For a karate dojo

What your dojo has to keep

The katas learned and validated, the basic techniques, the preparation for kumite, and above all the promotion conditions: minimum age, months of practice, number of attendances. A kyu promotion is prepared weeks in advance, and you need to be able to tell each student what they are missing without rebuilding the history from memory.

• Katas and techniques, item by item.
• Preparation for kumite.
• Promotion conditions: age, months, attendance.
• What each student is missing, in plain words.

What Martialnote does for this style

A kyu/dan rank template is ready at the start, with the usual belts and promotion conditions; you rename it and colour it to match your school. Program items are tied to ranks, and a student's record shows what is earned, what is left and since when. Attendance counts towards the conditions, without you keeping the tally.

• Kyu/dan template ready to adjust.
• Items tied to ranks.
• Attendance counted for promotion conditions.
• Stripes and belts, if your school uses them.

The starting Karate program

When the school is created, Martialnote offers the “Shotokan karate, foundations” template. Every item can be renamed, moved or removed; the categories are: {Fs}, Kihon, Kumite.

• {Fs} : {F} Taikyoku shodan
• {Fs} : {F} Heian shodan
• {Fs} : {F} Heian nidan
• {Fs} : {F} Heian sandan
• {Fs} : {F} Heian yondan
• Kihon : Stances: zenkutsu, kiba, kokutsu
• Kihon : Basic punches and blocks
• Kihon : Mae-geri and mawashi-geri
• Kumite : Gohon kumite
• Kumite : Kihon ippon kumite

Ranks

A rank template is offered as a starting point, with no official character: it describes a common usage, which your school renames and recolours freely. Promotion conditions — age, months of practice, attendance — are set per rank.

• Generic kyu and dan — Kyu, Dan