10th Kyu Yellow Belt (Child)

A. Stances:

(Musubi) Attention Stance (50 -50)* (feet together) **
(Yoi) Ready Stance (50 - 50)* (1/2) **
(Kiba Dachi) Horse Riding Stance (50 - 50)* (1 to 1 ½) **
(Zenkutsu Dachi) Front Stance (60 - 40)* (1 ½ to 1 ½) **
(Kokutsu Dachi) Back Stance (30 - 70)* (1) **
(Yoko Shizentai Dachi) Side Fighting Stance (50 - 50)* (1 to 1 ½) **
*The first number denotes the percentage of weight on the front foot; the second number the weight on the back foot.
**The numbers indicate how many shoulder widths there are between the feet on these stances.

B. Blocks:

(Gedan-Barai) Lower Block
(Uchi-Ude-Uke) Middle Forearm Block
(Age-Uke) High Rising or Upper Block
(Shuto-Uke) Knifehand Block

C. Kicks:

(Mae-Geri-Keage) Front Snap Kick
(Yoko-Geri-Keage) Side Snap Kick
(Ushiro-Geri) Back Kick
(Mawashi-Geri) Roundhouse Kick

D. Punches:

(Choku Oi-Zuki) Straight Lunge Punch from Kiba Dachi
(Gyaku-Zuki) Reverse Punch from Front Stance
(Oi-Zuki) Lunge Punch from Front Stance
(Age-Zuki) Rising Punch from Front Stance

E. Strikes:

(Uraken-Uchi) Back Fist Strike
(Tettsui-Uchi) Bottom Fist Strike
(Shuto-Uchi) Side Hand Strike, Shuto or Karate Chop
(Haito-Uchi) Ridge Hand Strike
(Teisho-Uchi) Palm Heel Strike

F. Kihon Drills:

Crescent Walk/Crescent Walk with Lunge and Reverse Punch

G. Questions Involved in the Story of the Tiger

1. What is this system of Karate? Shotokan Karate

2. Who is the founder of Shotokan? Master Gichin Funakoshi

3. Who are your instructors and their belt rank(s)?
Sensei Gerard (Jerry) Weis; Sandan Shotokan Karate, 5th Sifu Loa Ki Laos Kung Fu
Sensei Christopher (Chris) Weis; Nidan Shotokan Karate.

4. Who is Sensei Weis' Instructor? Sensei Herman Luette Yondan Shotokan Karate, Sandan Midwest Shotokan Shodan Ryu Kyu Shotokan

5. Who is Sensei Luette's instructor? Sensei Russell Mapes (Raytown, Missouri) Godan Midwest Shotokan, Nidan Ryu Kyu Shotokan, Shodan Kenkoshi Kyu Shotokan

6. Who was Sensei Mapes' instructor? Sensei Johnny Atnip (Blue Springs, Missouri) Godan Midwest Shotokan, Nidan Ryu Kyu Shotokan Shodan Kenkoshi Kyu Shotokan

7. Who is Sensei Atnip's instructor? Sensei Robert Halliburton (Fresno, California) Godan Ryu Kyu Shotokan, Godan Shorin Ryu & Godan Shotokan Karate International

8. Name of your School? Complete Martial Arts

9. Phone number of your school? 575-439-9507

10. Name of Black Belt Ranks in Shotokan? 1-Shodan, 2-Nidan, 3-Sandan, 4-Yondan, 5-Godan, 6-Rokudan, 7-Shichidan, 8-Hachidan, 9-Kudan, 10-Judan

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