MAINE SHOTOKAN KARATE ASSOCIATION
4TH KYU GRADING EXERCISES - Purple Belt
| KIHON | |
| ZENKUTSU DACHI – GEDAN BARAI | (Front Stance – Low Block) |
| FORWARD: JUN TSUKI SANBON (Jo-Chu-Chu) | 5 TIMES (Three punches - head, body, body) |
| FORWARD: GYAKU TSUKI SANBON (Chu-Jo-Chu) | 5 TIMES (Reverse Combination Punches - body, head, body) |
| BACKWARD: AGE UKE-GYAKU TSUKI | 5 TIMES (Rising Block-Reverse Punch) |
| FORWARD: SOTO UKE (Zenkutsu
Dachi) ENPI-URAKEN (Kiba Dachi) |
5 TIMES (Outside Block-Elbow Strike-Back Fist Strike) |
| BACKWARD: UCHI UKE-KIZAMI
TSUKI GYAKU TSUKI |
5 TIMES (Inside Block-Front Snap Punch-Reverse Punch) |
| KOKUTSU DACHI GAMAE | (Back Stance – Knife Hand Block) |
| FORWARD: SHUTO UKE (Kokutsu)- NUKITE (Zenkutsu Dachi) | 5 TIMES (Knife Hand Block-Spear Hand Thrust) |
| ZENKUTSU DACHI GAMAE | (Front Stance) |
| FORWARD: MAE REN GERI (Chudan-Jodan) | 3 TIMES (Two front kicks - middle level, head level,
different legs) (Then turn and repeat) |
| FORWARD: MAWASHI GERI | 3 TIMES (Then turn and repeat) (Roundhouse Kick) |
| KIBA DACHI GAMAE | (Horse Riding Stance) |
| FORWARD: YOKO GERI KEAGE | 3 TIMES (Side Snap Kick-both sides) |
| FORWARD: YOKO GERI KEKOMI | 3 TIMES (Side Thrust Kick-both sides) |
| KATA | |
| HEIAN GODAN | (Peaceful Mind No 5) |
| KUMITE | |
| KIHON IPPON KUMITE (HIDARI) | (Basic 1 Step Sparring) |
| ATTACK AND DEFEND: | 2X JODAN; 2X CHUDAN; 2X MAE GERI; 1X YOKO GERI; 1X MAWASHI GERI (Both sides) |
When moving through the various combinations do not be tempted to merge the individual techniques. Instead, concentrate on performing each movement completely before moving onto the next. Bear in mind the natural timing of each combination, i.e. in Sanbon Tsuki, where after driving forward with an upper level punch, there is a short pause before two consecutive middle level punches are sharply executed. It is important that one does not allow the mind to act faster than the body.