The format for a common class 

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15 minutes prior to class

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Sensei walks in the  door and sets stuff down to then bow to the floor 

Sensei bows to the senior student and then to the rest of the class

 

 Chito Ryu class start up Japanese -15 minutes

• bowing in Shugo 

• Sieretsu- Assemble

• Suminach

• Sieza- sitting on the balls of the feet or flat

• Mokuso-Praying with Japanese commands Sensei timed

• Mokuso Yame- Closing of praying  

• Shomen ni Rei- Face front and bow

• Sensei ni rei    - Face Sensei and bow

• Kiristsu- Stand up

• Warm up running in circles 5 minutes

• Surest- Return to original lines

• Dynamic stretching 5 min

• Static stretching 2 min

• Blocks

• Combination blocks

• Punches

• Spearheads

• Ridge hands

• Sutoses both 

 

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Challenge section- 15 minutes

• This section is dedicated to hard and transforming yourself, your body and mind through use of body weight exercises. These sections include push ups, sit ups, leg lifts, plank, mountain climbers, squats, jumping jacks, jumping lunges, standing knee to opposite elbow and optional exercise walking lunges

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Stances and kicks -15 minutes

• leg warm ups 5 minutes jumping jacks, jumping lunges

• Dynamic leg stretches 

• Static leg stretches

• front stances

• fighting stances

• Switching and turning

• Cat stances

• Back stances

• Season dacha

• front kick 

• defensive front kick 

• Round kick 

• Defensive round kick 

• Side kick 

• Shuffle up front kick 

• Shuffle up side kick 

• Step behind side kick 

• Step in front side kick 

• Hook kick 

• Front leg sweep

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Kicking drills

• 1-10 drilll 

• Foot on wall drills 

• Front kick to round kick 

• belt kicking drills

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  Katas- 15 minutes

Can be a review of a previous kata, a new kata or a combination there of.  

 

 

Weapons katas

• dynamic warm ups 5 minutes

• Dynamic stretching 5 minute

• Weapons katas 

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LESSSONS CAN BE INSERTED HERE 

 

  Closing of class 10 minutes

- need a complete closing of the class using Japanese

• Shugo- bow

• Seritisu- Assemble

• Sieza

• Mokuso 

• Mokuso yame

• Showa- We who study Karate- do.  Must never forget the spirt of the samurai, with peace and perseverance and hard work.  We are sure to reach our goals

• Sensei reflection 

• Shomen ni rei- Face the front and bow

• Sensei ni rei - bow to the Sensei 

• Otagai ni rei- face your partner bow

• Kiritsu- stand up 

• Questions?

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Counting in Japanese

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1 inchi

2 ni

3 san 

4 shi/yon

5go

6 roku

7. shichi/nana

8.  Hachi

9.  Ku, kyuu

10 juu

11-19— Juu plus the original 

20-29 - ni juu

30-39- san juu 

40-49- yon juu 

50-59- go jug

60-69-roku juu

70-79- nana juu

80- 89- hachi juu

90-99- kyuu juu

100-hyaku

 

 

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