"RESPECT IS THE FIRST LINE OF SELF-DEFENSE"
1. What does Busho Kai mean? The Way of the Elegant Warrior
2. What is the name of your karate style? Shito Ryu
3. Who founded Shito Ryu? Soke Kenwa Mabuni
4. What does Shito Ryu mean? Shi comes from the second reading of Itosu and To comes from the second reading of Higaonna, both who were Kenwa Mabuni’s teachers. Ryu means style.
5. Name the styles that make up Shito-Ryu. Shurite and Nahate.
6. Name Shihan Lewis’s teacher. Hanshi Del Saito
7. Name Hanshi Saito’s teacher. Kenzo Mabuni Soke.
8. What does Hanshi mean? Highest teaching title in martial arts. Only 8th, 9th, or 10th degree black belts are eligible for this title.
9. What does Soke mean? The family head of an original, traditional martial style.
10. Who were Kenwa Mabuni’s teachers? Itosu Anko and Higaonna Kanryo.
11. Who is the father of modern day Karate? Gichin Funakoshi.
12. Name the place where Karate is taught? Dojo or training hall. A place where “the way” is practiced. More sacred than a mere gym.
13. What do you call your uniform? Gi
14. What do you call your belt? Obi
15. What does Sensei mean? Teacher. “Someone who points the way.”
16. What does Shihan mean? Implies high level of master teacher.
17. What does Kihon mean? Basics.
18. What does Senpai mean? Senior class member, looked to for leadership.
19. What does Zanchin mean? Alertness and vigilance. An attitude and posture of dominant watchfulness or awareness over an opponent after delivering a vanquishing technique.
20. What does Kata mean? Prearranged formal exercise drill.
21. Can you list and count to ten in Japanese? 1)Ichi 2) Ni 3) San 4) Shi 5) Go 6) Roku 7) Shichi 8) Hachi 9) Ku 10) Ju
22. What does Budo mean? “Martial Way.” A term of modern martial artists whose aim is to seek self-development.
23. What does Kobudo mean? “Old weapons way.”
24. What does Hajime mean? Start or Begin
25. What does Kumite mean? Sparring. Originally pre-arranged techniques.
26. What does Rei mean? The bow of respect.