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Belt levels

White

English	Japanese
Mat	Tatami
Teacher	Sensei
Belt	Obi
Bow	Rei
Gentle Art	Ju-Jitsu

Arm

Humerus

Radius

Ulna

Carpals

Metacarpals

Phalanges

Yellow

English	Japanese
Attack	Ate
Martial Art	Bu-Jitsu
Kick	Geri
School	Dojo

Leg

Femur

Patella

Tibia

Fibula

Tarsals

Metatarsals

Phalanges

Orange

English	Japanese
Wooden Training Sword	Boken
Knife	Tanto
Wooden Batons/Night Sticks	Tonfa
Rice Flails	Nunchaku
Staff	Bo
Metal Sword	Katana
Sickles/Threshing Blades	Kama

Question	Answer
How many bones are in the human body?	213
Approximately what fraction of overall body weight does the average brain represent?	1/50
How many bones are in the head?	28
How many bones are in the spine?	33
How many pints of blood are in the average human body?	8
What is the scapula?	Shoulder blade
What is the clavicle?	Collar bone

Green

English	Japanese
Left	Hidari
Right	Meji
Standing Bow	Ritsu Rei
Kneeling Bow	Za Rei
Punch	Tsuki

Skull

Frontal

Parietal

Temporal

Occipital

Sphenoid

Zygomatic

Nasal

Maxilla

Mandible

Blue

English	Japanese
Co-ordination of Mind and Body	Aikido
Attack Vitals	Ate-Waza
Martial Way	Budo
One Point	Ippon
Head Founder	Soke

Spine

Cervical

Thoracic

Lumbar

Sacrum

Coccyx

Purple

English	Japanese
Meditation	Mokko
Side	Yoko
Rank Below Dan Grade	Kyu
Old Name of Ju Jitsu	Yawara
Rear	Ushira
Contest	Shiai

Ribs

Manubrium

Body of Sternum

Xiphoid Process

Sternum

True Ribs

False Ribs

Floating Ribs

Brown

English	Japanese
Live Blade Art	Iai-Jitsu
Way of Live Blade	Iaido
Soft/Hard System	Juko-Ryu
Sport Sword Art	Kendo
Empty Hand Art	Karate
Art of Resuscitation	Kappo
Freestyle Sparring	Kumite
Hard Fist Art	Kempo
Decision	Hantei

Question	Answer
What is the approximate size of the human heart?	The size of your fist
Approximately how much does the human brain weigh?	3lb
How many pints of blood are in the average human body?	8
How many teeth does an adult human have?	32
What is a pressure point?	Where a vein runs over a bone
What is the main artery of the body?	Aorta
What can pressure applied to a pressure point help to do?	Stop bleeding

Black

Question	Answer
Where is the temporal artery pressure point located?	In front of the ear or above and to the outer side of the eye
Where is the facial artery pressure point located?	At the lower margin of the lower jawbone, in a groove in the mandible
Where is the common carotid artery pressure point located?	Large anterior edge at the level of the lower margin of the thyroid cartilage
Where is the subclavian artery pressure point located?	Behind the mesial third of the clavicle pressing against the first rib
Where is the brachial artery pressure point located?	Few inches above the elbow on the inside of the arm pressing against the humerus
Where is the femoral artery pressure point located?	In the middle of the groin where the artery presses over the pelvic bone
Which pressure point is found in front of the ear?	Temporal artery
Which pressure point is located in the middle of the groin?	Femoral artery
Which pressure point is found a few inches above the elbow on the inside of the arm?	Brachial artery
Which pressure point runs in a groove in the mandible?	Facial artery
Which pressure point is found at the level of the lower margin of the thyroid cartilage?	Common carotid artery
Which pressure point is found behind the mesial third of the clavicle?	Subclavian artery