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Chris Thompson. Black Belt Karate
Contents
Preface
Introduction to karate
What to look for in a club
A short history of karate
The growth of karate
The beginnings of Shotokan
Spreading popularity
A worldwide practice
Styles of karate
Shotokan karate
Wado-ryu karate – a Japanese style of karate
Goju-ryu karate
Shito-ryu karate
Kyokushinkai karate
The karate basics
Kihon (basic technique)
Kata (form, or pattern of movement)
Ji-yu kumite (free fighting; nothing prearranged)
What is a black belt?
When will I get my black belt?
Criteria for obtaining a black belt
By whom are you recognized?
Competition karate
Shobu Ippon competition
WKF competition
Gasshuku
Karate fundamentals
Rei (bowing at the beginning and end of a karate class)
Dojo-kun
Junbi undo (limbering up) Getting the body warm before starting
Stretching. WRIST STRETCH
FIST AND FINGER STRETCH
TRICEP STRETCH
DELTOID STRETCH
HAMSTRING STRETCH
GROIN STRETCH
GROIN STRETCH WITH A PARTNER
Kihon waza (basic techniques) Punches. SEIKEN (BASIC PUNCH)
JUNZUKI (LUNGE PUNCH)
GYAKUZUKI (REVERSE PUNCH)
TOBIKOMIZUKI: HIDARI JODAN TSUKI (LEFT JODAN FACE PUNCH)
Strikes. URAKEN UCHI (BACK FIST)
TETTSUI UCHI (BOTTOM FIST STRIKE)
IPPON KEN UCHI (MIDDLE-KNUCKLE STRIKE, OR FIRST-FINGER STRIKE)
NUKITE UCHI (FOUR-FINGER SPEAR HAND)
HAITO UCHI (RIDGE HAND)
SHUTO UCHI (KNIFE-HAND TECHNIQUE)
IPPON NUKITE UCHI (ONE-FINGER SPEAR HAND)
TEISHO UCHI (PALM HEEL STRIKE)
UDE UCHI (FOREARM STRIKE)
EMPI UCHI (ELBOW STRIKE)
Keri waza (kicking techniques) SOKUTO FUMIKOMI (STAMPING, OR FOOT EDGE KICK)
HIZA-GERI (KNEE STRIKE)
KAKATO-GERI (HEEL KICK)
KIN-GERI (GROIN KICK)
MAE-GERI (FRONT SNAP KICK)
USHIRO-GERI (BACK KICK)
USHIROMAWASHIGERI (SPINNING ROUNDHOUSE KICK)
TOBI NIDAN-GERI (JUMPING DOUBLE FRONT KICK)
TOBI YOKO-GERI (JUMPING SIDE KICK)
MAWASHI-GERI (ROUNDHOUSE KICK) AT CHUDAN LEVEL
Stances. MUSUBI DACHI (READY STANCE)
HEISOKU DACHI (FORMAL STANCE)
NEKOASHI DACHI (CAT STANCE)
GYAKU NEKOASHI DACHI (REVERSE CAT STANCE)
SANCHIN DACHI (HOURGLASS STANCE)
NAIHANCHI DACHI (HORSE RIDING STANCE)
KIBA DACHI (STRADDLE STANCE)
KOKUTSU DACHI (BACK STANCE)
HIDARI SHIZENTAI DACHI (LEFT NATURAL STANCE)
SHIKODACHI (STRADDLE STANCE)
SAGIASHI DACHI (CRANE STANCE)
Blocks. JODAN UKE (FACE BLOCK)
MOROTE UKE (REINFORCED BLOCK)
GEDAN BARAI (LOWER SWEEPING BLOCK)
HAISHO UKE (BACKHAND PALM, OR STRAIGHT BACKHAND BLOCK)
UCHI UKE (INSIDE BLOCK)
SOTO UKE (OUTSIDE BLOCK)
Makiwara training
Tameshiwari (spirit test) EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3
Basic drills. Punches and blocks
Uchi waza (striking techniques) STRIKING AREAS
Nogare waza (escaping techniques) EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
Hente waza (blocking and countering an attack with the same limb)
Ohyo gumite or yakusoku gumite (prearranged pairwork)
EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3
EXERCISE 4
EXERCISE 5
Kata training
What is kata?
Jion kata (temple ground)
Nage waza (throwing techniques)
Ji yu kumite (freestyle sparring)
Practicing ji yu kumite
Ji yu kumite sequences. EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3
EXERCISE 4
EXERCISE 5
EXERCISE 6
EXERCISE 7
EXERCISE 8
EXERCISE 9
Karate waza used in defence
Competition karate
Karate-ka attire
Competition kumite. Categories
WKF competition rules
Prohibited behaviour
CATEGORY I OFFENCES
CATEGORY II OFFENCES
PENALTIES
Karate tournaments
Jissen training (actual fighting)
Referees’ commands and signals for WKF kumite competition
Competition kata. WKF competition rules
Kata judges
Operation of a kata match
Criteria for a decision
Karate titles
Appendices
Correct tying of the obi (belt)
Glossary of terms
Karate technique
Glossary of Japanese terminology
WKF major kata allowed in competition. GOJU-RYU
WADO-RYU
SHOTOKAN
SHITO-RYU
Fighting flag signals
Index
Credits and acknowledgements
