BKMA
Student Training Packet
SanHoDo Budo
Combative System
www.bkmartialarts.org
October, 2015
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Table of Contents
What is BKMA
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Our Club Motto
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San Ho Do
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Student Creed
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Our History
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Ranks and Titles
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Leadership
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Customs and Protocols
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Sensei History
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Budo Tree
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True Power
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What is Expected from Students…………………..
Martial Arts in BKMA
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Forms
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Kiso Enshu
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Associations
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Recommended Reading
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Basic Terminology
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About Braun Sensei
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What is BKMA?
Established in 1996 in Kenosha, Braun’s Karate and Martial Arts (BKMA) is a martial arts
club that focuses on help its members become better citizens using the martial arts as a guild to
do so. Students will also learn more than just martial arts. We teach life changing principles like
leadership, healthy living, and discipline that are carried over into all parts of life. Students will
have the chance to study many different areas of combat through our system that we call
SanHoDo Budo (the Martial Art Way of 3 Steps). SanHoDo is not a martial art style. It is a way
of teaching the martial arts (a system) and is created on an individual level for each student after
they have learned their basic foundational skills.
BKMA believes in peaceful solutions to problems over that of physical violence. We teach
the students how to get out of fights without fighting, maintaining a way of peace above all else.
If the student must fight, with all other options gone, then doing only what is necessary to get
away.
Our hombu (main dojo) is located at St. John’s Church. This dojo has been named Jinteki Do
Dojo, also known as the Hall of Personal Path. We have other locations, too. Each location is
run by one individual (whose title and rank will vary from location to location). The overall
operations of the club will be done by the BKMA Head Council, a group made up of members
that all have unique jobs within our club.
Our Motto
Where there is no fight, there is no blame
Student within our club must realize that fighting does not solve anything. More to the truth, it only opens the door
to more problems. We want the students to understand that the only way to a true victory is by not fighting to begin
with.
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SanHoDo
First Step
Second Step
Third Step
Shorei Kempo
Seeing Clearly
Polishing your martial art
The meaning of our system can be found in the name itself. San is the Japanese word for
three. Ho is the Japanese word for steps. Do is the Japanese word for the path or the way of. By
translation the name of the style is the way of three steps.
Our system of martial arts is found not in any particular technique or belief but in the very way
it is taught.
Step 1 is all the basic techniques and fundamentals that make up our combat techniques. Just
the same as any other martial arts we have a predetermined set of movements that are designed
and selected to help the student learn the way of true warriorship as we see fit. Majority of the
movements came from the Shorei Kempo Karate style which was founded by the late Rev.
William Foster, however some of the techniques have been motified by Braun Sensei.
Step 2 can be thought as filling in the gaps. It is a selection of training in other martial arts to
help fill in the weak points that is found in our basic techniques. This step is open to
interpretation depending on the students and/or their instructors just as long as the student meets
the basic requirement of learning other martial arts outside of their primary one to help fill in
the gaps. So the basic understanding of step 2 is learn other martial arts, select different
techniques, philosophies, and ways of performing those techniques that make up that style and
use them. This will help create a well-rounded warrior that can defend themselves in a diverse
situation.
Step 3 is the concepts, philosophy, and the science behind the martial arts the makes a warrior a
warrior. Doing the physical techniques can only take a person so far. They must understand the
philosophies and the science behind those techniques.
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Our Student Creed
I am a martial artist.
I am a warrior in training.
Always will I uphold what my club honors most;
Discipline, Respect, and Self Control.
Never will I misuse my training.
Where there is no fight, there is no blame.
With my skills come responsibilities.
My actions will always be judged by others.
May the eternal spirit grant me peace.
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Where did our style come from?
The history of Karate is full of uncertainty and mythology.
It has been suggested that 1,500 years ago a young Buddhist monk (Bodhidharma) invented a method of self-defense
that was possibly the original form of Karate during the 5th or 6th Century AD.
Travelling from India to China through the Himalayas, he used his hands to defend himself against wild life and hostile
natives. His religion prevented him from carrying (and using) weapons.
After getting to China, he lived with the Shaolin monks at their temple. At that time, the Shaolin monks dedicated their
lives to meditation (zazen). This left their bodies in a weakened state so people would come often to the temple to rob
them of any money and food they had.
Bodhidharma developed a group of exercises from the Indian martial art Kalaripayattu to help get the monks into better
shape and to teach them on how to defend themselves from attackers. This was the foundation to what is now called Kung
Fu.
Kung Fu (the term Kung Fu had the original name of China Hand or Kempo) was spread over to many other parts of the
world by many different ways. Most notably, the small islands found South of Japan called the Ryukyu Islands, or now
called Okinawa.
Okinawa’s martial art history is more linked to China than Japan. In fact, the first name of Karate was Okinawa Te (or
Okinawa Hand, taken from the term China Hand). A group of 36 Chinese families moved to Okinawa around 1392 for the
purpose of cultural exchange, where they established the community of Kumemura and shared their knowledge of a wide
variety of Chinese arts and sciences, including the Chinese martial arts.
In 1609, the Okinawa government created the 'Policy of Banning Weapons’ on all non-military personal. This lead to
the people hiding their training in the martial arts by changing to darker uniforms and using farming tools as weapons.
From that time on, there has been many great instructors of the martial arts (see your Sensei History). But our style of
Karate Do came from the Rev. William Foster (pictured to the left).
Master Foster received shodan (black belt) from Master Phillip Koeppel.
He began studying Chinese martial arts from Lo Wei Doun in 1937, after
boxing for several years in the US Marines. Later, in 1960, he met Master
Koeppel in Peoria, Ill, where they opened a school together.
After leaving Peoria, he moved to Kenosha, WI. He then created a martial
art that mixed the soft styles of the Chinese martial arts and the hard style of
Japanese Karate that he learned from Master Koeppel, calling it Shorei
Kempo. He subsequently founded the Yin Yang Do Karate Association and
taught in Kenosha for more than 25 years.
A student of Master Foster was a man named Robert Brown. Sensei
Brown opened the first youth karate class under the Yin Yang Do Karate
Association at the Kenosha Youth Foundation in 1986. Among his first
students was Christopher Braun.
Braun stayed with Sensei Brown for more than 11 years, and even crossed
trained during that time with other instructors in the Yin Yang Do including
its founder; Master Foster.
After taking over for Sensei Brown in 1996, Braun began teaching a few
friends on the side with Sensei Brown’s permission, which lead to the
beginnings of our club; Braun’s Karate and Martial Arts (BKMA).
Sensei Braun also trained with the grandmaster of a style called
Shihequan, also known as Feeding Crane Kung Fu. He has taken both styles
into consideration when developing his martial arts instruction towards his students.
Because of the multiple martial art styles found within BKMA claiming that we have one martial art style would be
disrespectful to the others that we have incorporated into our club. Instead we claim to teach a martial art system called
SanHoDo, which was made official the summer of 2015.
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Ranking & Titles
***Please note that this is the ranking system that we will use in our club. Other schools and styles may have their own ranking
system. There is no one way of doing it. Please talk to the instructor of any classes outside of the BKMA before wear your belt to that
class.
The Kyu Ranks
The Dan Ranks
Hachikyu
8th Kyu
White Belt
Shodan
1st Degree Black Belt
Shichikyu
7th Kyu
Yellow Belt
Nidan
2nd Degree Black Belt
Rokkyu
6th Kyu
Green Belt
Sandan
3rd Degree Black Belt
Gokyu
5th Kyu
Blue Belt
Yodan
4th Degree Black Belt
Yonkyu
4th Kyu
Purple Belt
Godan
5th Degree Black Belt
Sankyu
3rd Kyu
Brown Belt
Rokudan
6th Degree Black Belt
Nikyu
2nd Kyu
Brown Belt
Schchidan
7th Degree Black Belt
Ikkyu
1st Kyu
Brown Belt
Hachidan
8th Degree Black Belt
Kudan
9th Degree Black Belt
Judan
10th Degree Black Belt
Martial Art Titles:
Titles are used as a way to show respect, honor a person, and to declare a position within the
dojo or association. A title is normal given to a person from another person who is higher
ranking or in a higher position. Some titles can only be given from a governing body of an
origination. A person’s title is never a guarantee because of their rank. The color or degree of
their belt rank can be thought of as for their own personal training. The title is for whatever
origination they below to. The two are often blended together but this is wrong.
When speaking or writing the person’s name and tittle, there is two different forms on how to
do it; formal and informal. Use the formal way on anything that may be displayed in public or
when speaking to someone that you are not very close too. You may use the informal way on
any document that will not be displayed or with someone that is closer to you then your own
brother or sister. If you are not sure which one to use, go with the formal way. Otherwise
address the person by just their title is normally safe.
Formal Way:
Informal Way:
Person’s Family Name + Title
Title + Person’s Family Name
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(Smith Doshi)
(Doshi Smith)
Titles- Continue
Ka- A title added to the end of a student of the martial art's name. This is for all students no matter the age, rank, or
title. But when you are addressing a person of a different title (like Sensei), you should use the higher title to show
respect. You may also see the title Mudansha (Kyu-Grade) used. This term also is used to describe those students
below the grade of Black Belt. Also Yudansha: (Dan-Grade), the term used to describe those students who have
acquired the rank of Black Belt.
Kohai- A title used to refer to one who is lower in rank than oneself. Also known as the junior instructor.
Sempai- Simply means higher student. Also can be used as "big brother or big sister". In the martial arts, this is the
title used for a sensei in training.
Sensei- A title that means "one that came before". In the martial arts, it is used as a title for an honorable teacher.
Also can be used for a priest or a grandfather.
Shihan- A title given to a sensei that has earned the right to be called a master. (Yodan or higher)
O-Sensei- Meaning teacher of teachers or the great teacher. This means that the sensei as gone pass being just a
master and has started his/her own traditions under his/her association or master.
Renshi- This is a special title that is given to a sensei from the association or master that he/she works under. Means
that the sensei is now his/her own master and does not need to fall under the direction of the association or the
master. Means Polished Practitioner.
Kyoshi- A title that is given to a master that is placed in charge of an association or governing body. Means Polished
Teacher.
Hanshi- Polished Master or the last master. People that have earned this title are normally the highest ranked person
in that style.
Doshi- "Leading Teacher": Title sometimes used before Renshi
Meiyoshi- “Person of Honor”. Used for an instructor who’s current rank and skills will be recognized by an
origination but does not fit into the current ranking requirements.
Kancho- A title sometimes given to the head of a dojo or organization. This title is independent of any rank, but in
most cases this person will be a very senior student of the arts. In most cases the person holding this title will be the
highest ranking instructor of a specific Ryu-Ha or Kai-Ha.
Kaiso- The founder of a particular style or organization/association. A Senior Advisor of the founder may also hold
this title.
Soke- Founder of a system or style. This title may also be used by the successor of the founder of a style or system.
This person will be a Judan (10th Degree Black Belt) in most all cases.
Shoshu- The title used to designate a Master of a particular art.
Soshi- Title used to designate the Head Master of an Organization.
Shidoin- Title used referring to a Senior Instructor.
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Leadership
The different roles found without our club are established in a certain way to help teach the students respect
for those people placed before them in the classes and to help create a foundation in discipline. According to our
system we maintain these roles at all times, both within the walls of the dojo and outside of them. We are not a
democracy; we are a monocracy. Treat those higher ranking than you with the highest level respect and set the
example to those that are lower ranking than yourself.
When it comes to who is higher in leadership, it goes by a person’s title or position within that dojo. If the
student is of the same level, then their individual belt rank is used as the deciding factor. Unless otherwise told
to do so, this will be the only way of establishing a leadership chain of command.
This is a very basic layout of how leadership is broken down from the higher levels to the general student
population. There could be other titles used than what is seen here.
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Student Customs and Protocol
1. Bow with your eyes down, your hands open and placed softly against your side and your heels together. Bend your
waist about 30° and wait for the senior person to rise first.
2. When encountering a Sensei or Sempai always bow and address him or her with a courteous greeting. This is both inside
and outside of the dojo.
3. After receiving instruction or correction from a higher rank, be sure to bow and thank the person.
4. When a Sensei enters the dojo, the highest ranking student will call the class to attention. Face the Sensei and bow to
show respect.
5. Make sure that your obi (belt) is always tied properly and is tight at the knot.
6. Face away from your Sensei or any other high ranking person while adjusting your gi or obi.
7. Your obi should never be placed on the ground or the floor. While tying your obi around your waist, try to avoid having
it touch the ground. If it falls to the ground, pick it up right away.
8. Bring your gi every day to class.. The gi and/or obi should not be worn outside of training without permission from the
chief instructor first.
9. Remove your shoes before entering the dojo. No socks should be worn during training.
10. Remove your jewelry before class, as it can cause injury.
11. Keep your fingernails and toenails trimmed short. Long hair should be kept up.
12. Bow to the center of the dojo when entering or leaving.
13. Avoid walking between your Sensei and the class when your Sensei is teaching.
14. Pay close attention when your instructor is teaching, listen carefully to the instructions, and train hard during class.
Always give 100% of your effort.
15. Focus on the techniques being taught. Avoid idle talk and horseplay during class.
16. Your instructor knows when you are ready for testing. It is discourteous for a student to ask.
17. Do your best to maintain proper attendance. If you can’t make it, notify your instructor.
18. When sitting on the floor, either sit straight upright on knees or with legs crossed ("Indian style").
19. Do not boast or brag of your ability or strength, either inside or outside the dojo.
20. If you have a question, raise your hand and wait to be called on. Never yell out during class.
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Sensei History
*1890 "Ankoh" Yasutsune Itosu (1830-1915) -- Trained in Shuri. Completed
training between 1890-1900, and in 1901 he opened the first school of Karate to the
public, in the Okinawa Middle School. (Ankoh=Iron Horse).
*1910 "Saru" Choki Motobu (1871-1944) -- Received yūdansha in Shuri. Accredited as
being the first to design many of our modern day katas. Known for focusing training on hojo
undo.
*1930 Tung Gee Hsing (1900-1955) -- Received shodan in Canton, China. In 1942,
A master of Hsing-I Chinese Boxing. Possibly the nephew of the great Chinese martial
artist Sun Lu T'ang (1859 - 1932) and had learned the secrets of Hsing-I Chinese Boxing
from his late uncle. Rumored to have cross trained with Choki Motobu and Ankoh Itosu in
Okinawa before leave for the Solomon Islands.
*1942 Robert A. Trias (1922-1989) -- Received shodan in Tulagi (Solomon Islands)
where he trained with Tung Gee Hsiang. Known as the father of American Karate, as he
introduced the art to the U.S. in 1946. He subsequently formed the USKA.
*1960 Phillip Koeppel (1938- ) -- Received shodan from Master Trias in
Peoria (through the mail). There, he taught with Master William Foster. He began
his training with Kim and Yahito Kauaguchi in 1956 in the Japanese Islands, where
he was fighting in the U.S. Navy. He then continued with Emperado in Hawaii. He
was one of the co-promoters of the first World Karate Tournament, held in
Chicago, in 1963. Founded the United States Karatedo Kai.
*1963 Reverend William H. Foster (1913-1994) -- Received shodan from Master
Koeppel. He began studying the martial arts with Lo Wei Doun in 1937, after boxing for
several years. Later, in 1960, he met Master Koeppel in Peoria, where they opened a school.
He subsequently founded the Yin Yang Do Karate Association, and taught in Kenosha,
Wisconsin.
*These are the years that they official earned their Yūdansha in their respected styles.
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*** There are large gaps in time in between many of these names found on this timeline. This is to only give you a
general idea of where our system comes from and who many of the people are that we give respect to when teaching
about the history of our system.
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What Makes True Power
What should be done with every movement in the martial arts!
1. Stance: The stance is the base upon which everything else is built. One must first develop a good low stance
before learning how to punch or kick. Our stances are deeper than other styles that focus on speed and agility. The
premise for these lower stances is for greater stability and power and to help build the muscle strength in the lower
body.
2. Hip Rotation: To develop greater power in all techniques one must learn to move the hips first, followed by
the technique. By moving the hips a fraction of a second before your technique, you will accumulate greater force
through the torso leading the extremities to the target. If you use the torque of your whole body through your hips,
you will not only have a stronger technique, but a faster one as well.
3. Action/Reaction: Sir Isaac Newton’s Third Law is the Law of Reciprocal Actions. It states that, “To every
action there is always an equal and opposite reaction”. We put this to use in our hand techniques by retracting the
arm opposite of the one employing our technique. The greater the speed and force with which you pull back your
opposing arm, the greater the force you will have in your forward technique. If your stance is solid, the force of the
technique striking your target will be passed through your body to the legs and floor and transferred back to the
striking appendage. This will add further force to the blow.
4. Breathing: Breathing is the most fundamental principle in Karate. You inhale fully and deeply before a
technique and exhale with a sharp focus at the moment of impact. An important principle of exhalation during the
strike is the Kiai. This vocal exhalation should come from the diaphragm and not the throat. A kiai may also be used.
The kiai lowers your center of gravity and tightens the abdominal muscles to reduce the chance of injury as well as
increases your power.
5. Mind: Your mind is the last principle of power. It is often said one should have a mind like calm water, one that
reflects and is mindful of everything around it. If you allow something to disturb your mind, you lose focus and
develop a rippling or wave effect that disrupts concentration and limits your ability to respond quickly and
accurately. When practicing karate, always maintain a clear, focused mind on the present task and surroundings.
Train your mind to keep from wandering to the past or future. Keep it from thinking of other things that you need to
do or accomplish. If you always practice karate with the utmost seriousness and clarity of mind, you will be
better prepared to focus during a time when you may actually need to use a technique.
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What is expected from students at the dojo?
1. You are here to train. Leave your personal problems outside.
2. Listen to your instructor(s).
3. Keep a martial arts journal of all of your daily training
4. Bring and wear your FULL uniform to every class. This includes your obi.
5. Set the example of what a true warrior is at all times.
6. If you get injured, let your instructor know.
7. No laziness in the dojo. Never sit down unless your instructor says to do so.
8. Follow our Student Creed to its fullest.
9. Help clean up the dojo after reach class. It is your dojo, after all.
10.Never lose your temper or get frustrated. Make an attempt at all training. Give 100%
11.Help those that need help.
12.Before class you should be stretching and warming up. Not fooling around.
A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his
every action.
-Samurai maxim
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The Martial Arts of BKMA
Although there are many more style found within the membership of BKMA than what is
listed here, these are the main skills that many of our members will learn over a lifetime with
us.
Okinawan Karatedo
Okinawan Karatedo refers to martial arts which originated among the indigenous people of Okinawa Island in
Japan.
Due to its central location, Okinawa Karatedo was influenced by various cultures such as Japan and China,
with a long history of trade and cultural exchange with China that greatly influenced the development of martial
arts on Okinawa.
Escrima
Escrima is the umbrella term for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines, which emphasize weapon-based
fighting with sticks, knives and other bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons. It also includes handto-hand combat and weapon disarming techniques.
Kobayashi Aikido
Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather
than opposing it head-on. This requires very little physical strength, as the aikidōka (aikido practitioner) "leads"
the attacker's momentum using entering and turning movements. The techniques are completed with various
throws or joint locks.
Combatives for Women
This is a class for the average woman to learn practical self-defense applications. This is not a traditional style
martial art. Combatives is an umbrella term meaning that there is no clean technique, only effective techniques.
This is designed to be extremely simple and easily learned so that regular practice will allow defense to become
an instinct.
Shihequan
(Feeding Crane Kung Fu)
Taught to us by the lineage head of the Liu Family Feeding Crane system, Grand Master Liu Chang-I,
Shihequan is a Southern Chinese martial art which originated in Fujian province and is now practiced
throughout the world.
The system has been passed down unchanged in the Liu family, and contains a complete and traditional
curriculum, including power development (kung’li), forms, application, chi’gung, body conditioning, as well as
herbal medicine and other traditional practices.
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Forms
Known by many different names depending on what martial art style you are practicing, forms are detailed
choreographed patterns of movements. These movements can have different amounts of techniques in each one.
Something that is between 2-10 movements may be known as a WAZA. Something that has 11 movements or more
maybe known as a KATA. These numbers are not set in stone and should be called by their respected names depending on
the guidelines of the association from which they came from. If you are not sure if you should call it a kata or a waza, then
call it simple a FORM.
Kata originally were teaching and training methods by which successful combat techniques were preserved and passed
on. Practicing kata allowed a company of persons to engage in a struggle using a systematic approach, rather than as
individuals in a disorderly manner.
The basic goal of kata is to preserve and transmit proven techniques and to practice self-defense. By practicing in a
repetitive manner the learner develops the ability to execute those techniques and movements in a natural, reflex-like
manner. Systematic practice does not mean permanently rigid. The goal is to internalize the movements and techniques of
a kata so they can be executed and adapted under different circumstances, without thought or hesitation. A beginner’s
actions will look uneven and difficult, while an advanced student will appear natural and smooth.
When tested on this forms during your belt test you will be required to know the techniques of each form, what the
applications are for each movement, and the history of the forms. The individual steps and history of each form can be
found in your Kata and Waza Packet. The applications for the movements can only be learned through experiences.
Here is our complete list of all forms within the BKMA system.
Aite Wazas
Karumpha
Kogeckis
Neko Buto Ich and Ni (1 & 2)
Warm Up Wazas
Gaki Sei
Tanren Wazas
Kokumin Odori
Pauly Wazas
Shaolin Training Form
Kiso Enshu
Shaolin Tiger Form
Taezu Waza Ichi Waza
Sanchin
Basai Dai
Saifi
Shorei Mege
Nandan Sho
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Kiso Enshu
These are exercises that are designed to help build up targeted parts of your body to help you in your training.
They should be performed every day for the greatest results.
#1- Modified Planks- (25-30x daily)
Get into a pushup position. Transfer the weight from your
arms to your feet by moving your hips back and forward.
#2- Leg Stretches with Floor Punches- (25 strikes with
each hand, twice each side)
Do leg splits the best you can. While stretching from leg to
leg, preform punches into the floor. Start with your strikes
hitting softly and build up power over time. Make sure you
use your correct strike. When hanging in the middle, do not
punch. Use this as a rest period.
#3- Lunges- (20x each side)
Moving forward with kogecki #1. After bring the leg forward,
drop down to the knee that is in the back and turn towards
that same direction. Punch with the lunge punch. When
twisting, move your body but maintain “One Point” with your
head and eyes.
#4- Squat Kicks- (25x each side)
Get into a horse stance. Squat down with both leg and as you come back up do a front kick.
Squat down again and then kick this time with the other leg. Make sure that both kicks strikes in
the same area.
#5- Punch Running- (30 feet one direction and then return)
Get down on all fours (hands and feet). Run forward using your knuckles. For a more advance
way; bring yourself forward by only your knuckles and let your feet drag on the floor behind
you.
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Our Associations
If you are interested in furthering your martial art skills, joining a professional association of martial artists is a
good start. There are many different associations throughout the world, some that have been around for over a
century. The reason for an association is to help enhance and further the studies of a martial art student, to share
information and techniques, to help with the uniformity of a particular style, and to give a sense of unity and
family grouping.
BKMA itself belongs to the associations listed below. If an individual student would like to belong to any of
these associations they may do so by contacting their lead instructor. Only students that are individual members
of these associations will be allowed to wear the association’s logo (patch) on their uniforms and qualify for the
association’s benefits.
Yin Yang Do Karate Association (http://yinyangdokarate.com)
Founded in 1973 by our style’s creator, the Rev. William H. Foster, the Yin Yang Do Karate Association
(YYDKA) is the original group to teach Shorei Kempo Karate. The association has now spread across the United
States with numerous Yudanshas. This is one of the first official groups to publicly bring the soft techniques found
in Chinese Kemp with the hard stances and executions found in Karate’s Shorei Ryu.
United States Karatedo Kai (http://uskk.org)
The purpose of the United States Karate-Do Kai (USKK) is to promote world recognition of all member styles
in a manner consistent with the spirit of karate-do; serve the membership by continually improving the quality of
our standards; and to perform in a manner which warrants the highest degree of member confidence in our
integrity, humanity, and fairness.
The Organization headquarters is located in Peoria, Illinois, USA. Established in 1986 as a Non-Profit Entity,
the USKK has member dojos throughout the United States. The USKK is also represented in Europe, with dojos in Ireland, England,
and Romania. The United States Karate-Do Kai organization is directed by Grandmaster Phillip W. Koeppel, the instructor of Shihan
William H. Foster.
Meibukan Houkonkai (http://houkonkai.com)
Meibukan Houkonkai is an association dedicated to the training of Meibukan Goju-Ryu as directed by Yagi
Meitetsu, Hanshi, Judan. Though heartfelt training and a disciplined spirit, we aim to build long-lasting
friendships
Meibukan Houkonkai is group of clubs and individuals coming together as peers for the purpose of training
in Okinawa Karate-do Gojyu-Ryu Meibukan and is currently the representative association of the Meibukan
Hombu Dojo outside of Japan. Its primary mission is to provide events to practice, compete, and demonstrate
Meibukan Gojyu-ryu. Anyone with a good heart can train at our events or become a member.
Feeding Crane Kung Fu International
(http://feedingcranekungfu.org)
Feeding Crane Kung Fu International (FCKI) is the world headquarters created to spread this ancient, powerful
martial art throughout the world. They were founded in 2015 by students of Grandmaster Liu Chang-I. With
schools teaching Feeding Crane Kung Fu around the globe, they are the source for the purest form of this art.
BKMA was the first dojo in America to join FCKI.
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Recommended Reading for Students
 “Shaolin White Crane Kung Fu: A rare art revealed” by Lorne Bernard
 “Living the Martial Way” by Forrest E. Morgan
 “The Essence of Shaolin White Crane” by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming
 “Traditions: Essays on the Japanese Martial Arts and Ways” by Dave Lowry
 “The Book of Five Rings” by Miyamoto Musashi
 “Bible of Karate: The Bubishi” by Pat McCarthy
 “Kata and the Transmission of Knowledge” by Michael Rosenbaum
 “The Art of Hojo Undo” by Michael Clarke
 “The Martial Way and its Virtues” by F. J. Chu
A true warrior must train in more than just technique. They must
also train their minds and understand both the history and the
foundations that help establish their combative skills. Learning
how other people approach the martial arts will help expand your
own training and will increase your skills.
No matter how you get these books (paperback, hardcover, even
audiobooks) you should read them at some point in your training
and talk about them with your instructor and fellow students.
Many of these books, plus many other wonderful books, can be
borrowed from the BKMA Library. Please see our school’s
Librarian for books.
Don’t forget to write your own book and create a journal of your
own training. This personal book will become the greatest book in
your personal library.
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Basic Terminology
Numbers
Strikes
Ichi- One (1)
NiTwo (2)
San- Three (3)
Shi- Four (4)
Go- Five (5)
Roku- Six (6)
Shichi- Seven (7)
Hachi- Eight (8)
Kyo- Nine (9)
JuTen (10)
TotaSeikenEmpiGyaku Zuki
Nukite
Shuto
Uraken
Koko
Blocks
Half Punch
Full Punch
Elbow
Reverse Punch
Spear Hand
Knife Hand
Back Fist
Ridge Hand
Stances
Jodan Age UkiSoli UkiUchi UkiGedan BaraiGaki Uke
Shuto Uke
Keito Uke
Te Uke
High Block
Outside Block
Inside Block
Down Block
Open Hand
Knife Block
Chicken Head
Drawing the Sword
Kicks
Kiba DachiZenkutsu DachiNeko Ashi DachiSochi DachiKokutsu Dachi
Kosa Dachi
Sanchin Dachi
Tsuru Dachi
Horse Stance
Front Stance
Cat Stance
Diagonal Horse Stance
Back Stance
Cross Leg Stance
Hour Glass Stance
Crane Stance
Mae GeriYoko GeriMaewashi GeriUshiro GeriYoko Tobi Geri
Mae Tobi Geri
Haku Geri
Kake Geri
Hisa Geri
Front Kick
Side Kick
Roundhouse Kick
Back Kick
Flying Side Kick
Flying Front Kick
Crescent Kick
Hook Kick
Knee Kick
General Terms
KaraKarateKataWazaDoHajimeBunkaiJitsuZanshinMushinIpponYameBudokaSonkei-
Empty
Empty Hand
Prearranged Form of Movements (Long)
Prearranged Form of Movements (Short)
The Way, The Path Of
Start
Application
Art or Technique
Total alertness
No Mind
One point
Stop Immediately
Student of the martial arts
Respect
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TeGiObiReiDojoMataSonRyuBushiBudoKumiteTanrenKobudoBudoka-
Hand
Uniform
Belt
Bow
Martial Art Training Hall
STOP/ FREEZE
General Title
School or Style
Another name for a warrior
Another name for the martial arts
Inner dojo fighting
Discipline
The Way of weapons
A student of martial arts
A profile of
Christopher R. Braun Sensei
May, 2015
Braun Sensei began training in the martial arts in 1986 under the
direction of Robert Brown Sensei at the Kenosha Youth
Foundation. From that day on, Braun has dedicated his life to
training and teaching the martial arts. Originally he was taught
Shorei Kempo Karate, but has also added many other styles to his
skills; including Shihequan (under Shifu Liu Chang I), Aikido and
Kenjitsu (under Thomas Li Shihan), Escrima (under Danny Turner
Sensei) and Pankration (under Master John Townsley). In 1996,
Braun Sensei took over Brown Sensei's Karate classes as the head
instructor, changing it to his own martial arts club which is now
BKMA. Braun travels to Okinawa to seek more advance training in
Karate where he studies under some of the world's living masters
and brings back much of the training that he learns.
He is a proud member of the Yin Yang Do Karate Association (which he is a former
member of the Board of Directors), the United States Karatedo Kia, Meibukan Houkonkai,
Feeding Crane Kung Fu International (which he is the Wisconsin state rep for), and a US Army
veteran.
Braun Sensei holds the current ranks of Sandan (3rd degree black belt) in Shorei Kempo,
Shodan (1st degree black belt) in Aikido and Kenjitsu, and an Instructor Level in Shihequan. In
1999, he was introduced into the Pankration Hall of Fame for his skills as a martial arts
instructor and competition fighter.
Braun Sensei continues to volunteer his time teaching martial arts at the BKMA hombu and
teaches Feeding Crane Kung Fu at Westosha Central High School. His is an emergency medical
technician and firefighter. Currently he is employed full time at a local hospital’s emergency
room.
You are welcome to reach out to Braun Sensei anytime with questions or comments.
Phone:
262-412-5942 (text is best)
Email:
[email protected] or [email protected]
By mail:
PO Box 231 Somers, WI 53171
Skype:
christopher_braun81
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