Dojo Kun

Question 1

Dojo Kun in Japanese

Answer 1

Hitotsu Jinkaku Kansei ni tsutomuro koto

Hitotsu Makoto no michi O mamoru koto

Hitotsu Daryuku no seichin O yashinau koto

Hitotsu Regi O omonzuru koto

Hitotsu Kekki no yu imashimuru koto

Question 2

The Ultimate aim……..

Answer 2

The ultimate aim of the art of karate Do lies in the perfection of character of its practitioner

Question 3

What’s the Theme of Heian Shodan. And what’s does this kata mean?

Answer 3

Theme: Body Shifting

Meaning: Peaceful mind #1

Question 4

What is the theme of Heian Nidan. And what does it mean

Answer 4

Theme: Hip rotation

Meaning: peaceful mind #2

Question 5

What is the theme of Heian Sandan. And what does it mean?

Answer 5

Theme: close range fighting.

Meaning: peaceful mind #3

Question 6

What is the theme of Heian Yondan and what does it mean?

Answer 6

Theme: Expansion and contraction.

Meaning: peaceful mind #4

Question 7

What is the theme of Heian Godan and what does it mean?

Answer 7

Theme: Multiple movements in one stance.

Meaning: peaceful mind #5

Question 8

The original name of Bassai Dai is?

Answer 8

Matsumura no Passai

Question 9

What is the original name for Tekki Shodan?

Answer 9

Naihanchi

Question 10

What is the original name for Heian

Answer 10

Pinan

Question 11

Where is the Shomen in the dojo!

Answer 11

It’s at the front of the dojo

Question 12

What do we learn from the Shomen?

Answer 12

The founder of the style

The style of karate

Country of Origin

Where the karate is practice

The rules and philosophy that’s associated with our style-The precepts and the dojo Kun.

Question 13

What are the elements of kata

Answer 13

Fast and Slow

Hard and soft

Expansion and contraction

Question 14

Recite the precept that represents the elements of kata.

Answer 14

Do not forget to correctly apply: strength and weakness of power and stretching and contraction of the body and slowness and speed of techniques.

Question 15

Precept #1

Answer 15

Karate begins and ends with courtesy

Question 16

Precept #2

Answer 16

There is no first strike in Karate

Question 17

Precept #4

Answer 17

First know yourself before attempting to know others

Question 18

Precept #5

Answer 18

Spirit first technique second

Question 19

Precept #11

Answer 19

Karate is like boiling water, if you do not heat it constantly it will cool

Question 20

Precept #16

Answer 20

When you leave home, think that you have numerous opponents waiting for you

Question 21

Precept #14

Answer 21

The outcome of the battle depends on how you handle weakness and strength

Question 22

Heian Katas were created for?

Answer 22

Beginning karate students

Question 23

Belt Rank order

Answer 23

Yellow-10th kyu
Orange-9th kyu
Blue-8th kyu
Green-7th kyu
Purple 1-6th kyu
Purple 2- 5th kyu
Purple 3 - 4th kyu
Brown 1 - 3rd kyu
Brown 2- 2nd kyu
Brown 3- 1st kyu
Black 1st Dan

Question 24

Why is Kanku Dai a significant kata

Answer 24

Because all of the beginning kata’s was created from it

Question 25

Who created the Heian Kata?

Answer 25

Itosu

Question 26

What is ten in Japanese?

Answer 26

Ju

Question 27

What is 12 in Japanese

Answer 27

Ju ni

Question 28

What is 11 in Japanese

Answer 28

Ju ichi

Question 29

What’s is 20 in Japanese

Answer 29

Ni Ju

Question 30

What is 24 in Japanese

Answer 30

Ni Ju chi

Question 31

What is 30 in Japanese

Answer 31

San Ju

Question 32

What is 40 in Japanese

Answer 32

Chi Ju

Question 33

What is 100 in Japanese

Answer 33

Hyaku