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Yellow belt.

8th and 7th Kyu

Congratulations on achieving your Yellow Belt - 8th Kyu. Grading to Yellow Belt means you are now well on your way in your karate journey. By now you would have developed a good grounding in your basic strikes, kicks, blocks, and stances. You will now be introduced to new stances as well as strikes and blocks, many of which are performed open-handed.

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Requierments

STANCES

  • Musubi Dashi – V stance 

  • Heiko Dachi – ready stance 

  • Zenkutzu Dachi – long forward stance 

  • Shiko Dachi – sumo stance 

  • Shizen Dachi – parallel stance one foot slightly forward 

  • Sanchin Dachi – pigeon toe stance 

  • Neko-Ashi-Dachi – cat foot stance 

  • Kokutsu Dachi – backward leaning stance

STRIKES

  • Jodan Tsuki – upper-level punch 

  • Chudan Tsuki – mid level punch 

  • Gedan Tsuki – low level punch 

  • Uraken – backhand 

  • Nidan Tsuki – double punch 

  • Enpi – rising elbow strike 

  • Mawashi Enpi – roundhouse elbow strike 

  • Shuto Uchi – knife strike 

  • Shuto – straight knife hand strike 

  • Gyaku Shuto Uchi – outside in knife strike

BLOCKS

  • Jodan Uke – high block 

  • Chudan Uke – inside out middle block

  • Soto Uke – outside in middle block

  • Gedan Barai – low level block 

  • Kake Uke – open hand hook block

  • Mawashi Uke – open hand round block

  • Shuto Uke –  knife hand inside out block

KICKS

  • Mae Geri – front kick 

  • Mawashi Geri – roundhouse kick

KATA

intro to kata

  • Geikisai Dai Ichi 

  • Geikisai Dai Ni

Kumite

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