8th Kyu Blue Belt 1. Hour Requirements – 30 class hours minimum 2. Attitude 3. Kiai (Shouting Spirit) 4. Clean Uniform with school and Shorinkan patches 5. Terms you must know: A) GI = Uniform B) KIOTSUKE = Attention C) REI = Bow D) KAMAI = Ready Position E) KARATE = Empty Hand F) SENSEI = Instructor G) DOJO = Karate School H) DAN = Black Belt Rank I) OKINAWAN SHORIN – RYU = Style of Karate I Study J) MODOTE = Return To Ready Position 6. Basic Stances: 1-12 7. Hand Strikes: High Punch (Nose Center Punch (Stomach) Low Punch (Below the Belt Stepping high punch (natural stance #11 & forward stance #8) Stepping center punch (natural stance #11 & forward stance #8) Stepping low punch (natural stance #11 & forward stance #8) Stepping reverse punch (natural stance #11 & forward stance #8) Jab (fighting stance #11) Stepping Jab (fighting stance #11) Stepping side punch (side stance #12) Spinning bottom fist (fighting stance #11) Palm strikes 1&2 (ready stance #4) Finger strikes 1&2 (ready stance #4) Lunging jab (fighting stance #11) Lunging reverse punch (fighting stance #11) Lunging jab, reverse punch (fighting stance #11) 8. Blocks with snapping hip action: (Block with front hand in a back stance #9, turn into forward stance #8 and reverse punch with the chambered hand, then return to your back stance #9 with your front hand blocking). High Block – In a back stance, with a snapping hip action reverse punch Knifehand Block - In a back stance, with a snapping hip action reverse punch Low Block - In a back stance, with a snapping hip action reverse punch Inside Block - In a back stance, with a snapping hip action reverse punch Outside Block - In a back stance, with a snapping hip action reverse punch 9. Basic Kicks: (fighting stance #11) A) Standing front kick B) Standing round kick C) Standing back kick D) Standing side kick E) Slide up front kick F) Slide up round kick G) Slide up back kick H) Slide up side kick I) Stepping front kick J) Spinning round kick K) Spinning side kick L) Spinning back kick M) Hook kick 10. Combination Kicks: ( 2 kicks, one done with your front leg, then the second kick is with your back leg) A) Front kick, round kick B) Front kick, side kick C) Round kick, side kick D) Side kick, hook kick 11. Fighting Combinations: (fighting stance #11 using snapping hip action) A) Front kick, jab, reverse punch B) Round kick, ridge hand, reverse punch C) Side kick, back fist, reverse punch D) Hook kick, back fist, reverse punch 12. Recite Student Creed 13. Juniors Forms (Kata) Kihon Ippon Kihon Nihon 14. Empi Waza Dai Ichi (Elbow Drill #1) Teens & Adults ONLY*** 15. Empi Waza Dai Ni Elbow Drill #2 16. Shuto Waza Dai Ichi (knifehand drill) 17. Forms (kata): A) Kihon Ippon B) Kihon Nihon C) Kihon Sanbon D) Naihachi Shodan E) Pinan Shodan 18. Recite Student Creed 19. Fuku No Kata Drill 20. Self Defense Techniques: #1 - 5 21. One Step Fighting: (Ippon Kumite) – #1 - 6 .