Theory Test

As part of its Promotion Testing Requirements, Ashihara Karate requires all students to write a Theory Test. These tests range from Children White Belt to Adult White Belt to Black Belt. Below find sample tests for your perusal. We hope that by utilising these tests the student will be able to show his/her understanding of the Ashihara Way!

Children's White Belt Test.

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ________________________

Part I

Fill in the blanks:

1. What is the name of this style of karate? ________________________________________

2. What is your teachers name? ________________________________________________

Part II

Match the Japanese terms with their English meanings:

1. Jodan uke	......	a) front kick
2. Seiken	......	b) two
3. Mae geri	.....	c) upper block
4. Gedan barai	.....	d) fore fist
5. Ni	.....	e) round house
6. Mawashi	.....	f) lower parry

Part III

True or false:

1. Mokuso means "meditation."	......................................
2. Kiai means "I understand."	......................................
3. Yoi means "ready."	......................................
4. Chusoku means " knife edge of foot."	......................................
5. Uraken means "elbow."	......................................

Part IV

Match the names of the parts of the foots with the labeled areas in the drawing below.

1. Sokuto _____________

2. Haisoku ____________

3. Chusoku ___________

Children's Green Belt Test.

Name: ___________________________________ Date: __________________________

Part I

Match the Japanese terms with their English meanings:

1. Half body	.............	a. sankaku geri
2. Pigeon toe stance	.............	b. maki koni nage
3. Backwards throw	.............	c. sanchin dachi
4. Inside thigh kick	.............	d. hanmi
5. Triangle kick	.............	e. kumite no kata
6. Roundhouse block	............	f. uranage
7. Hook kick	............	g. kansetsu geri
8. Fighting kata	............	h. mawashi uke
9. Forward rolling kick	............	i. uchimomo geri
10. Joint kick	............	j. kake geri

Part II

Which block would be best to use for each of the following attacks:

1. L mae geri	.............	a. L jodan uke
2. R middle punch	.............	b. L kansetsu geri
3. R middle roundhouse kick	............	c. L gedan berai
4. L upper punch	............	d. L chudan soto uke
5. R roundhouse kick	............	e. hiji-hiza double block

Yellow Belt Test.

Name: ______________________________ Date: ______________________________

Part I

Give the Japanese term for the following:

1. Half body _______________________________

2. Spear hand ______________________________

3. Knife foot _______________________________

4. "Finishing touch ___________________________

5. Kick stance ______________________________

6. Heel ___________________________________

7. Left ___________________________________

8. Instep _________________________________

9. Back kick ______________________________

10. Arch _________________________________

Part II

Give the English meanings for the following terms:

1. Mawashi geri, yoko geri, chudan nihon zuki.

________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Kiba dachi, yonju go do, hiji uchi, uraken, gedan barai,chudan gyaku zuki.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Part III

Describe the following techniques:

1. Maki komi nagi _________________________________________________________________________

2. Hiji-hiza uke ___________________________________________________________________________

3. San kaku geri __________________________________________________________________________

4. Uchimomo geri _________________________________________________________________________

Part IV

Name the BLOCK in Japanese (saying whether right or left)which you would use to counter the following attacks.

1. Left mae geri ______________________________________

2. Left jodan mawashi geri ______________________________

3. Right chudan zuki ___________________________________

4. Right chudan mawashi geri ____________________________

5. Left ushiro geri _____________________________________

Part V

1. The diagram below shows the movement of the pivoting foot during three different roundhouse kicks. Label each kick and then give the part of the leg / foot used in each kick.

a. ________________

b. ________________

c. ________________

2. In the diagram below, draw the impact zone for a ushiro mawashi kake geri to your opponent. Describe below how your kicking leg looks before, during and after it passes through this zone.

Brown Belt Test

PART I

Give the Japanese terms for the following:

1. Knife hand strike to collar bone __________________________

2. Turning backwards ___________________________________

3. Weaving in (towards opponent) _________________________

4. Fist edge __________________________________________

5. Descending elbow strike ______________________________

6. Jumping back kick __________________________________

7. Back roundhouse elbow strike _________________________

8. Inside low kick ____________________________________

9. Return to ready stance _______________________________

10. Quiet breathing ___________________________________

PART II

Your opponent attacks with a left gedan mawashi geri.

Describe how you would counter this attack using close, middle and long distance technique. Give the counter technique you would use then follow up with two moves–using different ones in each example. ( Use Japanese terms)

1. Close Distance: ______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

2. Middle Distance: _____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

3. Long Distance: ______________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

PART III

In the symbol of Ashihara Karate there are five main points representing what we strive to achieve. Number the five points on the symbol below and on the left write what each one stands for.

1. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________

4. ____________________________________

5. ____________________________________

PART IV

Discuss the aspects of Karate in general and Ashihara Karate specifically that have affected you most in your training. Compare the reasons you began to train with those that influence your choice to continue. Are there any expectations you've had which have not been met? What have you learnt through your training which you didn't anticipate?

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Brown Belt Test - Part Two

PART I

Give the Japanese terms for the following:

1. Forward leaning stance, circle block, middle reverse punch.

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2. Skip away to absorb impact, upper double punch, sweep to supporting leg, middle roundhouse kick.

________________________________________________________________________

3. Ready, take your stance, bow to Shihan, bow to each other.

________________________________________________________________________

PART II

Explain the following terms and give their significance in Ashihara Karate:

1. Seika tanden: ___________________________________________________________

2. Mikiri: ________________________________________________________________

3. Todome _______________________________________________________________

PART III

Write down the Dojo kun:

1. ________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________________________

6. ________________________________________________________________________

PART IV

Explain the basic strategy of Ashihara Karate.

________________________________________________________________________

PART V

Describe what you believe are the areas of your training that you need to improve on.

________________________________________________________________________

Black Belt Test

PART I

Kancho said that for every technique there are check-points from the toes up to the head for good form. For each of the techniques below, give five check- points to watch for:

1. Seiken chudan zuki:

a )________________________________________________________________________

b )________________________________________________________________________

c ) ________________________________________________________________________

d ) ________________________________________________________________________