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SFS 043 - Karate I

Sports Science Faculty · Sport Management · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 1+2+0 Elective Individual Sports
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Mustafa Burak UYAR

Course Objective

The aim of lesson; The aim is to provide students with the skills to apply basic techniques performed with hands, feet and elbows specific to the karate-do branch.

Course Content

The content of the course covers the history of Karate-do, competition rules, Te – Waza, Uke – Waza techniques, Ashi – Waza technique, Empi-Waza technique, application forms of colored belts, Kumite technique.

Required Resources

Tegner B. (2013) Karate Kendi Kendini Müdafaa, Kitap&Bilgi Yayınları, İstanbul
Kanazawa H. (2013) Karate Fighting Techniques: The Complete Kumite, Kodansha America
Alpay H. (2000) Karate-Do Antrenör El Kitabı, Nadir Kitap, İstanbul
gokhankiper http://web.iyte.edu.tr/~gokhankiper/Karate/Turk/Kihon.htm

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Defines the basic concepts of the Karate-do branch.
  2. Explains the historical development of the karate do branch.
  3. Describes and applies the competition rules of the Karate-do branch.
  4. He applies the Te – Waza, Uke – Waza, Ashi – Waza and Empi – Waza techniques specific to the Karate-do branch.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeRole PlayingGroup Study

Assessment & Evaluation

Oral ExamPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period14228
Midterm133
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice16116
Final133

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Theoretical: The historical development of karate, the clothing used in Karate-Do, and the dimensions of the competition area.
2Theoretical: Karate competition rules
3Theory: Te - Waza (Hand techniques) Practice: Exercises related to hand techniques
4Theory: Uke - Waza (Hand blocking techniques) Practice: Exercises related to hand techniques
5Theory: Ashi - Waza (Techniques performed with the feet) Practice: Exercises related to techniques performed with the feet
6Theory: Empi-Waza (Techniques performed with the elbow) Practice: Exercises related to techniques performed with the elbow
7Theory: Kihon (basic mixed techniques and combinations of these techniques) Practice: exercises related to kihon technique combinations
8midterm exam
9Theory: Heian kata (technical forms of coloured belts) Practice: Exercises for the technical forms of coloured belts
10Theory: Heian kata bunkai (Technical forms for coloured belts) Practice: Exercises for the technical forms of coloured belts
11Theory: Kumite (fighting and combat techniques) Practice: Exercises specific to fighting and combat techniques
12Theory: Karate-do fundamental technique training Practice: Exercises aimed at developing Karate-do fundamental techniques
13Theory: Combination of karate-do techniques Practice: Combination exercises
14Application: Competition-style paired exercises
15Final Preparation
16Final Exam