White Belt Knowledge Study Terms

Question 1

The most important aspect of your training is having a _.

Answer 1

good attitude

Question 2

The style of karate that you will be studying is called _.

Answer 2

American Karate

Question 3

The goal of karate is to train your _.

Answer 3

mind, body, and spirit

Question 4

The most important part of karate is _.

Answer 4

conditioning

Question 5

Karate is a Japanese word that means _.

Answer 5

empty hands

Question 6

Karate is made up of different types of _.

Answer 6

kicks, punches, strikes, and blocks

Question 7

Karate began in the country of _.

Answer 7

India in the year 500 AD

Question 8

The founder of modern day karate was a man from Asia named _.

Answer 8

Mr. Funakoshi

Question 9

The father of American Karate in the United States is _.

Answer 9

Ed Parker

Question 10

Karate is divided into three groups: _.

Answer 10

art, sport, and self-defense

Question 11

The art part of karate is _.

Answer 11

techniques and formal exercises called kata

Question 12

The sport part of karate is called _.

Answer 12

sparring

Question 13

The most important part of sparring is _.

Answer 13

timing and distance

Question 14

The self-defense part of karate includes _.

Answer 14

personal safety and avoiding bad situations

Question 15

The belt order for adults is _.

Answer 15

white, yellow, orange, green, blue, advanced blue, purple, advanced purple, 3rd degree brown, 2nd degree brown, 1st degree brown, 1st degree black belt, then 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th degree black belt

Question 16

Adult black belt rank is signified by the _ on the instructor’s uniform patch.

Answer 16

number of stars