8th Kyu – White/Yellow Stripe Belt - Hachikyu White signifies a birth, or beginning, of a seed. A white belt student is a beginner searching for knowledge of the Art. The white belt is the beginning of life's cycle, and represents the seed as it lies beneath the snow in the winter. Terminology: Students must understand the Japanese translation of each category. Phrases: Obi – Belt (“oh-bee”) Do – Way of (“doh”) Kiai – Yell (“key-yah”) Hajime – Begin (“hah-jee-may”) Numbers San – 3 (“sahn”) Ichi – 1 (“ee-chee”) Ni – 2 (“knee”) Roku – 6 (“row-koo”) Shichi – 7 (“see-chee”) Shi – 4 (“shee”) Hachi – 8 (“hah-chee”) Ku – 9 (“koo”) Go – 5 (“goh”) Ju – 10 (“joo”) Techniques: Tachikata – Stances (“tah-chee kah-tah”) 3) Neko Ashi Dachi – Cat Stance (“knee-koh ah-shee dah-chee”) 1) Fiba Dachi (or) Kamae – Fighting Stance (“fee-bah dah-chee”) or (“kah-may”) 4) Walking Backwards Tsuki Waza – Punches (“tsu-key wah-zah”) 5) Gyaku Tsuki – Reverse punch (“guy-ah-koo zoo-key”) Uchi Waza – Strikes (“ooh-chee wah-zah”) 6) Hiraken – Half-fist (“here-ah-ken”) (Begin half-fist to floor conditioning for breaking) Geri Waza – Kicks (“gay-rhee wah-zah”) 7) Yoko Geri – Side kick (“yoh-koh gay-rhee”) 2) Mawashi Geri – Round house kick (“mah-wah-shee gay-rhee”) Uke Waza – Block (“ooh-kay wah-zah”) 8) Chudan Soto Uke – Inward forearm block (“chew-dawn soh-toe ooh-kay”) 9) Chudan Uchi Uke – Outside forearm block (“chew-dawn ooh-chee ooh-kay”) Kata – Forms (“kah-tah”) 10) Basic 2 Form – “I” pattern 11) Pinan 2 13) Tameshiwara – Breaking (“tah-may shee war-ah”) Principles of breaking with hand and foot 12) Self-Defense Headlock – Opponent on your left (Reverse all directions for opponent on right) Pushing the Circle – vs. left arm grab to right wrist Opponents at 2 sides vs. 2 person grab from both sides Testing Requirements: - Following are testing requirement for Yellow Belt. Time in rank: 2-4 months based on proficiency. Knowledge of all Japanese translations. To perform all current and previous punches, strikes blocks, kicks, and stances effectively and proficiently Able to execute self-defense techniques or variations from White/Yellow and Yellow Belt Requirements Perform Basic “I” pattern 1, 2, and Pinan 2 Demonstrate 1-Board Break with Hand Technique (Adults only) Must be able to completely recite Dojo Kun (Creed)