karate Flashcards
(51 cards)
sit on your heels
seiza
salute our ancestors
shinzen ni rei
salute the place of honor
shomen ni rei
close your eyes
mokuso
open your eyes
mokuso yame
salute mas oyama
mas oyama ni rei
salute the shihan
shihan ni rei
salute the teacher
sensei ni rei
salute the assistant
sempai ni rei
salute each other
otagai ni rei
please stand up
takke kudasai
masutatsu oyama death
1994
who is masutatsu oyama
founder of the largest karate organization known as kyokushinkai
kyokushin
ultimate truth
kanji of kyokushinkai
kyoku: ultimate
shin: truth or reality
kai: society or association
kanku
symbol of kyokushin karate
derived from kanku kata (sky gazing form)
sides represents the wrists symbolizing power
top and bottom are the fingers and thumbs touching symbolizing the peaks or ultimate points
center circle represents opening in which the sky is viewed symbolizing infinite depth
kanku enclosed by a circle symoblizing continuity and circular action
numbers 1-10
ichi ni san shi or yon go ruku shichi hachi kyuu juu
if late for training
kneel at the side of the class towards the back facing away in seiza wait for instructor to let you in and say osy and shitsurei shimasu
chudan
chest
dojo
place of the way
gedan
lower body
geri
kick
gi
tradition karate outfit
gyaku
opposite