25 Shoto-kan Kata

[Killer Miller]

That's what I recalled as well... I don't recall Taikyoku katas being in that book at all.

 

- Killer -

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!"

[Sho-ju]

I've had the book for a couple of days now, it has to be one of the best (the best I have) on kata. I learned bassai sho in one sitting (will clean it under direction of my sensei ), good investment.

[Kane]

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

 

Actually, just FYI, Funakoshi describes 19 kata in Karate-Do Kyohan:

 

Taikyoku Shodan

 

Taikyoku Nidan

 

Taikyoku Sandan

 

Heian Shodan

 

Heian Nidan

 

Heian Sandan

 

Heian Yodan/Yondan

 

Heian Godan

 

Bassai/Bassai Dai

 

Kwanku/Kanku Dai

 

Tekki Shodan

 

Tekki Nidan

 

Tekki Sandan

 

Empi

 

Jion

 

Jitte

 

Gangaku

 

Hangetsu

 

Ten No Kata