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GŌKI-KAI KARATE-DŌ STUDENT GUIDE Kaichō Damien Martin Published by: Southern Cross Martial Arts Association Inc 2/54 Kingston Drive HELENSVALE QLD 4212 Ph: +61-56656269 Fax: +61-7-56656268 Web: www.southerncrossmartialarts.com Email:[email protected] © Damien Martin 2008-2016 V6 This book and the logo are copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. All inquiries should be addressed to the publisher. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1 INSTRUCTOR PROFILES .............................................................................................. 3 THE HISTORY OF GŌKI-KAI KARATE-DŌ ................................................................. 10 VISION, MISSION & VALUES ...................................................................................... 21 DOJO KUN .................................................................................................................... 22 REISHIKI – THE ETIQUETTE OF GŌKI-KAI ................................................................ 23 THE PHILOSOPHY OF GŌKI-KAI ................................................................................ 31 GLOSSARY OF COMMON MARTIAL ARTS TERMS .................................................. 41 UNIFORMS ................................................................................................................... 48 AWARDS ...................................................................................................................... 50 KATA ........................................................................................................................... 54 THE EIGHT PRECEPTS OF THE FIST ........................................................................ 61 TRAINING APPARATUS .............................................................................................. 62 UNDERSTANDING BUDŌ ............................................................................................ 71 HABITUAL ACTS OF PHYSICAL VIOLENCE .............................................................. 75 EFFECTS OF STRESS IN SELF DEFENCE ................................................................ 81 THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FITNESS TRAINING ..................................................... 94 PRINCIPLES OF STRENGTH TRAINING FOR MARTIAL ARTS ................................. 97 SELF DEFENCE AND THE LAW ................................................................................ 101 THE CURSE OF MODERN MARTIAL ARTS: THE McDOJO ..................................... 106 THE GRADING SYSTEM ............................................................................................ 111 THE POINTS SYSTEM ............................................................................................... 119 USING THIS TEXT...................................................................................................... 121 10th KYU: WHITE BELT .............................................................................................. 125 9th KYU: WHITE/YELLOW BELT ................................................................................ 126 8th KYU: YELLOW BELT ............................................................................................. 128 7th KYU: ORANGE BELT ............................................................................................. 130 6th KYU: PURPLE BELT .............................................................................................. 132 5th KYU: BLUE BELT ................................................................................................... 134 4th KYU: GREEN BELT................................................................................................ 136 3rd KYU: BROWN BELT .............................................................................................. 138 2nd KYU: BROWN BELT.............................................................................................. 140 1st KYU: BROWN BELT .............................................................................................. 142 SHODAN ..................................................................................................................... 144 NIDAN ......................................................................................................................... 147 SANDAN ..................................................................................................................... 148 YONDAN ..................................................................................................................... 149 GODAN ....................................................................................................................... 150 ROKUDAN .................................................................................................................. 151 NANADAN ................................................................................................................... 152 HACHIDAN ................................................................................................................. 153 KUDAN ........................................................................................................................ 154 JUDAN ........................................................................................................................ 155 OTHER GRADING REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................ 156 RECOMMENDED READING ...................................................................................... 157 APPENDIX A: STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT ........................................................ 158 APPENDIX B: TOURNAMENT TERMINOLOGY ........................................................ 161 APPENDIX C: INFECTION CONTROL POLICY ......................................................... 163 APPENDIX D: JUDO GOKYO ..................................................................................... 170 APPENDIX E: THE SPIRIT OF ‘OSU’ ......................................................................... 174 DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................ 176 Gōki-Kai Karate-Dō Student Handbook INTRODUCTION Gōki-Kai Karate-Dō is a new form of progressive traditional martial arts which was founded by Damien Martin in 2008. With its origins in both modern freestyle karate and traditional Okinawan Karate, as well as a host of other influences, Gōki-Kai strives to set new standards of excellence; provide long term physical, psychological and social benefits to members, and maintain the positive traditions of the martial arts. The Honbu Dojo of Gōki-Kai Karate-Dō is the Southern Cross Martial Arts Centre, on Queensland’s Gold Coast: The Gōki Kai Karate-Dō So Honbu Dojo (豪気会空手道総本部道場). The Honbu Dojo is a culmination of over 30 years of development within the martial arts for the founder of Gōki-Kai Karate-Dō, Kaichō Damien Martin. There are affiliate Dojo’s located in Queensland and Victoria. THE MEANING OF GŌKI-KAI KARATE-DŌ The kanji for Gōki 豪気 can be read a number of ways (not like in English) and whilst the literal translation is ‘courageous heart’ it can also be roughly translated as ‘Aussie Spirit’. Kai simply means ‘school’ or ‘organisation’ whilst Karate-Dō means ‘empty handed way’. Therefore Gōki-Kai Karate-Dō translates as either the Courageous Heart School of the Empty Handed Way or the Aussie Spirit School of the Empty Handed Way. We look at this duality in two ways. Firstly the Courageous Heart or indomitable spirit is what we aim to achieve through hard training and ongoing development; thus the Courageous Heart School. The Aussie Spirit component is somewhat more complex as the Aussie Spirit itself is more complex in nature. It is the concept of the ideal, a salute to the icon rather than the reality. It is a longing for what should be rather than what is. The Aussie Spirit is the mythology of the ANZAC, the spirit of mateship, of equality and of ‘having a go’. The Aussie Spirit is when you stand up for what you believe in, stand by your mates, support the underdog and give everyone a ‘fair go’. It was borne from the hardships of the early settlers, the convict basis of our early population, the difficulties of the ‘bush’, the hard work of the miners and the pragmatism of the Bushmen. It was forged in the hardships experienced in Gallipoli, France, Belgium and Palestine. It has become a stereotype that has been seized upon by racists, royalists and republicans alike. In the end, in my opinion, the Aussie Spirit epitomises what we should be and what we should strive for. After all, that is one of the goals of long term martial arts training – to improve one’s self, and one’s society; thus, the Aussie Spirit School of Self Defence. And finally the suffix Dō. Dō, in the Japanese traditions (Tao or Dao in the Chinese) means ‘Way’ and the term was applied to the martial arts during the Meiji Restoration in Japan in the late 19th Century. In this context Dō has come to mean a ‘warrior way to enlightenment’ whereas Jutsu on the other hand means ‘Art’ or ‘technique’. More importantly, in the martial arts context it means a killing art or battle art. In keeping with the more modern traditions a self-defence based