. | 29TH KATA – NIJUSHIHO | 24 steps |
| 28. | 30TH KATA – GOJUSHIHO DAI | 54 steps – Big |
| 29. | 31ST KATA – GOJUSHIHO SHO | 54 steps – Small |
What is The Kata in Karate?
KATA “FORM” is a Japanese word describing detailed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs, Karateka Tread a KATA
to explain the imagined events, a practice known as Bunkai.
