Requirements for earning White/Yellow belt

From white belt to white 1 stripe

- Attention Stance
- Bow
- Inward Stance
- Straight Punch


From white 1 stripe to 2 stripes

- High Block
- Outward Block
- Front Stance
- Front Kick


From white 2 stripes to White/Yellow

- Inward Block
- Low Block
- Horse Stance
- Side Kick

Remarks
Students should attend at least four lessons before taking a stripe test.
Students are expected to know techniques from previous grading tests. Forgetting previous materials may fail a grading test.
No one is eligible to attend grading if they cannot show discipline in class.
Dojo (karate school) etiquette of each student is also a main consideration in a grading test.

A 5 year old Japanese girl in her karate exam.

Students of karate and their parents should watch this video and learn how serious and focus karate students can be.  Karate is not a game for anyone to play but a martial art to train their minds and bodies.  

How to tie a karate belt

Youth Karate Competition on Oct 7...don't miss it!

The annual karate youth game is being held on October 7, 2012, Sunday at Kowloon Park Sports.  There are many children from the age of 6 or above competing in this event.  This is great karate event for children you can effort to miss.

Details are as follows:

Date: October 7, 2012 (Sunday)
Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Kowloon Park Sports Center, 22 Austin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. (Google Map)

If you go by MTR, please exit at C2 in Jordan Station.

We have 7 students working very hard in the past few months preparing for this competition.  Please go and support them.  The 7 students are:

Hera Lau
Horeb Lau
Horace Lau
Bryant Chong
Natalie Chang
Isabel Li
Nicholas Ng

See you Sunday.

Great work out on Aug 29

Everyone did a great job by really working on their focus.  Through proper focus, their techniques were much more power and accurate.  Keep up the hard work on "Focus".  

On Oct 7 Sunday, it is the annual youth karate competition.  It is at Kowloon Park Sport Center.  We have 8 students participating.  Three of them have been competing for their 5th times.  Please take time to go support our students and observe the other good karate students.  You will learn a lot from watching.    

Welcome Raye for trying out karate with us.  See you next Wednesday. 

Karate at Canadian International School - First Lesson

So happy to see the old and returning karate students in Canadian International School.  If you plan to come watch us, we are in Room 505.  You may need a teacher to escort you to the room because it is in a hidden corner.  

After every lesson, I will post some pictures or videos to this blog.  You will know what we have done in karate.  

Today, the most important lesson is to focus your eyes looking straight at your target.  This is the most important skill in karate and many martial arts.  It is very easy to do but students must work on it frequently to make it a habit.  

Grading Test on Aug 26

Eight of my karate students have been working very hard in July and August.  Therefore, on Aug 26, they were taking a special grading test.  I am very glad to announce that they have all passed.  Here are the current ranks:

Janessa Pong - 7 Kyu (orange belt)

Jason Chan - 8 Kyu (yellow/black belt)

Jacqueline Chong - 8 Kyu (yellow/black belt)

Nicholas Cheung - 8 Kyu (yellow/black belt)

Christian Wong - 11 Kyu (white/yellow belt)

Luca Denton Richmond - 12 Kyu (white 2 stripes)

Nathan Lu - 12 Kyu (white 2 stripes)

Ernest Yamaguchi - 12 Kyu (white 2 stripes)

Well done.  You are all one step closer to earning your black belt.