KARATE


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Welcome to my karate page. This page tells about my time in karate. It is one of the greatest joys of learning about not only another life, but a very wrongfully judged art. The first thing most people say to me when I tell them I'm in karate is, "Can you beat me up?" or "Only wimps take that." Well, I'm here to tell you, I'm no wimp or pushover. And as for beating someone up, I have never been in a "man" fight, because you are also trained to talk to the person. Blood never makes answers, only more problems. But if someone where to "!START!" a fight, well I have no doubt in my skill. And don't talk to me about a fair fight, because there is no such thing. If you think you can do it,well you can, if you think you can't, then you will be beaten.

Now that that is out of the way, I will tell about the class.

Mccoy's Karate, in Big Stone Gap Va, teaches the Okinawan style of Ryukyu Kempo. In this style (as in most styles) there are 10 degree ranks before Black Belt, and 10 degree ranks of Black Belt. To gain these ranks one must first learn the requirements of that rank. Then they must test these new abilitys in front of a group of instructors. If the requirements are met you move forward in rank. Here are the ranks in our class. All beginners start with a White Belt.

All students must have a gi (uniform), patches that go on the gi (the symbol, which is the Okinawan symbol, in the background is one of the patches), and sparing gear to test. (Sparing gear is not required till later.)

White Belt or 10 Kyu
Orange Belt or 9 Kyu
Yellow Belt or 8 Kyu
Green Belt or 7 Kyu
Blue Belt or 6 Kyu
Purple Belt or 5 Kyu
Purple with black through the center or 4 Kyu
Brown with one strip on end or 3 Kyu
Brown with two strips on end or 2 Kyu
Brown with black through the center or 1 Kyu
Black(*Junior* and **Probationary**)

{*Junior Black Belts keep this till they turn 16, at which point they are moved up to the rank they should be in years.*
**A Probationary Black Belt is what everyone gets at the beginning. You can have this belt taken away. This is a test to see if you will get a "chip on your shoulder." When the time ends you become a full Black Belt, and that cannot be taken away from anyone.**}

(Note: You can still get kicked out of class for serious problems you make!)
Black with one strip on end or 1 Dan
More to come!



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