IMPORTANCE OF KIHON KATAs

In Shito-ryu, kihon kata 1-4 (moto dachi as well as neko ashi dachi) were designated for 9th kyu -white belt

and 8th kyu -yellow belt.

Being placed as the 'basic kata' or the first katas (which is the movement of direction will create the alphabet 'I' if be done from beginning till the end), they need to be familiarized by all shito-ryu karate kas, indeed it contains a lot of significance.

As for kihon kata (moto dachi) 1-4, i.e. or pronounce as 'kihon kata dai ichi dosa' and respectively '....dai ni dosa', 'dai san dosa' &dai yon dosa indeed a good 'instalation' for the new comers to familiarise themselves with basic stance (dachi), blocks (uke), kick (geri), and punch (tzuki) that applicable in Karate-do. As for kihon kata (moto dachi), of course the stance focused is the walking stance that most of the time be used in every day life hence it is quite a 'shizen tai' or natural stance for each of us and the punch technique is chudan tzuki or the normal straight punch

The only difference between all 1, 2, 3, 4 kata is the block: in dai ich dosa or no.1, the basic uke is yoko uke (middle outward block), and no. 2, the yoko uke together with mae geri (front kick) no.3, gedan barai (lower strike a.k.a hara uke or lower stomach block) and lastly no. 4, the block is age uke (upper block).


And for the kihon kata (neko ashi dachi) or cat stance version, I guess u know what is the different with the earlier one:-) Of course! the stance! and also for no. 3, extra yoko uke must be added before gedan barai and no.4, extra yoko uke also must be executed before we do age uke.



I have not reach to my point yet, i.e. actually, the significance is not only to ensure the beginners undertand, appreciate and familiarize with these basic techniques or waza, but actually it has a very important relation with later series of Heian Kata that they need to learn in later kyus, i.e. yellow and above...



So, wait for next article that i love to share!!!

Hope u have gained something from here...



Till then. matta ai masho:-)

FOR ALFA, BERLINA, ADAM AND LARINI WHO WILL BE GRADED AS 3RD KYU IN COMING APRIL GRADING-part 1

SALAM.

Pertama sekali, semua grading dalam Shito-ryu bermula dari tali pinggang ungu, arahan diberikan oleh examiner tanpa menunjukkan tekniknya. Maka, setiap calon dikehendaki tahu setiap kihon dalam Bahasa Jepun sebab anda semua perlu buat sendiri. Ini antara faktor yang menjadikan karateka Shito-ryu istimewa, iaitu more reliable as we are well verse in both japanese and english terms for the kihon.


Jadi, di sini Sensei senaraikan kihon asas yang sudah kita pelajari setakat ini. Sebarang kemusykilan boleh dirujuk dengan Sensei di dojo nanti.

shiko dachi-box stance

zenkutsu dachi- full forward stance

han zenkutsu dachi-half forward stance

moto dachi - walking stance

kokutsu dachi - back stance (dua dua kaki menghala 45 darjah, kaki depan bengkok, kaki belakang lurus)

neko ashi dachi- cat foot stance

kosa dachi - cross stance -macam dalam starting bassaidai

chudan, gedan, jodan tzuki- tumbuk tengah, bawah, atas

furi tzuki-tumbuk lengkung ke tepi kepala

ura tzuki-tumbuk tangan terbalik (bahagian genggaman yang nampak jari menghadap atas)

tateken tzuki-tumbuk tangan tegak (bahagian genggaman iaitu ibu jari dan jari telujuk menghadap ke atas)

ura uchi-'tumbuk petik' guna belakang tangan dan hanya gerakkan pergelangan tangan (seperti dalam koshokun dai dan heian yondan)

shuto uke-knife hand block

shuto barai-knife hand lower strike

yoko uke-middle outward block

yoko uchi - middle inward (block)@ hit

age uke - upper block

gedan barai - lower block

yoko barai - side strike (macam dalam teknik ketiga of heian shodan)

kensui uchi-pukul menggunakan bahagian putih belakang tangan -bahagian di bawah jari kelingking (macam dalam teknik kedua heian shodan)

uchi otoshi-hammer hit (macam dalam teknik pertama heian nidan)

nukite-knife hand strike

nagashi uke-tempis ke dalam, dengan tapak tangan terbuka


Sukui uke-'scoop block' (macam dalam teknik koshokun dai dan heian yondan)

kakete uke-circular pulling technique with hand open (macam dalam bassai dai)


Kaisho yoko uke-middle block with open hand (seperti dalam heian yondan di bahagian akhir, sebelum kita hentak lutut ke atas)


hiji ate-hentak guna siku (macam dalam heian yondan)


kensasa uke- supported block (macam dalam bahagian hijung heian shodan)


chudan barai- middle blocks @ yokouke+gedan barai serentak (macam dalam teknik kedua heian sandan)


mae geri-sepak ke hadapan


ushiro geri- sepak ke belakang


hiza ate-hentak lutut (macam dalam heian yondan)


fumi kudashi-hentak tumit (macam dalam heian yondan)



Itu sahaja setakat ini teknik yang sensei iman dah fokus dengan korang semua.

Untuk kata, kita dah belajar:-

1) Kihon kata moto dachi (dai ich sampai dai yon dosa)
2) Kihon kata neko ashi dachi (dai ich sampai dai yon dosa)
3) Heian Shodan
4) Heian Nidan
5) Heian Sandan
6) Heian Yondan
7) Shinse (dengan sensei Hardi, ingat kan?)


Jadi, ada lagi 5 kata perlu dipelajari dan difokus kan iaitu:
-Heian Godan
-Tensho
-San chin
-Jyuroku
-Jitte


dan juga teknik-teknik yang terkandung dalam semua kata ni...jadi make sure ingat, and hafal

semua nama kihon yang sensei dah senaraikan di atas!!!


As many more to come insyaAllah..

Till Then,

Good Luck! :-)

-I believe you can do very well-

GRADINGS IN 2009

ALHAMDULILLAH..

FOR ALL MY STUDENTS THAT STILL YET TO BE IN DAN LEVEL (YET TO BLACK BELTERS IN 2 OR 3 YEARS)

i.e. for white belts (9th kyu) up to Brown 1 (1st kyu);

YOUR GRADDING SCHEDULE FOR YEAR 2009 HAVE CAME OUT!!! CHECK THESE OUT!!!MAKE YOUR SELF FREE ON THOSE DATES YA!!!

• APRIL GRADING- 26TH APRIL 2009 (SUNDAY)

• JULY GRADING -26TH JULY 2009 (SUNDAY)

• OCTOBER GRADING - 25TH OCTOBER 2009 (SUNDAY)

ALL THE VENUES WILL BE INFORMED SOON, INSYA ALLAH..

SO GET YOURSELVE PREPARED. REMEMBER ALL YOUR KIHONS (BASIC TECHNIQUES) AND KATA!!!

TRY NOT TO MISS EVEN A TRAINING AND ALSO THE INTENSIVE TRAININGS THAT SENSEI WILL CONDUCT A WEEK BEFORE THE GRADING DAY.

GAMBATTE KUDASAI!!!

JA NE.

-I believe you will do very well-

LOVE-SENSEI IMAN

OUR EVENTS CALENDAR FOR 2009

SALAM TO ALL.

AS PROMISED, HERE ARE THE EVENTS CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 2009 THAT INSYA ALLAH WE WILL BE PARTICIPATING:-

DATE EVENTS VENUE

1. 2ND & 3RD MAY 2009 SMA 2ND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 BUKIT JALIL

2. (MAY) SUKAN SELANGOR (SUKSES) 2009 SELANGOR

3. 5TH & 7TH JUNE 2009 M.A.S.K EAST MALAYSIAN ZONE

CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 SABAH

4. (T.B.D) JUNIOR & CADET MAKAF (T.B.D)

NATIONAL KARATE-DO CHAMPIONSHIP

2009

5. OTHER DOMESTIC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS THAT WILL BE INFORMED TO YOU TIME TO TIME INSYAALLAH

JADI, BERSEDIALAH DARI SEKARANG DAN MARI KITA BERLATIH DENGAN LEBIH GIGIH!!~!

BECAUSE,
"EFFORT WITHOUT DREAM IS A LOST, DREAM WITHOUT EFFORT IS A WASTE"


"USAHA TANPA IMPIAN,KITA TIDAK BERARAH; IMPIAN TANPA USAHA,KITA TAKKAN BERHASIL"





SO, ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO!!!!


C U IN DOJO!!!





-I believe u can do very well-

LOVE-SENSEI IMAN

ANNOUNCEMENT: MAAL GOT THE OFFER TO STUDY IN TEKNIK GOMBAK:)

CONGRATULATION TO MAAL!!

Study elok2 ye coz you ae one step closer to your dream, insyaAllah.

Tau tak David Beckham pernah cakap,

" My father told me that I wont go anywhere without hours and hours of hard working..."

So abg iman rasa betul sangat la tue...

All of us really have to study hard...

Because after all, the value of the humanbeing is not base on the property he posessed or whatsoever, but,
"AKAL & BUDI nyer...@ ilmu nyer dan akhlaknya..."

So we should, strive hard everybody!!!!

Let us be the best in study, in life and in KARATE too..

C U in dojo!!!

p/s: for Maal, we'll arrange your training in IIS Gombak or UIA, ok..for the time being, keep on training bro! Matta ne!

ANSWER FOR THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.

Salam.

First and foremost, alhamdulillah we still be given opportunity to interact in this humble webpage.

I realize that nothing much have been post here, due to the full schedule of mine.

However viewing from the positive side, it would make me more aware to give only the best thought to be shared with all of you, but not just simply include anything that the content is unsatisfactory:)

Same goes to the spirit to train Karate. I believe all of us still in the best condition and highest mood insyaAllah.

Why do we train karate-do?

My answer is simply because I would like to know myself better, in the sense of realizing my own potential, interest and talent in this field.

Although thousands of people might give different answers when this question been asked, I still believe that my answer is relevant and somehow or rather, directly connected to all of us, people who say that loving this art of karate so much...

As the National Coach of Spain, Sensei Antonio Olivia mentioned in his seminar,

" Karate is about where the person comes from and where he is going to..."

Analyzing his words of wisdom, indeed it shows that the significance of Karate is depend on the person himself, and vary from one to another...

THUS KIDS, LET US TRAINING HARDER!!!AND FIND THE POTENTIAL IN YOU, AND OF COURSE TO UNDERSTAND YOURSELVES BETTER...AS ONCE WE UNDERSTAND OURSELVES MORE, WE'LL LOVE OURSELVES MORE. ONCE WE LOVE OURSELVES MORE, WE'LL APPRECIATE OUR LIFE MORE & EVENTUALLY, WE'LL TRY TO BE BETTER AND BETTER EVERYDAY, TILL BECOME THE BEST, IN THE EYES OF HUMANBEINGS AND MORE IMPORTANT, IN THE VIEW OF ALLAH...(WITH TAQWA, OF COURSE)

AMIN.

That's what exshaustively KARATE TRAINING for. I suppose. Wallahualam..

WHY KARATEDO?

Semua perkara yang kita lakukan dalam dunia ini sepatutnya bersebab. Dengan ada sebab, barulah akan ada usaha.

Contohnya tidur. Apa sebab kita tidur? Kita tidur sebab kita perlukan rehat...

Jadi soalan seterusnya, kenapa kita training karate-do?

Macam-macam jawapan akan diberikan. Saya suka untuk tahu jawapan anda semua...

dari situ, kita akan tahu, ke mana arah training kita...

Hm..:)

Feel free to post your comment...Thank You..

Till Then.

I believe u can do very well..

INDEED

Sensei-2007-UIA

I had a long chat with sensei mizan after last tuesday training..

So many we have talked about..

suddenly he came to one point that makes me think,

a words from one of the famous Japanese Sensei,

"LEARN THE NEW, BUT DONT FORGET TRADITION"

I agree.

coz we have to make sure..

that

NEW=nowadays are more on tournament kata n kumite..

TRADITION=that what people do since last time...like the basic mawashi geri..(rise up from side)

Because, without traditions, there will be no all this 'NEW' right?

DONT YOU THINK SO?

Me, I do agree.

INDEED.

ESSENCE OF KARATE-DO TRAINING..

REMEMBER " THE KARATE-KID" MOVIE?? the relationship of a teacher, sensei miyagi with

the well determined student, Daniel Laruzo...yes...?This was my all time favourite movie,

regardless part 1,2,3 or Karate-Kid 4.. :)

But one thing for sure, whether you realize or not, despite of all the dramas and the stubborn of

this young guy name Daniel, inside this movie, Sensei Miyagi has highlighted some useful advice

pertaining to Karate-do...

SENSEI MIYAGI, IN THE 'KARATE KID' MOVIE ONCE SAID,

"Karate-do is like a BONZAI TREE, if the roots is good, it will produce a very beautiful well shaped tree.."

maknanya..


"Karate-do ini seperti POKOK BONZAI, jika akarnya bagus, maka akan tumbuhlah pokok yang sangat cantik dan terbentuk rapi.."

Macam Pokok bonzai ni...Cantik kan?:)

So now,
Apa dia "roots" or "akar" yang sensei miyagi maksudkan?

Jawapannya ialah ASAS/BASIC/KIHON KARATE-DO ITU SENDIRI.

(yang selalu sensei ulang banyak kali di dalam kelas)

SECONDLY, the above wise quote also can be applied in the performance Karate-do technique itself..

HOW?


Begini,

Setiap pokok yang kuat, sebenarnya mempunyai akar yang sangat kuat.

same goes when we do our techniques,

KALAU BADAN KITA NI UMPAMA POKOK, BAHAGIAN BAWAH BADAN IAITU KEDUA-DUA KAKI KITA, YANG KITA GUNAKAN UNTUK BUAT STANCES IALAH AKARNYA...

Jadi..

As my Sensei Kong Tai Moon who now migrated in Australia (but he himself and his teaching will always be in my heart..thank you sensei..), always remind me in the dojo...


"MUST ALWAYS
LOWER BODY @ akar kepada badan kita@ stances
STRONG"

iaitu the stances, i.e. neko ashi dachi, shiko dachi, zenkutsu dachi, moto dachi and others=MUST BE STRONG, THEN, ALL TECHNIQUES AT OUR BODY like shuto uke, chudan tzuki and all WILL BECOME FIRM.

Alhamdulillah..Now we can see the connection on the quotes, with the reminder that always comes to my earS in the dojo:) AND the TRAINING i keep on doing up to now, until I become who am I today...

really thankful to my sensei...Alhamdulillah...

So I'll be doing the same thing to you in the dojo!!!by always reminding you over and over again!!!

And how to do all above advice in practical??

I'll show the detail in the dojo..

ok?


So now u remember...

"Karate-do is like a BONZAI TREE, if the roots is good, it will , it will produce a very beautiful well shaped tree.."

THUS, Let'S BE like the Beautiful bonzai tree.. but firstly we must have the good roots, i.e.
1) strong KIHON
2) strong STANCES..

iaitu....

THE ESSENCE OF KARATE-DO TRAINING...

InsyaAllah.

I BELIEVE U CAN DO VERY WELL

tILL THEn, TAKE CARE

-SENSEI IMAN

KARATE BEGIN WITH COURTESY AND END WITH COURTESY

Above words from Grandmaster Gichin Funakoshi...the founder of SHOTOKAN KARATE-DO.

APA MAKNANYA?
"COURTESY" boleh difahami sebagai "CARA YANG TERHORMAT"

JADI, apa yang dimaksudkan adalah,
= Karatedo itu bermula dengan
CARA YANG TERHORMAT &
berakhir dengan
CARA YANG TERHORMAT

BAGAIMANA CARA YANG TERHORMAT TU?
=iaitu tindakan menundukkan sedikit badan iaitu "retsurei" @ "rei" ..

Jadi semua mesti INGAT, sebagai karateka yang sebenar..
SEBELUM & SELEPAS KELAS, kite mesti "rei",
termasuk ketika kita memohon untuk

1) keluar ke tandas dan sebagainya

2) untuk rehat atau minum air...

Sensei nampak ada kalanya perkara ni kurang diambil berat oleh anak-anak semua..jadi lepas ini ingat,
sebagai karateka yang baik,

"KARATE BEGIN WITH COURTESY AND END WITH COURTESY"

ok?

I believe U CAN do very well.
Domo.

ALL PRAISE TO ALLAH:)

Salam and welcome to my second webpage!

To:
BADRUL-MAAL-ANUAR-SYAFIQ-MUAZ-HISMAN-SHAZAN-SYADDAD-SHAHIRAN-BABY-IZZATI-LISA-ADAM-HAKIM-ALFA-AIN-BERLINA-LARINI-FAUZI-AMIR-KASOLE-SYED-MUKHSIN-SYED AHMAD-ZIYAD and all person who I have shared my piece of thought about Karate-do, Sensei do all this, especially for you...

This webpage intentionally made to be linked from my www.imankarate.blogspot.com in order for all my students from my dojos, and even erybody who wish to learn and share about training of shito-ryu Karate-do, to get a closer access and more focus to my thought, in a view as a teacher.

InsyaAllah, remain this positive energy and we will reach the target that we always want to be
-A WHOLESOME MUSLIM KARATEKA- eventually.

So keep training because success is only for those who has given the best in his effort.

And remain with Sensei as long as I do righteousness, InsyaAllah we will be there together. Amin.

Remember..
"BERLARI KE PADANG DATAR,
DAPAT RUSA BELANG DI KAKI,
BERGURU KEPALANG AJAR,
BAGAI RUSA KEMBANG TAK JADI..."

Onegaishimas.
Love,
SENSEI IMAN