MAINE SHOTOKAN KARATE ASSOCIATION
2nd KYU GRADING EXERCISES - Brown Belt
| KIHON | |
| ZENKUTSU DACHI – GEDAN BARAI | (Front Stance – Low Block) |
| FORWARD: CHUDAN OI TSUKI | 5 TIMES (Middle Lunge Punch) |
| FORWARD: CHUDAN GYAKU TSUKI | 5 TIMES (Middle Reverse Punch) |
| BACKWARD: JODAN AGE UKE | 5 TIMES (High Rising Block) |
| FORWARD: CHUDAN SOTO UDE UKE | 5 TIMES (Middle Outside Block) |
| FORWARD: CHUDAN UCHI UKE | 5 TIMES (Middle Inside Block) |
| BACKWARD: CHUDAN SHUTO UKE | 5 TIMES (Middle Knife-hand Strike) |
| ZENKUTSU DACHI – GEDAN BARAI | (Front Stance – Low Block) |
| FORWARD: CHUDAN USHIRO GERI | 5 TIMES (Back Thrust Kick) |
| COMBINATIONS: | |
| ZENKUTSU DACHI – GEDAN BARAI | (Front Stance – Low Block) |
| FORWARD: MAE GERI – CHUDAN OI ZUKI | 5 TIMES (Front Kick - Middle Lunge Punch) |
| FORWARD: MAWASHI GERI - CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI | 5 TIMES (Round Kick - Middle Reverse Punch) |
| FORWARD: CHUDAN GYAKU ZUKI - MAE GERI - CHUDAN OI ZUKI - GEDAN BARAI | 5 TIMES (Middle Reverse Punch - Front Kick - Middle Lunge Punch and Low Sweeping Block) |
| KIBA DACHI GAMAE | (Horse Riding Stance) |
| FORWARD: YOKO GERI KEAGE –YOKO GERI KEKOMI | 6 TIMES - 3 in each direction (Side Snap Kick-Side Thrust Kick using the same leg) |
| ZENKUTSU DACHI - Stationary Multiple Kicks | (Front Stance) |
| MAE GERI - MAWASHI GERI | 6 TIMES - 3 on each side (Front Kick - Round Kick using the same leg) |
| KIZAMI YOKO KEKOMI GERI - USHIRO GERI | 6 TIMES - (Lead-leg Side Thrust Kick - Back Thrust Kick) |
| KIME WAZA | Focus Technique: Stepping into zenkutsu dachi stance, execute gyaku zuki against target (Examiner's pencil) Target is stationary |
| KATA | |
| Choose One: | BASSAI-DAI (Storm a Fortress) JION (Name of a Temple) ENPI (Flying Swallow) KANKU-DAI (Viewing the Sky) |
| TEKKI SHODAN | Shitei (Compulsory) |
| KUMITE | |
| JIYU IPPON KUMITE (HIDARI) | (Semi Free One Step Sparring) |
| ATTACK & DEFEND: | 2X JODAN, 2X CHUDAN, 2X MAE GERI,1X YOKO GERI KEKOMI & 1X MAWASHI GERI |
The student must be starting to look a little deeper into Karate. This means focusing more on the Hara while increasing speed and power of each technique and snapping the leg back after each kick, then driving into a strong stable stance and executing Kime Waza on the upper body techniques such as Gyaku Tsuki. One learns to focus power on a precise target while conserving energy, coupled with proper breathing, tension and a powerful snapping action of the techniques while exhibiting good balance. In Kata, one now has a choice which depends on one’s technical ability and body composition. One should favor a technically easier exercise of which one has a sound knowledge and subsequently will achieve a better result. Jiyu Ippon Kumite allows a greater freedom of personal expression as both attacker and defender take up a fighting posture.