Examination for

Shodan

You perform this as a 1st Kyu (brown belt). Minimum 12 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

28terms

Tap the circle on a line when you can perform it without thinking.

Kihon 基本 · basics

IDO KIHON — moving basics

1
SANBON REN ZUKI (step in)
triple punch (three consecutive punches) (step in)
2
JODAN AGE UKE, GYAKU ZUKI (step back)
upper level (face) rising block, reverse punch (step back)
3
CHUDAN SOTO UKE, YOKOENPI, YOKOURAKEN UCHI, GYAKU ZUKI (ZENKUTSU DACHI changing stance to KIBA DACHI changing stance to ZENKUTSU DACHI) (step in)
middle level (body) outside (outward) block, side elbow strike, side back-fist strike, reverse punch (front stance changing stance to horse-riding stance changing stance to front stance) (step in)
4
CHUDAN UCHI UKE, KIZAMI ZUKI, GYAKU ZUKI (KOKUTSU DACHI to ZENKUTSU DACHI) (step back)
middle level (body) inside (inward) block, jab (leading-hand punch), reverse punch (back stance to front stance) (step back)
5
KOKUTSU SHUTO UKE, ZENKUTSU NUKITE (step in)
back stance knife-hand block, front stance spear-hand strike (step in)
6
MAE GERI (on the spot), MAE GERI (step in)
front kick (on the spot), front kick (step in)
7
MAWASHI GERI (step in)
roundhouse kick (step in)
8
YOKO GERI KEAGE (in KIBA DACHI, right and left) (step in)
side snap kick (in horse-riding stance, right and left) (step in)
9
YOKO GERI KEKOMI (ZENKUTSU DACHI)
side thrust kick (front stance)

Kata 型 · form

1
BASSAI DAI, KANKU DAI, ENPI or JION (student's choice)
Bassai Dai — "to storm a fortress" (major), Kanku Dai — "to view the sky" (major), Enpi — "flying swallow" or Jion — named for the Jion temple (student's choice)

披塞大

Bassai Dai

“To storm (penetrate) a fortress — major” · about 42 moves

▶ club recording (students)Open ›

観空大

Kanku Dai

“To view the sky — major” · about 65 moves

▶ club recording (students)Open ›

燕飛

Enpi

“Flying swallow” · about 37 moves

▶ club recording (students)Open ›

慈恩

Jion

“Jion (temple name; 'mercy and gratitude')” · about 47 moves

▶ club recording (students)Open ›

Kumite 組手 · sparring

1
JIYU IPPON KUMITE (JODAN JUN ZUKI, CHUDAN JUN ZUKI, CHUDAN MAE GERI, CHUDAN YOKO GERI KEKOMI, JODAN MAWASHI GERI) – right and left
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, upper level (face) roundhouse kick) – right and left

Words in this examination

28 terms

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

Flashcards for Shodan › Full glossary

IDO KIHONSANBON REN ZUKIJODANAGE UKEGYAKU ZUKICHUDANSOTO UKEYOKO ENPIYOKO URAKEN UCHIZENKUTSU DACHIKIBA DACHIUCHI UKEKIZAMI ZUKIKOKUTSU DACHIKOKUTSUSHUTO UKEZENKUTSUNUKITEMAE GERIMAWASHI GERIYOKO GERI KEAGEYOKO GERI KEKOMIBASSAI DAIKANKU DAIENPIJIONJIYU IPPON KUMITEJUN ZUKI

Inform your choice of JODAN or CHUDAN for MAWASHI GERI. JKA HQ: minimum 1 year at current rank; cannot apply the same day as attaining 1st Dan.

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