WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR YOUR K

3 KYU - GREEN BELT / BROWN STRIPE
Sankyu

“Although it is important to study and train for skill in techniques, for the man who wishes to truly accomplish the way of Budo, it is more important to make his whole life in training and therefore not aiming for skill and strength alone and but also for spiritual attainment.”

Here you will find all the information you need to prepare you for your grading. This information includes your theory and your practical test. I hope this information helps you in giving you a better understanding about Kyokushin Karate and also gives you a better understanding of your requirements and at the same time helps you to study and prepare for it.

MEANING OF THE BELTS

Below you will find a possible interpretation of the symbolism of the belt colors. I hope this will give a further understanding the sense in which the Obi (belts) colors mean. Belts colors are not only to reflect growth in technique, but also in character.

The Green Belt (Emotion and Sensibility)
At this level the students are beginning to have a more deep control of the techniques and Basic Katas as well starting to learn the more complexes techniques and Katas. The training at this level is harder and requires more time and commitments. Here the students should achieve a better control of his mind and body, also more endurance and a more deep understanding and meaning of the techniques. The sparring is also more exigent.
The students can not pass this level if he/she does not demonstrate a clear aptitude of leadership, the students must be willing to accept the responsibility that it imply when they are in the position of leading others. The students at this level must have a deep understanding of the Dojo Etiquette and apply those concepts in class, also must be able to communicate with all the students and also must be willing to help the lower belts to understand proper Dojo Etiquette in the Dojo, this mean he/she must be the example by following those rules all the times inside the Dojo.

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW FOR YOUR
KYOKUSHIN THEORY TEST
3 KYU - GREEN BELT / BROWN BELT

Below are some vocabulary you should be able to know in order to do your grading.

vocabulary
Name	Meaning
Sankyu Midori-Obi Cha-Obi Shuto Shuto Juji Uke Hikkake Uchi Soto Kakato Oroshi Kakato Uchi Oroshi Geri Kakato Soto Oroshi Geri Mae Kakato Geri Chusuku Kake Kake Dachi Kake Geri (Kakato & Chusoku) Kawashi Kuzushi Kosaho Mae Morote Ashi (1) Ashi (2) Ryusui Tsugi-ashi Sashi-te Suri-ashi Mudansha Yudansha Haisoku Heisoku Enkei - Ippon	Third Kyu Green Belt Brown Belt Knife hand Knifehand X block Hook and pull Inside Outside Heel Descending Inside Axe Kick Outside Axe Kick Front kick with the heel Ball of the foot Hook Hooked Stance Hook Kick (with heel & Ball of the foot) Dodge and Parry The unbalancing of the opponent Simultaneous defense/counter attack Front, Forward Double, Reinforced Foot or Leg (1) One Leg or Single Leg (2) Dodge tactic Shuffle step Extending hand . Blocking and moving forward into opponent and attacks sliding step The one who had not yet attained Dan ranking/Kyu grade student Dan Rank (Black Belt Holder) Instep (above or top part of the foot) Feet together (Closed) Circle and Point

Heisoku: Is Japanese for "feet together" (as in "Heisoku-Dachi," Feet-together Stance). Sometimes mistaken for "Haisoku". Literally, a combination of the Japanese character "hei" ("shut" or closed) and "soku" (foot)

Sashi-te: Extending hand . It is a defensive move where one simultaneously blocks, enters into the opponent's range, and attacks.

YOU SHOULD KNOW AND HAVE A DETAIL UNDERSTANDING OF:

I) Kuzuchi: Kuzuchi is the way of unbalancing the opponent. It could be by blocking and trapping or holding. Below you will find some ways Kuzuchi can be achieved:
1.- Hands: Pushing & Pulling
2.- Feet: For example, blocking the opponent from stepping forward
3.- Body: Bending, pivoting, twisting or bumping the opponent to unbalance
4.- Voice or Sound: Distracting, or mentally unbalancing the opponent.

II) Dojo Kun

III) Pinan Kata

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN:

- The meaning of Green Belt in more details

REQUIREMENT FOR THE PRACTICAL TEST
DOJO ENTHEOS

Below you will find all what you need to know for your grading. It was designed to supply the students with information about theirs requirements for theirs grades. If you have any question regarding the requirements consult your teacher. The grading requirements in our school contain the following:

3rd KYU - ( GREEN BELT/BROWN STRIPE )

Time in Classes : 26 Months (2 years & 2 months / Three classes a week - 90 minutes class )
6 Months since yours Green Belt Testing
Theory :

	Students must know the previous syllabuses.
	Essay: The Student should present and essay explaining the theory or concept of the "Point and Circle" in Kyokushin Karate. This essay must be complete and presented to the teacher the same day you give the written test.
	Meaning of : Green Belt
	Meaning of : - Kyokushin Calligraphy - Kanku Symbol

Physical Requirement:

	50 Hands Push Ups
	30 Knuckle Push Ups
	10 Finger Tip Push ups
	40 Deep Knee Bends With Front Kick
	1 Min. Rabbit hop
	2 Min. Jump Rope (3 rounds)
	1Serie of Abdominal

1) Stances (Tachikata / Dachi):

Kake Dachi (hooked stance)

2) Uke: (Blocks)

Shuto Juji Uke Jodan (High Knifehand X block)

Shuto Juji Uke Gedan (Low Knifehand X block)

3) Kicks: (Keri)

Mae Kakato Geri Chudan (front kick with the heel instead of the ball of the foot)

Mae Kakato Geri Jodan (front kick with the heel instead of the ball of the foot)

Kakato Uchi Oroshi Geri (Inside Descending heel kick / Axe kick )

Kakato Soto Oroshi Geri (Outside Descending heel kick / Axe kick )

Kake Geri (hooked kick)

4) Forms: (Katas)

Pinan Sono San:

Peaceful Mind; Peaceful Safety

Movie, 1 Camera Movie, 3 Camera

	Gekisai Dai:	Gekisai means conquer and occupy or destroy, demolish.	page1 page2 page3
	Gekisai Sho:	Gekisai means conquer and occupy or destroy, demolish.	page1 page2 page3 page4

Combinations - ( Renraku ) :

Combinations as required ( hands and legs techniques, striking and blocking )

Self Defense - ( Goshin Jitsu ) :

	Ippon Kumite: Using basic techniques in Ippon Kumite with a good understanding of Kawashi, Kuzushi, Ryushi, Sashi-te. Suri-ashi, Hikkake.
	Use of Tai-Sabaki
	Releasing techniques using the concept of sashi-te

Sparring - ( Kumite ) :

Six Sparring of 2 minutes

The students should be able to execute the techniques using any of the stances. Also the students would be tested on any techniques from previous belt.

KYOKUSHIN KATAS

Literally Kata means, Form or Shape. Kata are pre-arranged forms of demonstrating methods of attack, defense and counter-attack. It use Blocks, Punches or Kicks directed from one or more stances, it involve movement to the sides, forward or backward. Sosai Masutatsu Oyama wrote on one of his book " We should perform these exercises (Kata) so exactly that they become a part of our very lives because as fundamentals of karate they my be compared to the letters of an alphabet in that, just as letters are the building blocks of words and sentences, so these fundamentals are the building blocks from which karate is built ". He also wrote " think of karate as a language : The basic techniques can be thought of as the letters of an alphabet; the Kata (forms) will be the equivalent of words and sentences; the Kumite ( sparring ) will be analogous to conversations ".

Sosai Masutatsu Oyama believed that is better to perfect one Kata than to half-master many. He wrote that if a person practices any given Kata over 3000 times, any questions he might have have about it will be resolved, and a proper understanding of the exercise will naturally emerge.

All Kata has a name, given by the master who developed the Kata. These names are clues to the deepest meaning of the Katas, unfortunately most students ignore them as just labels. below I will try to describe the meaning of the different Katas with the hope that it will help you to understand better your forms.

Pinan Sono SAN - OMOTE:

The word 'Pinan' usually had been translated as 'peaceful mind', but a more correct translation should be "Safe from Harm" (same characters can be read as "Safe from Harm" in Chinese). The name is taken to mean that once these five forms and their applications have been mastered the karateka can be confident in their ability to defend themselves in most situations. The word 'Pinan' is made up two ideograms. The original Okinawan pronunciation of the first ideogram is 'pin', whereas the Japanese pronounce it 'hei.' Generally Wado-Ryu & Shito-Ryu favour the Okinawan pronunciation of 'Pinan'. Shotokan stylists favour the Japanese pronunciation of 'Heian.' The reason for this is that Sensei Gichin Funakoshi gave all the katas practiced within Shotokan Japanese names. He did this so that the Japanese people would find the names easier to use, to further distance the art from any of its Chinese origins and to acknowledge the development of karate by the Okinawans & Japanese. Sensei Gichin Funakoshi also swapped the 'Nidan' (2nd level) & 'Shodan' (1st level) suffixes so that the names reflected the order in which the katas are most commonly taught. This means that Shotokan's 'Heian Shodan' is called "Pinan Nidan" in the remaining styles and vice-versa.

The Pinan were originally created by Sensei Anko Itosu in 1905. Later on were simplified by Sensei Gichin Funakoshi founder of the Karate style named, Shotokan were the Pinan Katas are know as Heian. Sosai Masutatsu Oyama later on adopted and incorporated those Katas in Kyokushin Karate with a few modifications to adapt those Katas to the Kyokushin stances given emphasis to the force

The 5 Pinan Katas has influence from the North part of China - Shuri-te

Pinian Sono San

Peaceful Mind; Peaceful Safety (3) Movie, 1 Camera Movie, 3 Camera

Gekisai Dai - Gekisai Sho:

Gekisai means conquer and occupy or destroy, demolish. They were created by Chojun Miyagi (Founder of the Goju Ryu style) in 1940.
(This Kata has influence from the South part of China)

STANCES AND WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS (DACHI)

BLOCKS (UKE)

FEET STRIKES (KERI)

For more information contact your teacher, sensei Angel Carrasco at: angel@kyokushincanada.com

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	Shuto Juji Uke Jodan (High Knifehand X block)
	Shuto Juji Uke Gedan (Low Knifehand X block)

	Mae Kakato Geri Chudan (front kick with the heel instead of the ball of the foot)
	Mae Kakato Geri Jodan (front kick with the heel instead of the ball of the foot)
	Kakato Uchi Oroshi Geri (Inside Descending heel kick / Axe kick )
	Kakato Soto Oroshi Geri (Outside Descending heel kick / Axe kick )
	Kake Geri (hooked kick)

REQUIREMENT FOR THE PRACTICAL TEST DOJO ENTHEOS

Sosai Masutatsu Oyama believed that is better to perfect one Kata than to half-master many. He wrote that if a person practices any given Kata over 3000 times, any questions he might have have about it will be resolved, and a proper understanding of the exercise will naturally emerge.

REQUIREMENT FOR THE PRACTICAL TEST
DOJO ENTHEOS