SYLLABUS

SASKA Syllabus
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Dojo Kun
The dojokun incorporates the five Principles of karate: Character, Effort, Sincerity, Self-control and Etiquette.
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Seek perfection in character

Streef na volmaakte karakter

Jin Kaku kansei ni stomuru koto

Be faithfull

Wees getrou

Makoto no michi o mamuru koto

Endeavour

Volhard

Doryoku no Seishin o Yashnau koto

Respect others

Respekteer ander

Reigi o Omonzuru koto

Refrain from violent behaviour

Weerhou van geweldadige gedrag

Keikki no yu o imashimuru koto

Another form af the dojo Rules are: 1. One, to seek the perfection of character! 2. One, to follow the path of truth! 3. One, to cultivate the spirit of effort! 4. One, to esteem etiquette! 5. One, to admonish brute courage!


Terms used inside the Dojo

Dojo - Place of the way - practice room

Dogi - Outfit or Karate uniform

Sensei - Instructor or master

Shihan - Teacher or master of a higher rank

Deshi - Student

Sempai - One's senior

Kohai - One's junior

Seiretsu - Line up!

Mokuso - Meditation

Mokuso Yame - End the meditation

Kaimoku - Open your eyes!

Rei - Salutation, thanks

Shomen ni rei - Salutation to the front

Sensei ni rei - Salutation to the master

Otagai ni rei - Salutation to each other


Other Important Karate-do Terminology

Ki - Spirit - conscious heart attitude

Ai - Together or combined

Kiai - The kiai

Enbusen - The line(of martial arts) in which the kata is executed

Tsuke te - The punching hand

Hiki te - The pulling hand

Uchi - Strike or hit

Jissen - A real fight

Kogeki - Attack

Bogyo - Protect or defence

Sutemi Waza - Technique by falling - The body throw-away-technique

Tai Sabaki - To step aside with the whole body and to counter attack

Kime - Focus or the finish

Kime Waza - A decisive technique that would lead to victory

Zanshin - Attitude of continued alertness

Jisei - Selfcontrol

Nintai - Persaeverance and patience

Gaman - Endurance and patience

Yuki - Courage

Kihaku - Spirit or soul

Seika Tanden - Center of the abdomen

Hara - From the inside - Center of the abdomen

Tanden - Center of the stomach

Kokyu - Breathing or respiration

Me No Tsukekata - To focus rhe eyes

Sen No Sen - Seize the iniative earlier

Go No Sen - Seize the iniative later

Sun - Measuring unit 3.03cm

Sun Dome - To stop the technique in sun - 3cm from the target

Ma - Room or space

Maai - Distance

Deai - Counter directly in same way against ans attack

Saho - Etiquette

Kyu - Rank

Dan - Rank or grade(master grade)

Shiai - Match or a Tournament

 

 

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Counting in Japanese

Pronounce the numbers from one to twenty as follows:

English Japanese

One

Ichi

Two

Ni

Three

San

Four

Shi

Five

Go

Six

Roku

Seven

Shichi

Eight

Hachi

Nine

Kyu

Ten

Ju

Eleven

Ju Ichi

Twelve

Ju Ni

Thirteen

Ju San

Fourteen

Ju Shi

Fifteen

Ju Go

Sixteen

Ju Roku

Seventeen

Ju Shichi

Eighteen

Ju Hachi

Nineteen

Ju Kyu

Twenty

Ni Ju

 

Numbers above the number twenty are pronounced in a different way. The number twenty(20) in Japanese is 2 - 10's - ni ju. The number 21 would be 2 - 10's plus 1 - ni juichi, and following:- twenty-two - ni juni, continue like this to the number 99. Hundred (100) is pronounced as hyaku. Counting above 100 we just add the word hyaku in the appropriate place and then follow the same principle. For example 150 will be pronounced as hyakugoju.