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Traditional Karate Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about traditional Okinawan and Japanese karate

A multiple-choice quiz by kata71. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kata71

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,388

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

Plays
524

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Question 1 of 5

1. Who was Chojun Miyagi's teacher? Hint

Kanryo Hiagoanna

Xia Xian Shou

Kenwa Mabuni

Kanei Uechi

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Question 2 of 5

2. Which karate kata means 108? Hint

Suparempei

Kosokun

Sepai

Saifa

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Question 3 of 5

3. What is the name of the founder of Wado-ryu karate? Hint

Hidenori Otsuka

Seigi Nakamura

Saigo Takamori

Tadahiko Otsuka

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Question 4 of 5

4. The founder of Koei-kan karate is Eizo Onishi. Who was his teacher? Hint

Shinpan Shiroma

Chomo Hanashiro

Anbun Takuda

Kanken Toyama

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Question 5 of 5

5. What is the style of karate that Masutatsu Oyama founded? Hint

Kyokushinkai

Ryokukai

Yoshukai

Rembukai

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was Chojun Miyagi's teacher?

Answer: Kanryo Hiagoanna

Master Hiagoanna was Miyagi's main teacher on Okinawa. He was a strict disciplinarian and spent many years studying in China.

2. Which karate kata means 108?

Answer: Suparempei

The 108 is related to prinicples of Buddhism. It is a very old kata originating in China.

3. What is the name of the founder of Wado-ryu karate?

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.

4. The founder of Koei-kan karate is Eizo Onishi. Who was his teacher?

Answer: Kanken Toyama

Master Onishi spent many years studying with Kanken Toyama. Toyama gave Onishi his master's license and helped him develop the Koei-kan style.

5. What is the style of karate that Masutatsu Oyama founded?

Answer: Kyokushinkai

Mas Oyama, as he was known by, created the Kyokushinkai style from the elements of Shotokan and Goju-ryu karate. Oyama built up his system, to be one of the five major styles of karate in Japan. He is actually Korean by birth.

Source: Author kata71

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