Karate

People all over the world study the martial arts. "Savate" in fact is a french boxing martial art.

In simple language, it refers to the teaching of basic techniques in a karate class.

Shito ryu is a karate style. It focuses more on hard-soft techniques, i.e, hard to easy techniques ratio is 50:50. The fighting range is short to medium.

There are no requirements. There have been very successful schools that are 800 square feet. In general, you will need at least 10 square feet for each student you expect to have on the floor at the same time. Then there is the room for office, changing rooms and storage space.

It varies a bit from style to style. A plain black belt is traditional. I have seen a black and red striped belt used for 5th and 6th dan in some styles.

In Korean Taekwondo, the term "geup" (sometimes translated as gup or kup) is written in Hangul (Korean script) as 급, and means "grade." It is typically used to refer to the temporary levels of a student working toward a Black Belt Degree which is called a Dan ( 단 ; pronounced with the "ah" sound as in the name "Don") for adults 15 and older, and a poom ( 품 ) for junior Black Belt under age 15. (note: In Japanese Martial Art systems such as Karate-Do, the term for grade is "kyu," but Dan is the same) In most Taekwondo schools the students wear different colored belts to represent a new grade level. Some schools use fewer colors, and add taped stripes for certain grades, while other schools use a different color belt for each grade, but it is not the color that is of great importance as the grade and skill required to attain that grade which the belt represents. Belt colors are an easy visual cue for students and instructors to quickly identify the expected progress of a particular student. The grades progress from the beginner at what is often referred to as "mu geup" (no grade) to a student who has been tested once to the "gu geup" (9th grade). Some Taekwondo schools use the number 10, or sip geup for the initial grade (pronounced "sheep" with a very soft "h" sound). The grading system starts at the higher number for beginner students, and decreases to the lower number as the student goes up in grade (9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1). As a student learns the basics of Taekwondo training (class procedures, customs, beginner terminology, stances and techniques) they are given the opportunity about every one to three months (depending on the organization or instructor's requirements) to test for promotion. A geup test (grade promotion) typically entails a group setting (sometimes 10 to as many as 100 or more students) of various rank level applicants demonstrating skills before a panel of Black Belt judges. The material for a geup promotion includes a demonstration of current rank techniques, forms exhibition (pre-arranged patterns called Poomsae, Hyung, or Tul - similar to Japanese Karate Kata), one-step controlled sparring with a partner (Hanbo Gyorugi), self defense tactics (Hoshinsul), Board Breaking (Kyukpa), and Free Sparring (Jayu Gyorugi). The students are also graded on other areas such as knowledge, attitude, appearance, courtesy and manners as well as a report of behavior outside of the Taekwondo Dojang (school) to include respect of parents and teachers, and good grades in school. The adult Black Belt Dan is a permanent rank where the belt remains Black for the rest of the student's life, but the level of expertise is indicated by degrees of the Black Belt (Dan) from 1st Degree (Il Dan) to 9th Degree (Gu Dan). 10th Degree is typically an honorary rank conferred upon retired Grandmasters or posthumously (after death). Black Belt degrees are usually indicated on the belt with taped stripes or sewn thread of various colors (often white or gold), or it is written in Roman Numerals or the script of the Asian language represented by the art (i.e.: Korean Hangul for Taekwondo). The geup is a grade of students learning the essential basics, or foundation of the art which focuses on individual techniques and some basic application. These grade progressions are similar to going through Grammar school to reach a Diploma upon graduation from Senior High School. The Dan is pursuing an advanced education like that of a college degree. It is like the building which is erected on the foundation of the color belt education. At the Dan level, more difficult techniques are mastered, more advanced fighting theory and applications are learned, including more emphasis on real life self defense scenarios, but also there is a greater focus on philosophy, spiritual enlightenment, ethical behavior and the wise use of their Martial Art skills. Also, the Black Belt learns the duties and responsibilities of a leader and role model for new students, to be humble in life, and a positive participant in the community. There are many different organizations and schools for Taekwondo education (including well-established federations, independently run associations, and improperly trained and uncertified instructors. Taekwondo is the South Korean National Martial Art and their world headquarters is at the National Academy called the Kukkiwon (Kuk - Key - wahn). http://www.kukkiwon.or.kr/english/examination/examination08.jsp?div=01

It has survived from many generations and back in the day it was compulsary that the oldest boy in any family in Japan had to learn karate or there family will be shamed.

Yes, tornado kicks are allowed in Kyokushin Karate. They are not heavily focused on because a tenant of Karate is to try and never leave the ground. SO you will learn how to do it occasionally, but they are not stressed like round house, knee,joint, front snap kicks etc.

Wado ryu

Shito ryu

Goju ryu

Shotokan

Shotokan is a style of compression and is described as "harder" Goju is described as hard and soft, Shito is more about bodily movement. Wado I'm not so sure of.

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That would be Choki style Karate, developed by a contemporary of Gichin Funakoshi, Motobu Choki. Many Japanese familiar with the Choki style, in fact consider it more practical than Shotokan, since its movements are not as expansive, and the Kata emphasize simplicity and efficiency rather than "showy" and "big" motions. It may be of interest to you, that Choki was a street brawler, and he had the same mentality as Bruce Lee; Motobu Choki felt that most Okinawan Karate "did not work on the street" so he developed his own out of his own street brawling experiences. Long before Masatatsu Oyama and his Kyokshin, there was Motobu Choki.

Any martial arts supply company will sell breaking boards. And you can buy pine boards at any lumber company, they do have to be completely dried and cut to size.

I think your referring to the Maori word Kia ora which means hello, it's saidthe way you have spelt it.

Those would be the stances:

The front-leg stance.

The back stance.

The horse stance.

Then would be the punches, the step-forward punches (upper punch, lower punch, middle punch, double punch, etc.), blocks, step-forward blocks (upper block, lower block, outside block, inside block). Then the step forward kicks (front-kick, side-kick, back-kick, roundhouse-kick).

When you wish to project force. It is typically expected at specific points during a kata. There is no wrong time to kia, though doing it with every move (like often seen at competitions) is not appropriate.

Ninjas don't use karate or Kung fu. They use ninjutsu.

In judo,

1.) Grab their right wrist with your left hand

2.) Pull them towards you and "shoot" your right arm, under their right arm

3.) While doing the previous step, you also turn into them so your back is to their chest and your hips are below theirs. Also, bend your right elbow up to grab their right shoulder... essentially, you should end up with their right arm over your right shoulder with your right shoulder in their armpit with the rest of your body low, and right against your opponent.

4.) Pull their right wrist (the one your grabbed) towards your left hip, while simultaneously bending your back like you're trying to touch your right shoulder to your left hip as well. You also, at the same time, shove your hips into theirs to lift them off their feet and rotate them over your body.

The end result will be with them on their side, you still holding their right arm, with their back to your feet.

You can practice the set up slowly, but to throw it must be done full speed or you will not get momentum needed.

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There should be no "VS" of which style is better in the martial arts. Any style has it's benefits. It's more of the person, their dedication and their discipline. There is no one style better than any other.

Historically, Shotokan was created in the 1930's in Japan by modifying Shorin-Ryu karate.

Both Shorin Ryu and Goju Ryu originated on Okinawa and evolved from combining the local wrestling and grappling with the striking of White Crane Kung Fu.

Absolutely. A am a long time practitioner of shorin ryu. All styles of karate claim to teach self-defense, but only shorin ryu offers the grappling art known as Tuite and the nerve point techniques called Kyusho Jitsu. They emphasize precision in strikes rather than dumb force and muscle.

FYI, "Shorin-Ryu" is NOT the only system to offer tuite (and many of those schools don't).

It is counted in Japanese

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There are two ways of translating the kanji that write out "karate"

China Hand - Referring to the facts that parts of the system were developed in China and combined with the Okinawa system to create Karate
Empty Hand = refering to the fact that you use no weapon but fists

The karate masters in the 1920s got together and agreed that they would go with the use of Empty Hand.