Answer: Gichin Funakoshi
Funakoshi Sensei is credited as being the founder of the Shotokan style of karate although he himself was never in favor of classifying karate into "styles". Kenwa Mabuni was the founder of Shito-Ryu karate, Choki Motobu was the founder of Motobu-Ryu and Chojin Miyagi was the founder of Goju-Ryu karate.
From Quiz: Shotokan Karate History
Answer: Funakoshi Gichin
Funakoshi was an Okinawan school teacher who went to Japan to demonstrate karate to the Japanese. His pen name was Shoto.
From Quiz: Karate General Knowledge
Answer: Kihon
Kihon means basic, so the Kihon kata consists of basic blocks and attacks.
From Quiz: Shotokan Karate
Answer: The Father of American Karate
Ed Parker was known as, "The Father of American Kenpo", because he developed Kenpo Karate by introducing significant modifications in the art of traditional Kenpo Karate.
From Quiz: Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate [2]
Answer: Edmund Kealoha Parker
Edmund Kealoha Parker was born in Hawaii (March 19, 1931),and died in Honolulu of a heart attack (December 15, 1990).
From Quiz: Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate [1]
Answer: Red gloves for "Aka" and blue gloves for "Ao"
Shiro was the name for the competitor wearing the white gloves. The belt and leg protection are also both supposed to be in the right colors.
From Quiz: Judging a WKF Tournament
Answer: Ryuei Ryu
This kata has won 1st place at several WKF World Karate Championships. And it is quite old. The Ryuei ryu style was founded by Kenko Nakaima. It is of Chinese origin.
From Quiz: Traditional Karate Kata
Answer: Empty hand
The gentle way is the Japanese word for Judo. Karate is used mostly with arms, elbows, knees, and feet.
From Quiz: Karate Techniques and Training
Answer: Kihon Ippon
This form teaches movement with punches and blocks.
From Quiz: Karate Katas
Answer: Turn
Give someone the command when a kata changes directions.
From Quiz: Karate Vocabulary 104
Answer: Kanryo Hiagoanna
Master Hiagoanna was Miyagi's main teacher on Okinawa. He was a strict disciplinarian and spent many years studying in China.
From Quiz: Traditional Karate
Answer: Chojun Miyagi
Miyagi created the syle from the Shoreiryu system he learned from his teacher, Kanryo Hiagoanna
From Quiz: Advanced Karate
Answer: Right
Although your kick will usually come from the back, with your left foot in front.
From Quiz: Simple Karate Lesson
Answer: Masatoshi Nakayama
Masatoshi Nakayama was a prominent student of Gichin Funakoshi. He was also responsible for many of the changes which were made to the original karate which Funakoshi taught on mainlamd Japan. At the time of the formation of the JKA, Funakoshi was 80 years old and held a position equivalent to emeritus chief instructor. Nakayama was designated as chief instructor. Isao Obata and Hidetaka Nishiyama were also two very prominent Shotokan karateka who were also involved with establishing the JKA.
From Quiz: Shotokan Karate History
Answer: World Shotokan Karate Federation
The WSKF is an off-shoot of the original JKA, Japan Karate Association.
From Quiz: Karate General Knowledge
Answer: White Crane
Hakutsuru means White Crane, and although there are very few people today who still practice the authentic form, many of its moves have found its way into other Shorin-Ryu kata.
From Quiz: Shorin-Ryu Karate
Answer: 1936
Karate was introduced to Japan after dangerous weapons were banned.
From Quiz: Shotokan Karate
Answer: White, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Blue, Green, Brown (3 levels), and Black
In Kenpo Karate, the official belt's chain is White, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Blue, Green, Brown (3 levels), and Black. In traditional Karate, the standard belt color system is white, yellow, green, brown, and black. Although, some Karate schools and styles have changed this chain to white, yellow, orange, green, blue, brown, black.
From Quiz: Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate [2]
Answer: William Kwai Sun Chow
The founder of Kenpo Karate was not actually Ed Parker but his instructor, Professor William Kwai Suin Chow, who began calling his system "Kenpo Karate". Chow trained by the Great Grand Master James Mitose(in "Kenpo Jiu-Jitsu") who had learned the art of Kenpo Karate in Japan from his grandfather, Sakuhi Yoshida. Ed Parker created his own system (Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate) by adding many innovations in the traditional Kenpo Karate and it's techniques style.
Miyamoto Musashi was one of the greatest samurai of all-time.
From Quiz: Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate [1]
Answer: 108
The 108 meaning comes from Buddhist teachings. It stands for the 108 evils of man. It is believed to come from China and is 200 years old. Learned Kanryo Hiagoanna in China and taught to Chojun Miyagi the founder of Okinawan Gojy ryu.
From Quiz: Traditional Karate Kata
Answer: Chinese
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art combining self-defense techniques and combat with sports and exercise
From Quiz: Karate Techniques and Training
Answer: front snapping kick
Mae - front, geri - kick, ke age - upwards. Side kicks are known as 'yoko geri'. Other kicks include mawashi geri (roundhouse kick) and ushiro geri (back kick).
From Quiz: General Knowledge Karate
Answer: 7th dan
I only know of a handful of people who have actually achieved this rank (grade). Ranks above 7th dan are honorary (i.e. 8th and 9th).
From Quiz: All About Karate
Answer: Fukyu dai Ni
This is the first kata in the system to use the element of direction.
From Quiz: Karate Katas
Answer: Return to ready position
Students are told this to finish a form.
From Quiz: Karate Vocabulary 104
Answer: Suparempei
The 108 is related to prinicples of Buddhism. It is a very old kata originating in China.
From Quiz: Traditional Karate
Answer: 18
Nagamine Shoshin the founder of this karate style taught these 18 original kata in their unchanged form, as handed down from generation to generation.
From Quiz: Advanced Karate
Answer: Bo
Although most bo's are about six feet high, they can be fitted to each persons height.
From Quiz: Simple Karate Lesson
Answer: 1949
The JKA was formed on 27 May 1949 by senior Shotokan students who trained under Gichin Funakoshi. Among these were Masatoshi Nakayama, Isao Obata and Hidetaka Nishiyama.
From Quiz: Shotokan Karate History
Answer: 3
The only countries outside of Okinawa where Shorin-Ryu Butokukan karate and kobudo is practiced are the USA, Argentina, and South Africa.
From Quiz: Karate General Knowledge
Answer: The earthly strength derived through the early stages of learning
The tiger represents the stage of earthly strength derived through the early stages of learning. This is the stage where the individual is more impressed with his own physical prowess.
From Quiz: Ed Parker's Kenpo Karate [2]
Answer: Fukushin
They help the referee with flag signals. They also have to help the referee in the making of difficult decisions. A judge will signal when he sees a competitor score, when he sees that a competitor is about to commit an offence or when he's committed one, when he sees if a competitor is hurt or sick, when one or both of the competitors has left the match area, or in any other case when he judges it nessesary for the referee to focus his attention to.
From Quiz: Judging a WKF Tournament
Answer: Seisan
The name was changed by Gichin Funakoshi of Shotokan karate. He changed many of the names of kata to make them more acceptable to the Japanese when he introduced his karate in the early 1920s. The name seisan means 13.
From Quiz: Traditional Karate Kata
Answer: Okinawa
Karate is thought to have evolved in Okinawa from martial arts knowledge originating from Chinese immigrants and merchants. From Okinawa, Master Funakoshi took the art to mainland Japan, and from there, the world.
From Quiz: General Knowledge Karate
Answer: takioko shodan
This is actually the hardest kata to learn.
From Quiz: All About Karate
Answer: Chinto
This kata is difficult. To see someone pull it off at a competition is impressive.
From Quiz: Karate Katas
Answer: Small forest
From wikipedia:
Shorin-ryu is one of the major modern Okinawan martial arts and is one of the oldest styles of karate. It was named by Choshin Chibana in 1933, but the system itself is much older. "Shorin" is the Okinawan language pronunciation of Shaolin as in the Shaolin Temple of China. "Ryu" means "Style". Shorin-ryu combines elements of the traditional Okinawan fighting styles of Shuri-te.
Shorin Ryu Shorin Kan is the association that is responsible for schools.
From Quiz: Karate Vocabulary 104
Answer: Hidenori Otsuka
Otsuka was a master of Jujitsu, before he started studying karate with Gichin Funakoshi of Shotokan. He combined the concepts of jujitsu and karate to develop the Wado-ryu style, which is one of the five major karate styles in Japan.
From Quiz: Traditional Karate
Answer: jodan age uke
Jodan means upper body, age means rising, and uke means block.
From Quiz: Advanced Karate
Answer: Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF)
Kanazawa left the JKA in 1977 to form the Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF). The SKIF maintained Shotokan karate as its core but also introduced elements of Tai Chi Chuan into its training.
From Quiz: Shotokan Karate History