Shinkyu Shotokan Karate
South San Francisco
South San Francisco
1st Kyu Brown Belt Requirements
KIHON - PUSH TECHNIQUES
Kamae - Fighting Stance
| Direction | Technique | English Name | Number of times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Kizami-Zuki | Jab | 4 times, turn |
| Backward | Gyaku-Zuki | Reverse Punch | 4 times, turn |
| Forward | Oi-Suki | Lunge Punch | 4 times, turn |
| Backward | Gyaku-Zuki | Lunging Reverse Punch | 4 times, turn |
| Forward | Kizami-Zuki, Oi-Suki | Jab, Lunge Punch | 4 times, turn |
| Backward | Oi-Suki, half-step Gyaku-Zuki | Lunge Punch, half-step Reverse Punch | 4 times, turn |
| Forward | Kizami-Zuki, Oi-Suki, Gyaku-Zuki | Jab, Lunge Punch, Reverse Punch | 2 times, turn |
| Backward | Kizami-Zuki, Oi-Suki, Gyaku-Zuki | Jab, Lunge Punch, Reverse Punch | 2 times, turn |
| Forward | Any Punch Combination | turn | |
| Backward | Any Punch Combination | turn |
KICKS - SAME LEG
Kamae - Fighting Stance
| Direction | Technique | English Name | Number of times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Mae-Geri Keage, Mae-Geri Kekomi | Front Snap Kick, Front Thrust Kick | 4 times, turn |
| Backward | Mae-Geri Keage, Mawashi-Geri | Front Snap Kick, Roundhouse Kick | 4 times, turn |
| Forward | Mae-Geri Keage, Yoko-Geri Kekomi | Front Snap Kick, Side Thrust Kick | 4 times, turn |
| Backward | Mawashi-Geri, Yoko-Geri Kekomi | Roundhouse Kick, Side Thrust Kick | 4 times, turn |
| Forward | Mawashi-Geri, Ushiro-Geri | Roundhouse Kick, Spinning Back Kick | 4 times, turn |
| Backward | Yoko-Geri Kekomi, Ushiro-Geri | Side Thrust Kick, Spinning Back Kick | 4 times, turn |
Kiba-Dachi - Horse Stance
| Direction | Technique | English Name | Number of times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Yoko-Geri Keage, Yoko-Geri Kekomi | Side Snap Kick, Side Thrust Kick | 4 times, turn |
| Backward | Yoko-Geri Keage, Yoko-Geri Kekomi | Side Snap Kick, Side Thrust Kick | 4 times, turn |
Kamae - Fighting Stance
| Direction | Technique | English Name | Number of times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Any Kick Combination | turn | |
| Backward | Any Kick Combination | turn | |
| Forward | Mae-Geri Keage, Oi-Suki | Front Snap Kick, Lunge Punch (keep hand in punching position) | 4 times, turn |
| Backward | Gyaku-Zuki, Mae-Geri Keage | Reverse Punch, Front Snap Kick (keep hand in punching position) | 4 times, turn |
STATIONARY KICKS
Kamae - Fighting Stance
| Technique | English Name | Number of times |
|---|---|---|
| Mae-Geri Keage, Yoko-Geri Kekomi, Mawashi-Geri, Ushiro-Geri | Front Snap Kick, Side Thrust Kick, Roundhouse Kick, Back Kick | 5 times each leg |
KATA
1st kyu: Kanku Dai
ONE STEP PRE-ARRANGED KUMITE
| Attack | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jodan-Oi-Suki - Face Punch | Jodan-Uke - Rising Block, Reverse Punch to Stomach (Kiai). |
| 2 | Jodan-Oi-Suki - Face Punch | Reverse Rising Block with your right hand, left leg forward, and right leg back. Grab their wrist, shift into a horse stance while pulling them towards your back leg, and perform a vertical punch to their head (Kiai). |
| 3 | Chudan-Oi-Suki - Stomach Punch | Step to your right side and block the punch with a left hand Shuto-Uke. Mae-Geri and Nukite with your front leg and hand (Kiai), and land in Neko-Ashi-Dachi (Cat Stance). |
| 4 | Chudan-Oi-Suki - Stomach Punch | Parry the punch from the outside with your left hand. Step into Kiba-Dachi with the left leg, striking low with your left hand (Kiai), and blocking the punch with a right hand Chudan-Uke. |
| 5 | Jodan-Oi-Suki - Face Punch | Step forward with your right leg, blocking the punch with a high left hand Shuto-Uke, striking with a right Shuto to the neck (Kiai). |
| 6 | Mae-Geri - Front Snap Kick | Step in with your left leg, catching the attacker's shin in an X-block before their kick extends. Pull back slightly and perform an X-Shuto Strike to their neck before their foot lands (Kiai). |
| 7 | Chudan-Oi-Suki - Stomach Punch | Step back and turn with the right leg, parrying with your right hand. Grab their wrist, and strike with a left hand Shuto to their neck (Kiai). |
| 8 | Jodan-Oi-Suki - Face Punch | Step forward with your left leg, parrying the punch with your left hand, and grabbing behind the neck with your right. Pull them down while thrusting your knee into their stomach (Kiai). |
| 9 | Chudan-Oi-Suki - Stomach Punch | Step forward with your right leg, blocking the punch with a left hand Chudan-Uke and protecting your front with a right hand Gedan-Barai. Chamber your right hand and push forward into an uppercut to your opponent's stomach (Kiai). |
| 10 | Jodan-Oi-Suki - Face Punch | Step across with your right leg, blocking the punch with a right hand Jodan Shuto Uke. Step behind your opponent with your left leg, continuing your left hand into a low Shuto strike (Kiai). Place your hands on your opponent's back, and push them away while shifting forward into a Zenkutsu-Dachi. |
JIYU KUMITE
Free-style sparring between all brown and black belts.