1. Hour requirement (number of classes) 20
2. Clean uniform and fingernails
3. Kihon Dachi – Basic Stances
a. Stance #1 – Heisoku Dachi (closed toe stance)
b. Sance #2 – Musubi Dachi (open toe stance)
c. Stance #3 – Heiko Dachi (parallel stance)
d. Stance #4 – Hachiji Dachi (ready stance)
e. Stance #5 – Naihanchi Dachi (hour glass stance)
f. Stance #6 – Shiko Dachi (straddle-leg stance)
g. Stance #7 – Kiba Dachi (Horse stance)
h. Stance #8 – Zenkutsu Dachi (forward stance)
i. Sance #9 – Kokutsu Dachi (back Stance)
j. Stance #10 – Nekoashi Dachi (Cat stance)
4. Te Waza
a. A demonstration of Seiken Zuki (fore-fist punch)
i. Strike with the two big knuckles
ii. Wrist should be massugu (straight)
iii. Elbow must go itchoku sen (in a straight line)
iv. Fist turns over at the shimai made (at the end) of the punch
b. Demonstrate proper kime (focus)
i. Jodan Zuki – High punch
ii. Chudan Zuki – Center punch
iii. Gedan Zuki – Low punch
iv. Jodan Oi Zuki – Stepping high punch (zenkutsu dachi)
v. Chudan Oi Zuki – Stepping center punch
vi. Gedan Oi Zuki – Stepping low punch
vii. Migikae Zuki – Jab in kokutsu dachi
viii. Gyaku Zuki – Reverse punch (kokutsu dachi to a zenkutsu dachi using full hip action)
5. Uke in Kokutsu Dachi
a. Gedan Barai – Down Block
b. Age Uke – Rising High Block
c. Shuto Uke – Knife Hand Block
6. Geri
a. Tate Mae Geri – Standing front kick
b. Tate Mawashi Geri – Standing Round Kick
c. Tate Ushiro Geri – Standing Back Kick
d. Tate Yoko Geri – Standing Side Kick
7. Ukemi
a. Falling Forward
b. Falling Backward
8. Ashi Barai – Foot Sweep
a. Deashibarai – forward foot sweep
b. Osotogari – major outside reap
9. Karate Kotoba – Karate Vocabulary List
· Seiken (say-ken) – Fist
· Zuki (zoo-key) – Punch
· Dachi (dah-chi) – Stance
· Kime (Key-may) – Focus
· Uke(oo-kay) – Block
· Kiai (key-eye) – Shouting Spirit
· Kimochi (key-mo-chi)– Attitude
· Gi (Gee)- Karate Uniform
· Massugu (mass-u-gu)– Straight
· Domo Arigato (do-mo-are-e-got-o) – Thank you
· Itchoku Sen (e-choke-u-sen)– Straight Line
· Rei (Ray) – Bow
· Kamae (Ka-mai))– Ready position
· Modotte (mo-doe-tay) – Return to ready position
· Shimai Made (shim-my-i-ma-day) – At the end
· Karate (ka-ra-tay) – Empty Hands
· Kansetsu (can-set-soo) – Knuckles
· Kiotsuke (key-oat-soo-kay) -Attention
10. Kiai – Shouting Spirit
11. Kimochi – Attitude
