REQUIRED FOR IKKYU (BLACK STRIPE) AND ABOVE
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QUESTIONS |
ANSWERS |
| 1. Who are the President and Vice-President of the Okikukai? | 1. President- Toshio Higa (Hanshi 10thDan ) Vice-Chairmen Keicho Tobaru (Kyoshi 8thDan) Yoshiharu Matsushima (Kyoshi 7thDan) Takashi Arakaki (Kyoshi 7th Dan) |
| 2. Who are the Senior Advisors to the Okikukai? |
2. Masters Ryuko Tomoyose (Hanshi Jyudan) Honorary President Tsutomu Nakahodo (Hanshi Jyudan) Shigeru Takamiyagi (Hanshi Jyudan） Kosuke Yonamine (Hanshi Jyudan)Nobuhide Asato (Hanshi Jyudan) |
| 3. How do you say "good" or "well done" in Nihongo? | 3. Jozu or Dai Jobu |
| 4. What blocking element separates Shohei-Ryu/Uechi-Ryu from other Okinawan karate styles? | 4. Nigiru (grasping) |
| 5. What are the life-span dates of Uechi-Ryu's first two Grand-Masters? | 5. Uechi Kanbun- 1877 to 1948 Uechi Kanei- 1911 to 1991 |
| 6. What are the dates when Uechi-Ryu's first Grand-Master's began teaching? | 6. Uechi Kanbun- 1908 (China) and 1924 (Okinawa) Uechi Kanei - 1940 (Okinawa) |
| 7. When was the Okinawa Karatedo Association or OkiKuKai formed? | 7. 1989 |
| 8. What is the 9th kata in Shohei-Ryu called? | 8. Ryuko (Tiger/Crane) |
| 9. Who was Uechi Kanbun's first student? | 9. Tomoyose Ryuyo (Father of Tomoyose Ryuko, Senior Advisor to the Okikukai) |