Sesei Zad's Veteran 40-44 years old Male Individual Kumite (Open Weight), NBO 2025

YouTube videos of Sesei Zad's participation Veteran 40-44 years old Male Individual Kumite (Open Weight) category North Borneo Open Karate Championship 2025 (2nd edition; https://nbokarate.my.canva.site/), an event by Shito-ryu Sabah, Malaysia, held on 17-20th October, Hongkod Koisaan Cultural Hall, KDCA, Penampang, Sabah “Land below the Wind”, Malaysia.

Announcement: KarateDatu Internal White Belt Sub-rank Grading

ANNOUNCEMENT: We'll be introducing Internal White Belt Sub-rank Grading. This sub-rank belts are not part of M.A.S.K. belt ranking. It is developed by KarateDatu for internal use only as a preliminary assessment before the formal M.A.S.K. grading.

Below is the *summary* grading syllabus:

1. White Plain : Chudan Jodan Gedan-zuki, Chudan Mae-geri, board breaking for Chudan-zuki and Mae-geri
2. White-Yellow : four (4) blocks, Jodan Mae-geri, Board breaking for Jodan Mae-geri
3. White-Green : Stances, moving on stances, hantai-mawate
4. White-Blue : Kata and all Kihon for MASK Grading to yellow belt

This splits the fundamental physical and technical progress expected of white belts into stages:

• making development more achievable
• avoids individual development gaps
• allows us to recognise accomplishments
• helps instructors track progress

The grading syllabus per sub-rank will be very brief. Since currently we have only abour 1-5 new students at time, we expect the grading to take only 5-10 minutes, and can carry it out during classes. This also gives the opportunity for senior students to give envouraging support to new members for their very first accomplishments especially on the exciting board breaking session.

For the first batch, we would also like the current Yellow Belts to take part alongside the white belts, not be graded, but for the following reasons:

• opportunity to take part in the board breaking
• stand in as an examplry role model to the white belts
• allow instructors to determine if there are any development gaps that needs to be addressed

Attached are the full details that includes:

• Target (time) to grading
• Preliminary Exercise & Knowledge
• Rigorous Practice
• Glossary

Videos to 14th Shitō-ryū International Karate-dō Taikai 2025

These are the published YouTube videos to the 14th Shitō-ryū International Karate-dō Taikai 2025 that was already shared in earlier posts:

• KarateDatu/KarateTTDI's Success at 14th Shitō-ryū International Karate-dō Taikai 2025, Singapore
• Technical Seminar (技術研修会) as part of the 14th Shitō-ryū International Karate-dō Taikai (第14回糸東流国際空手道競技大会)
• Dan’i shinsa (段位審査) as part of the 14th Shitō-ryū International Karate-dō Taikai (第14回糸東流国際空手道競技大会)

Announcement - Recognition & Awards

Particularly for KarateTTDI, now that we have a significant break from tournaments:

1. 🥋Classes will return to Kata-Kihon Week and Kumite Week format. All students will be involved in Kata & Kihon on Kata-Kihon Weeks, and all students will be involved in Kumite on Kumite Weeks.
2. 🏐We will bring back *games *at the end of classes.

Recognition & Awards:

1. 🏅‘Student of the Month’ award - Previously on rare occasions, we gave prizes to the winner of games. Instead of prices for games, we will instead give prizes to whom we award as "Student of the Month". Every month the sensei will discuss on who will be awarded as Student of the Month based on attitude, effort focus, consistency, discipline and improvements. Those awarded will be announced, given a prize, photo taken, and posted on our social media.
2. 👏🏼‘Session Recognition’ - if any of the sensei notice that any one ore more students exceptionally stands out and presents the same attributes as judged for the 'Student of the Month' award, we will make that announcement at the end of the session as a recognition. More than one student can be recognised per class. Though prize is not given for this recognition, it will help us track who is in the running for the 'Student of the Month' award.

Webpages Updates: Etiquette, Terminologies, Principles

 I've made large updates with improvements to three main pages:

1. 礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette (formerly: '礼式 Reishiki (Etiquette)')
2. Terminologies
3. 則 Principles

The main updates are:

1. Materials: There has been many big updates to the materials and contents found in the pages, especially for '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page, duplicating the latest Edition ot the 'A Brief Introduction to Karate-do Training' booklet. 'A Brief Introduction to Karate-do Training' booklet is part of the items that is provided upon registration of new members. The Etiquette, Terminologies and Principle pages in this webste are from the contents of the booklet. The latest edition, Eddition 4 dated 10 October 2025 has a number of corrections and large amount of added information.
• Some sections that was present in the Booklet were previously not included in the Webpages. The following has not been included:
1. はいHai / 押っ忍Ossu!
2. Upon Entering & Leaving the Dōjō
3. Upon Arrival/Departure of a Sempai
4. Upon Late Arrival - this sections replaces the prevoius sections in the website (that wasn't in the booklet) titled '正座 Seiza' and '座礼 Zarei
5. 転身動作の三則 Tenshin Dōsa no Sansoku
• Below are section so fthe bontent with larage added information upon the current edition, Edition 4:
1. 礼 Rei
2. 気合い Kiai
3. 道場 Dōjō
4. Bowing Ceremonies (formerly: '例式 Reishiki (regular ceremony)')
5. 段位 Dani / Ranking System
2. Moved or combined pages: There were several pages that falls under a main section were previously displayd in its own page. (E.g. There were several pages that falls under one main subection but were separated to its own pages.)
1. '気合い Kiai' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page.
2. '道場 Dōjō' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page.
3. 'Bowing Ceremonies' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page.
4. '道着Dōgi / 空手着Karategi / 稽古着 Keikōgi' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page.
5. '段位 Dani / Ranking System' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page.
6. 転身八方 Tenshin Happo' section (formerly: 'Eight Directional Movements') moved from 'Terminologies' page to '則 Principles' page » 'Shitō-ryū Technical Principles' section.
7. 'Shitō-ryū Philosophies' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under 則 Principles' page.
8. 'Shitō-ryū Technical Principles' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under 則 Principles' page.
3. Numbered reference: Previous editions of the 'A Brief Introduction to Karate-do Training' booklet did not provide references or citations of where the information is derived from. This new reference section combines all references from 礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette, Terminologies and 原則 Gensoku (Principles) and are duplicated across these pages.

The ‘Greatest Of All Time’ Rafael Aghayev Kumite Seminar in Malaysia

Senseis of KarateDatu, Zad Datu and Nik Datu, had the pleasure to attend The ‘Greatest Of All Time’ Rafael Aghayev Kumite Seminar in Malaysia (first time in Malaysia) on 20-21 Sep 2025 at City Meridian Convention Centre Seri Kembangan, organsied by Kibokan Karate Do.

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Recent Grading, 16 Aug 2025

🎉🎊 Congratulations to all those who sat and performed well for the 16 Aug 2025 M.A.S.K. Grading.

Muawiyah (KarateTTDI) - ⬜9 kyu ➔ 🟨8 kyu
Max Mitto (KarateTTDI) - ⬜9 kyu ➔ 🟨8 kyu
Amir (KarateTTDI) - ⬜9 kyu ➔ 🟨8 kyu
Asher (KarateTTDI) - ⬜9 kyu ➔ 🟨8 kyu
Suri (KarateTTDI) - ⬜9 kyu ➔ 🟨8 kyu

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