karate

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karate

• By
• Oliver Wright.

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What is karate?

• An ancient form of self defence without using
  weapons.
• The word Karate is formed from the Japanese words
  Kara meaning empty, and Te meaning hand -
  empty hand.
• Hands and feet are used for kicking, punching and
  blocking.

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How it began.

• Karate dates back 1000 yrs, probably from Chinese
  fighting Kempo.
• Kempo reached an island situated between Japan
  and Taiwan, called Okinawa.
• Weapons on the island were banned by the Kings in
  1470 and again in 1609 to prevent an uprising
  from the islands people.
• The islands people developed a fighting style
  without using weapons.

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Karate and me

• When I was six, a lady called Sue Griffiths
  called at my house. She asked me if Id like to
  learn karate.
• Dad took me to a lesson to see if I liked it.
• I started having lessons every Wednesday.
• I now train 3 times a week and Sue is usually my
  Sensei.
• She is a good teacher and I enjoy my lessons very
  much.
• In August I was presented with The Outstanding
  Dedication award for the year.

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Styles of Karate.

• There are lots of different Karate styles.
• Some common Japanese ones are
• Shotokan (means Shotos house).
• Wado ryu (way of harmony).
• My Karate club teaches
• Goju Ryu (hard-soft style).
• Hard, meaning strength and locked tension
• Soft, meaning whole body power through flexible
  joints

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Famous Karate People.

• Bruce Lee
• Chuck Norris
• Jean Claude van dam
• Bear Grylls
• Elvis Presley
• Jackie Chan

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My Karate Club

• My Club is called
• UK Karate Kai
• They have lots of lessons
• on different days in the
• Chester area.
• There are six Senseis
• A Sensei is a teacher.
• The senior Sensei is a man called
• Mick Golden.He is awesome!!!!!!

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Karate lessons

• They take place in a Dojo which is the Japanese
  word for training hall.
• Lessons last one and a half hours
• Karate students wear a Gi(a white cotton jacket
  and trousers) with a coloured belt.
• As a sign of respect, you must always bow when
  you enter or leave the Dojo.
• Karate moves are practiced slowly, then at full
  speed counting up to ten, usually in Japanese.
• After the last count we shout Kiai which means
  union of energy.

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Counting in Japanese.
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SOME KARATE MOVES
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Karate lessons

• Firstly the Karateka (students) line up in
  straight lines in ranking order. (Low to high,
  left to right).
• After bowing, we do ten minutes of stretching and
  warming up
• The Sensei then says what we will practice during
  the lesson.
• This might be
• Blocks and punches.
• Kicks and Stances
• Kata
• Kumite.

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What is Kata?

• Kata means shape or model and is a formalised
  sequence of movements representing attack or
  defence.
• Katas usually have between 25 and 100 movements
• To gain a rank, a student must perform a certain
  Kata to a high standard.
• The higher the rank, the more difficult the Kata
  is to remember and perform.
• It usually takes between 3 to 6 months to learn a
  Kata.

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What is Kumite?

• Kumite means meeting of hands and is sparring
  in Karate.
• Sparring is a practice fight with a partner using
  the moves that we learn in class.
• For sparring we wear mitts on our hands and pads
  on our shins and feet.
• Nobody gets hurt, as it is strictly none contact.

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Grading.

• Grading take place every three months.
• When your Sensei feels you have reached the
  required standard, you are invited to attend the
  grading
• Grading last two hours and consist off
• Warm ups
• Blocks, punches kicks and stances
• The Kata for your new rank
• Kumite
• If you are successful you are presented with a
  certificate and your new coloured belt!.

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Sensei Mick presenting me with my Red belt.
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Rankings and Belts

• There are 9kyus or steps in Karate.
• White being the lowest
• Black being the highest
• It usually takes 4 to 5 years to reach Black Belt
• I am currently working towards my Brown Belt.
• The colour sequence of the belts are

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Kyus , Belts and Katas
I AM HERE!
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My Belts
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My Karate Goals.

• I am going continue to train three times a week.
• I am hoping to reach Junior Black Belt before I
  go to High School.
• When I am 18 this becomes a full Black Belt.
• One day I would like to be a Sensei.

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Now try to answer my karate questions !

• The rules are You will have a bit of time to
  answer all my questions.
• The first person to answer all the questions
  right will get a prize I will be checking.
• Good luck!

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Karate Class Quiz.

• 1. Name two famous Karate people.
• 2.What is Dojo the Japanese word for?
• 3.What belt follows orange?
• 4.What is the name of the island where it began?.
• 5. How many kyus are there?
• 6. Complete the sequence green,
• blue..?
• 7. Who is the photo of ?
• 8. What belt am I on ?

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And Finally..

• Karate is hard work, but great fun.
• You learn respect
• Keeps you fit and strong.
• Gives you self confidence.
• Make lots of new friends
• Getting a new belt is awesome.
• KARATE KAI IS KOOL !!!!!!!!!