Kyu Karate Test

Question 1

What is a pressure Point?

Answer 1

A place to enter pain into the nervous system

Question 2

How many pressure points are used for hurting?

Answer 2

361

Question 3

Where in the nervous system do you find a pressure point?

Answer 3

A place where a nerve comes a y, begins, or crosses another nerve

Question 4

In Theory how many points for a knock out?

Answer 4

3

Question 5

Name the Five basic ways for a KO?

Answer 5

Diurnal, Cycle of Destruction, Special points, points along the same meridian, Yin/Yang

Question 6

Write down an example of each basic KO?

Answer 6

Diurnal: Lung/Large intestine/stomach

Cycle of Destruction: Fire, metal, Wood

Special points: Yin/Yang. Left to right or top to bottom of the body

**Yin and Yang; **Any combination of Yin and Yang points

**Same **Meridian: Lung 1, 2, 5

Question 7

Name the point known as the anatomical wake up point?

Answer 7

Gall Bladder 20

Question 8

What is a release point?

Answer 8

A point that relaxes a joint

Question 9

Name a release point for the following:

Ankle, Knee, Hip, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, and Neck

Answer 9

Ankle - SP41

Knee - SP10

Hip - SP12

Shoulder - L1/2

Elbow -TW11

Wrist - H6

Neck - SI18

Question 10

Name the point in theory that shuts down the heart

Answer 10

Heart 1

Question 11

Name the point in theory that shuts down the brain?

Answer 11

Bladder 10

Question 12

With a man standing, his hands above his head, which way does energy flow for the following meridians- up or down ?

Lung, Large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach, Heart, Small Intestine

Kidney, Bladder, Pericardium, Triple Warmer, Liver, Gall Bladder

Answer 12

All Yins travel up all Yangs travel down.

Up - Yin Meridians

Lung, Spleen, Heart, Kidney, Pericardium, Liver

Down- Yang Meridians

Large Intestine, Stomach, Small Intestine, Bladder, Triple warmer ,Gall Bladder

Question 13

At which angle should the fist be when throwing:

Lead Hand Punch

Reverse Hand Punch

Uppercut

Answer 13

3/4s

Question 14

Where does the governor vessel begin and end anatomically?

Answer 14

Begins in the tail bone and ends at the roof of the mouth

Question 15

Where does the conception vessel begin and end anatomically?

Answer 15

Begins in the crotch and ends at the tip of the tongue

Question 16

What pressure points make up the sea of ki?

Answer 16

Conception 3,4,5,6

Question 17

What pressure point in the hand leak the most energy?

Answer 17

Heart 8

Question 18

What is Yin?

Answer 18

Negative Energy

Question 19

What is Yang?

Answer 19

Positive Energy

Question 20

What striking pressure points what is the best combination for a KO using Yin and Yang?

Answer 20

Any combination of Yin and Yang points.

Question 21

What pressure point is used to cure sea sickness

Answer 21

Pericardium 6

Question 22

Name the 5 elements

Answer 22

Fire, Metal, Wood, Earth, Water

Question 23

Name the element of the stances:

Front

Horse

Cat

Cross

Seuchin

Answer 23

Front - Fire

Horse - Earth

Cat - Metal

Cross - Water

Seuchin - Wood

Question 24

Why are there 3 blocks, 3 punches….in kata?

Answer 24

In theory it takes 3 pressure points for a knock out, therefore kata has you practice combinations in threes.

1 point - pain

2 Points - pain radiaiting outwards

3 points - Knockout

4 points - organ damage and unconscious with chance to come back

5 points - organ damage and death no chance to come back unless rushed to hospital

Question 25

When attacking the spleen channel what other organ is damaged?

Answer 25

2 possible answers other than spleen.

Liver and Kidney