General knowledge of Karate and Our Style

1.  "Karate Do" meaning- "KARA" means empty, "TE" means hand and "DO" means WAY.
2.  Our style/school name Seigo-kai Karate do Association of India.

3. Our mother style "GOJU KAI". 

4. Seigokai meaning -
》"Sei" means Control or Command
》"go" means Protect
》"kai" means School..

5. Our KYU
▪︎ 9th kyu white belt - Ku kyu
▪︎ 8th kyu yellow belt - Ha kyu
▪︎ 7th kyu yellow belt - Seich kyu/Nana kyu
▪︎ 6th kyu purple belt - Rok kyu
▪︎ 5th kyu green belt - Go kyu
▪︎ 4th kyu green belt - Yon kyu/Si kyu
▪︎ 3rd kyu blue belt - San kyu
▪︎ 2nd kyu brown belt - Ni kyu
▪︎ 1st kyu brown belt - Ik kyu/ Ich kyu

6.  Colour in Japanese

▪︎ White - Shiro

▪︎ Yellow - Kiiro

▪︎ Purple - Murasaki

▪︎ Green - Midori

▪︎ Blue - Ao

▪︎ Brown - Chairo

▪︎ Black - Kuro

▪︎ Red - Aka

▪︎ Orange - Daidairo

▪︎ Grey - Haiiro

▪︎ Pink - Sekichoru

8. Soshi means founder.
9. Our soshi ISAMU KAMAGATA.
10. Our Indian founder sensei late Rebati Ranjan Raha.
11. Our All India President Sensei Jainul Haque.
12. Our shihan - Shihan Bimal Karmakar.
13. Shihan's batch colour is Red.
14. Our Shidoin-
■ Shidion Somnath Chatterjee
■ Shidoin Subhra Ghosh.
15. Shidoin's batch colour is black.

16. A Player is called "SENSHU"
17. A karate player is called"KARATEKA"
18. Karate dress is called "KARATE GI"
19. Karate gi has 3 parts
▪︎ Upper-"DOGI"
▪︎ Belt-"OBI"
▪︎ Lower- "UNAGI".
20. Our logo has 4 colour Red,Blue,Black and White.
21. The bird in the logo is called Sky Hawk.

22. A logo size is 100mm×100mm.

23. Belts must be around 5 c.m wide and of a length sufficient to allow 15 c.m free on each side of the knot but not longer than three quarters thigh length.

24. Dojo means practice area.

25. Dojo soji means Cleaning Practice area.

26. Meimoku means close eye's (meditation).

27. Gekusai means Student.

28. Gekusai shustho means Students Chief.

29. Sensei meaning Teacher/ Master.
30. Seigokai World head quarter Ichikaba, Chiba ken, Japan.
31. Seigokai india head quarter Sodepur Club.

32. Seigo kai Honbucho in india Kamagata Martial Arts Academy, sodepur.

33. WKF full form World Karate Federation.

34. KIO full form Karate India Organization.

35. KAB full form Karate Association of Bengal.

36. There are 7 types of Kumite-

▪︎ Yakusoku Kumite(Anticipatory/Prearranged Sparring)

▪︎ Ippon Kumite(Defend Against Single Attack)

▪︎ Nihon Kumite(Defend Against Double Attack)

▪︎ Sanbon Kumite(Defend Against Triple Attack)

▪︎ Gentai Renshu (Specified practice)

▪︎ Jiyu Kumite (Free fight practice) 

▪︎ Shiai (Tournament fight)

37. Tatami/Shiajo means fighting area.

● As per WKF rules fighting area is 12×12 meter.There is a safety area of ​​2 meters around it.It has a danger area of ​​1 meter around it, which is delineated in a different colour.Danger area is also considered as fighting area.The size of which is 8×8meter.

Judge 1 sits in the safety area in the corner of the tatami on the left behind the Referee.

Judge 2 sits in the safety area in the corner of the tatami on the left in front of the Referee.

Judge 3 sits in the safety area in the corner of the tatami on the right in front of the Referee.

Judge 4 sits in the safety area in the corner of the tatami on the right behind the Referee.

Kansa/Match Supervisor sits outside the safety area to the right or left behind the Referee.

38. It takes 12 Officials to manage a match

▪︎ Chief Referee(Shimpan Cho) 

▪︎ Referee(Shushin)

▪︎ 4 Judges(Fukushin)

▪︎ Match Supervisor(Kansa)

▪︎ Announcer(kasi)

▪︎ Time Keeper(Tokei Gakari)

▪︎ Additional Time keeper

▪︎ Scorer(Kiroku Gakari)

▪︎ Score Supervisor.

39. Kata means "Forms".