25 Shoto-kan Kata

[Sho-ju]

Does anyone have this book? Which kata is missing? What do you think of it?

[G95champ]

The list of shotokan kata really depends on the org. or assoc. you are with.

 

Gichin Funakoshi left us 12 in his book karate-do Koyhan. Some go by that.

 

The JKA does the ones included in the Best Karate Series by Nakyamia (sp) I think they do 25 not sure.

 

I do 29 listed below.

 

Taikyoku Shodan, Nidan and Sandan

 

Heian Shodan Nidan, Sandan, Yondan and Godon

 

Tekki Shodan Nidan and Sandan

 

Bassai Dai and Bassai Sho

 

Kanku Dai and Kanku Sho

 

Gojushisho and Gojushisho Dai

 

Jion, Jitte, and Gin

 

Chinttie

 

Gankanku

 

Empi

 

Wankan

 

Sochin

 

Unsa

 

Meiyko

 

Hangetsu

 

Nijushisho

 

The Best Karate Seires leaves out Meikyo and Wankan prob bescause Naykamia died. Fuankoshi left out a lot because he said these 12 were the most imporatant. Never said it was the only ones.

 

Not sure on the spelling I just done it out of my head without checking it. So its prob wrong but hopefully you know what I ment.

 

No I have not seen the book your talking about who wrote it???

[Killer Miller]

Delete Taikyoku katas and you would have the JKA list I'm familiar with. We have never incorporated the Taikyoku katas in JKA. However, it doesn't mean that they weren't incorporated at one time...

 

- Killer -

[G95champ]

Only place I have seen the listed is in Gichin Funakoshi's book Karate-Do Koyhan and it states that he developed them from young kinds because the Heian's were too difficult. I teach them for that reason. Im a member of the FSKA now and Kenneth Funakoshi teaches the first Taikyoku but not the other 2 so again the point is the number of shotokan kata is based on you assoc. and org.

[Sho-ju]

Thanks for the lists of kata, but does anyone have the book?

[Killer Miller]

I had the original hard copy of that book, loaned it out, haven't seen it since...

 

- Killer -

[Kazuya]

I have it. It has Taikyoku Shodan included and it's missing Gojushiho Dai/Sho. The official JKA kata are 26 btw as is stated in The Best Karate Series.

 

I swear i have seen the same book but with a 27 instead of 25 in amazon.com but i can't seem to find it right now. It may be a new edition.

 

Btw, this book doesn't have any actual picture, just drawings but believe me, it can help you a lot better than the best karate series.

[Sho-ju]

I found a list of the kata included in the book on amazon.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/096690480X/ref=sib_dp_pt/103-8041662-7408620#reader-page

[Sasori_Te]

I have the book in front of me. The katas included are as follows:

 

Heian Shodan - Godan

 

Tekki Shodan - Sandan

 

Bassai Dai

 

Jion

 

Empi

 

Kanku Dai

 

Hangetsu

 

Jitte

 

Gankaku

 

Ni jyu-shih-ho

 

Chin-tei

 

So-chin

 

Meikyo

 

Unsu

 

Bassai Sho

 

Kanku Sho

 

Wankan

 

Go jyu-shiho Sho

 

Go jyu-shiho Dai

 

As Porky puts it, "That's all folks!"

[Sasori_Te]

Also, Sugiyama Sensei seems to be a very nice man and a knowledgeable instructor. I have e-mailed him a couple of times and always received a response with an explanation for any question that I had.