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Examination for

1st Kyu

You perform this as a 2nd Kyu (brown belt). Minimum 6 months in the previous grade. Left and right are your own hands and feet. Say each line in Japanese before you read the English.

9kihon lines
1kata
1kumite line
21terms
Tap the circle on a line when you can perform it without thinking.

Kihon 基本 · basics

IDO KIHON — moving basics
  1. 1
    upper level (face) lunge punch (oi-zuki), middle level (body) reverse punch (step in)
  2. 2
    upper level (face) rising block, reverse punch (step back)
  3. 3
    middle level (body) outside (outward) block, side elbow strike (front stance changing stance to horse-riding stance) (step in)
  4. 4
    middle level (body) inside (inward) block, reverse punch (step back)
  5. 5
    back stance knife-hand block, front stance spear-hand strike (step in)
  6. 6
    front kick (on the spot), front kick (step in)
  7. 7
    roundhouse kick (step in)
  8. 8
    side snap kick (in horse-riding stance, right and left) (step in)
  9. 9
    side thrust kick (front stance) (step in)

Kata 型 · form

  1. 1
    Bassai Dai — "to storm a fortress" (major)

Kumite 組手 · sparring

  1. 1
    semi-free one-step sparring (upper level (face) lunge punch (oi-zuki), middle level (body) lunge punch (oi-zuki), middle level (body) front kick, middle level (body) side thrust kick, roundhouse kick) – right and left

Words in this examination

21 terms

Every Japanese term that appears above, as flashcards. Say the word, flip, check.

Flashcards for 1st Kyu › Full glossary

IDO KIHONJODANJUN ZUKICHUDANGYAKU ZUKIAGE UKESOTO UKEYOKO ENPIZENKUTSU DACHIKIBA DACHIUCHI UKEKOKUTSUSHUTO UKEZENKUTSUNUKITEMAE GERIMAWASHI GERIYOKO GERI KEAGEYOKO GERI KEKOMIBASSAI DAIJIYU IPPON KUMITE

Inform your choice of JODAN or CHUDAN for MAWASHI GERI. Dojo policy: kata is one grade ahead of the JKA HQ guideline because we start at 9th Kyu.

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