Funakoshi karate

Funakoshi Karate is a style of karate founded during the early sixties by Shihan Eddie Ward in Durban, South Africa. It is based on the basics laid down by karate's founder Gichin Funakoshi. Eddie Ward at that time was graded JKA (Shotokan) 3rd Dan. He presently lives in Canada. After Ward's departure in 1981, Chris Botha was appointed as Chief Instructor. Botha has led the Funakoshi Style since then
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Syllabus up to Black Belt
Students move up in ranking within the style by grading and achieving a belt higher in stature than the one before.
White, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple, Purple2, Brown1, Brown2, Brown3, Black.
The grading is there to get visual confirmation on the student’s progress and understanding of the techniques. Each grading is designed to be technically harder than the one before and so the demands on the student will always increase.
There are a maximum of 3 gradings per year.
Other than katas the students must always do a grading form. This is there for them to practise and get familiar with new techniques and to correct their basics.
All gradings will have a fitness element to them.
White to Yellow
Punching - form, position, focus, speed.
Kicking - Mae geri check chamber, execution and recoil.
F1A (oi-tsuki)
F1B (Elbow form)
Yellow to Orange
F2A (mae geri keage)
F2B (nidan tsuki)
Kata 1 (Shisome)
Orange to Green
F3A (kiba dachi)
F3B (kokutsu dachi)
Kata 2 (Kagami)
Kumite
Green to Blue
F4A (yoko geri kekomi)
F4B (ren geri)
Kata 3 (Enkatsu)
Kumite
Blue to Purple 1
F5A (mawashi geri)
Kata 4 (Kyouko)
Kumite
Purple 1 to Purple 2
F5B (combo 1)
Kata 5 (Kigai)
Kumite
Purple 2 - Brown 1
F6A (ushiru geri)
Kata Kougeki (Attack)
Kumite
Brown 1 - Brown 2
F6B (combo 2)
Kata Gekido (Rage)
Kumite
Brown 2 - Brown 3
F7A (mae tobi geri)
Kata Kachi (Fire)
Kumite
Brown 3 - Black
Thesis
Kata Kachi (Fire)
Kumite

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