USYKA Yellow belt testing

Yoshukai

Strive for Excellence

Yoshukai byword

Patience

Yoshukai was founded in

1969

Outline of chest patch

Yata no Kagami - formed from the national mirror of Japan which stands for Truth, Goodness, & Beauty

Founder

Soke Yuki Koda, 8th degree

Director

Soshu David Koda, 6th degree

Manager

Senpai Adrienne Koda, 3rd degree

Master Koda lived

June 1944 to March 1997

USYKA headquarters

Montgomery, AL

Black belts

Yudansha

Under black belts

Kyu

Yell

Kiyai

Prepare

Yoi

Attention

Kiyotsuke

Bow

Rei

Begin

Hajime

Finish

Yame

Relax

Yasume

Open eyes

Kaimoku

Close eyes

Mokutsuo

Fist to hip

Tsuki

Punching board

Makewara

Fist

Seiken

Upper punch

Jodan tsuki

Center punch

Chuudan tsuki

Down punch

Gedan tsuki

Reverse punch

Gyaku tsuki

Knifehand

Shuto

Elbow strike

Embi

Back fist

Uraken

Palm strike

Shote

Front kick

Mae geri

Round kick

Mawashi geri

Side kick

Yoko geri

Upper block

Jodan uke

Inside center block

Chuudan uchi uke

Outside center block

Chuudan soto uke

Down block

Gedan uke

Crosshand block

Juji uke

Knifehand block

Shuto uke

Front stance

Zen kutsu dachi

Straddle stance

Shiko dachi

Ready stance

Uchi hachiji

Attention stance

Musobi dachi

Immovable stance

Fudo dachi