Yellow Belt
Back stance
Turn
Hammer Fist
Moving High Block
Improved Side Kick
Improved Kamae-Te
Shuto block
Yellow Vocab
Improved Front Snap Kick
Kata
FUNAKOSHI FOOT
LEFT LEG/SIDE
The “FUNAKOSHI” foot is a fun play on a photo at our dojo. On the students LEFT side is a portrait of Master Funaksoshi (the founder of Shotokan Karate).
We teach the kids to step with their FUNAKOSHI foot because it is closest to the photo and their LEFT side.
HEIAN SHODAN begins with FUNAKOSHI FOOT!
MASTER FUNAKOSHI
1/2 or 3/4 KATA = DOUBLE YELLOW STRIPE *must be a single stripe (already) to earn this belt.
FULL KATA required for YELLOW BELT
HEIAN SHODAN
平安初段
HEIAN = PEACEFUL / NIDAN = LEVEL #1 – Front View
The first “Kata” is a memorized pattern of basic karate techniques. The performance is to simulate an imaginary fight.
HEIAN SHODAN
平安初段
HEIAN = PEACEFUL / NIDAN = LEVEL #1 – Back View
The first “Kata” is a memorized pattern of basic karate techniques. The performance is to simulate an imaginary fight.
HEIAN SHODAN :
Heian Shodan – 21 movements.
- Bow (rei)
- Ready “focus position” stance (fists at side/feet shoulder width apart)
- Announce Kata name “Heian Shodan”
- Turn left 90 degrees, left front stance, left low (downward)
- Step forward into right front stance, right middle lunge
- Turn right 180 degrees into right front stance, right low (downward) block, right arm circles into a downward hammer fist
- Step forward into left front stance, left middle lunge punch
- Turn left 90 degrees into left front stance, left low (downward) block
- Step forward into right front stance, right rising block
- Step forward into left front stance, left rising block
- Step forward into right front stance, right rising block, KIAI (spirit yell)
- Turn left 270 degrees in left front stance, left low (downward) block
- Step forward into right front stance, right middle lunge punch
- Turn right 180 degrees into right front stance, right low (downward) block
- Step forward into left front stance, left middle lunge punch
- Turn left 90 degrees into left front stance, left low (downward) block
- Step forward into right forward stance, right middle stepping punch
- Step forward into left front stance, left middle stepping punch
- Step forward into right forward stance, right middle stepping punch, KIAI
- Turn left 270 degrees into left back stance, left middle knife (shuto block)
- Turn right 45 degrees into right back stance, right middle knife hand (shuto block)
- Turn right 135 degrees into right back stance, right middle knife hand guarding (shuto block)
- Turn left 45 degrees into left back stance, left middle knife hand (shuto block)
- Bring left foot back to right foot, return to ready stance – Yoi
*The last 4 Shuto blocks we call the “K” formation. When performed they make the letter K. Sensei Says Tip: Tell your child which “foot” to step with on the K formation. From the kiai punch follow these steps:
- Back foot
- Back foot
- Front foot
- Back foot
To complete the “K”