Course Number: HPER-200-18 Title: Lifetime Sports; Karate, Beginning
HPER-200-19 Lifetime Sports; Karate, Intermediate
Credit Hours: 1
Class Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays,
Beginning 6:00 - 6:50pm
Intermediate 7:00 - 7:50pm
Instructor: Bryan Crismas
Phone: 620.230.0920
email: bcrismas@yahoo.com
Attendance:
Students should not miss more than 3 classes to obtain a passing grade. If you miss more
than 3 classes you may make them up by attending classes at the dojo(school) downtown
(422 South Broadway) on Monday night, class time for making up misses is 7:30 to 8:30pm
for Beginning Class, and 8:30 to 9:30 for Intermediate Class.
Tests:
There will be only one test at semester’s end, actual date will be posted 2 weeks before test
day. If you want, you will be able to take an official rank test in Shito-ryu Genbu-kai at that
time. For the official ranking test there will be a fee to cover the cost of your new belt and the
ranking certificate.
Textbooks:
During the semester there will be handouts dealing with different topics of karate-do.
The following books can be used for reference reading but are not required:
Shito Ryu Karate - Fumio Demura
Street Survival - Fumio Demura & Dan Ivan
Karate’s History and Traditions – Druce A. Haines
Karate Masters – Jose M. Fraguas
The Empty Hand, A Karate Wordbook – Rui Umezawa
Karate, Scattered Reflections of a Traditional Art in a Modern Society – Doug Stein
The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate - Gichin Funakoshi
Clothing:
Karate gi (uniform) is suggested but not required for beginners, who may
wear loose exercise clothing.
HPER-200-19 Lifetime Sports; Karate, Intermediate
Credit Hours: 1
Class Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays,
Beginning 6:00 - 6:50pm
Intermediate 7:00 - 7:50pm
Instructor: Bryan Crismas
Phone: 620.230.0920
email: bcrismas@yahoo.com
Attendance:
Students should not miss more than 3 classes to obtain a passing grade. If you miss more
than 3 classes you may make them up by attending classes at the dojo(school) downtown
(422 South Broadway) on Monday night, class time for making up misses is 7:30 to 8:30pm
for Beginning Class, and 8:30 to 9:30 for Intermediate Class.
Tests:
There will be only one test at semester’s end, actual date will be posted 2 weeks before test
day. If you want, you will be able to take an official rank test in Shito-ryu Genbu-kai at that
time. For the official ranking test there will be a fee to cover the cost of your new belt and the
ranking certificate.
Textbooks:
During the semester there will be handouts dealing with different topics of karate-do.
The following books can be used for reference reading but are not required:
Shito Ryu Karate - Fumio Demura
Street Survival - Fumio Demura & Dan Ivan
Karate’s History and Traditions – Druce A. Haines
Karate Masters – Jose M. Fraguas
The Empty Hand, A Karate Wordbook – Rui Umezawa
Karate, Scattered Reflections of a Traditional Art in a Modern Society – Doug Stein
The Twenty Guiding Principles of Karate - Gichin Funakoshi
Clothing:
Karate gi (uniform) is suggested but not required for beginners, who may
wear loose exercise clothing.
Class Syllabus