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I don't anymore, back when i did, the clear favourite was Unsu. I recently came across this study though: http://imcjournal.com/index.php/en/volume-xviii-2018/contents-number-4/1390-top-level-karate-analysis-of-frequency-and-successfulness-of-katas-in-k1-premiere-league

Just curious, given your trouble within your organisation that you have described in quite a few other posts... do you feel that those rules actually worked?

* Calm down - it's only a belt exam, it probably won't determine if you end up as a millionaire, your wife/husband, your kids - you are a student, you don't have to be perfect - teachers and examiners were once in your position, they know you are probably nervous * Don't give up - you won't be the first and neither the last student to make mistakes in your exams, - if you catch yourself in a mistake, simply correct and continue * Don't rush - between belts - ten years from now it won't matter if it took you seven years or eight years to reach your black belt - within the exam - it's not a race who finishes first, don't sacrifice all technique for speed * don't slack off - "we" examiners still want you to show your knowledge and effort

Don't bother, have them line up by size. It's a criterion everyone (even those who have no clue about martial arts) understands.

FWIW there is an old thread about it as well: http://www.karateforums.com/seniority-vt33166.html

I don't think there is some kind of ISO-standard for this... Those who do obsess over such trivialites probably use (like the military) the date of the last promotion/time in rank. Those who are grown up and mature should not care...

Is everyone taking these ho grades? Then your former dojo basically had a 13 Kyu system, and you are not doing the same grading, just one that (thanks to that numbering convention) has the same number attached.

You are probably not going to like this, but In the end, you have not passed your exam for a "real/full" 1st kyu yet, IMHO it is fully justified to consider you a 2nd kyu. FWIW I dislike* these "half grades" because I consider them to be a cowardly way to - hide the real number of grades that need to be taken (if there are "ho" grades between all full numbers, you are actually in a 18 Kyu system) - avoid telling students that they are not good enough to pass the exam * at least for adults, as long as it isn't used to generate revenue, it can be a nice tool to give children a better sense of progress

It's hard to know what to do unless your sensei explains a bit more what he wants... Ideas: 1. Be traditional... repeat. That may sound a bit silly, but it's not as if the stablished kata don't repeat sequences at least left and right, if not more. 2. Perhaps take a look at the kata developed by T. Asai (Shotokan, but they might give you some ideas)

Give them a personal example and ask them if they really think YOU are "of the devil", "dangerous for the soul" and otherwise "evil"...

Look for a martial arts club, go there, ask them to train, train.

SKIF = Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation = Kanazawa'S Org SKA = Shotokan Karate of America But anyone who is able to explain the technical differences should know the acronyms anyway...

That's what they all say However they may have had bad experiences with others, who (perhaps not even intentionally) could not let go of their status, habits or concepts.

My general advice for all kinds of tournaments: Learn the rules, know what will be scored for and against you and learn to spar and fight accordingly

Aren't you a little late there?