your school's kata requirements

[koryu]

Geiki Sai Di Ichi - 8th Kyu

 

Geiki Sai Di Ni - 7th Kyu

 

Saifa - 6th Kyu

 

Seiyunchin - 5th Kyu

 

Shisochin - 4th Kyu

 

Sanseiru - 3rd Kyu

 

Sanchin (Miyagi Chojun) - 2nd Kyu, 1st Kyu

 

Seisan - Dan Levels

 

Seipai - Dan Levels

 

Kururunfa - Dan Levels

 

Superinpei - Dan Levels

 

Tensho - Dan Levels

 

Sanchin (Higashionna Kanryo) - Dan Levels

 

For the higher level kata, I just put "Dan Levels". These kata are not structured as to when they are to be taught. Each individual will move at a different pace through the learning process of these kata. Although, generally, by the time someone reaches about their 2nd year of Nidan or Sandan, they have learned all 13 kata and the associated bunkai and kakie. From then on, there are other kata that can be learned, but they are not from the Goju system and are not considered a part of the curriculum. This is just how my school does it, but there are several variations. I know several schools that teach Sanchin first, which is ideally correct because of what it teaches. Although, in today's society, I feel that one should have a good grasp of the basics, such as postures, proper breathing and muscular tension. I feel that there are several students who may learn the kata and then take it upon themselves to perform it incorrectly, or with incorrect posture and cause injury to themselves. Just thought I'd throw that in there.

[cathal]

10th Kyu to 9th Kyu - Taikyoku Shodan

 

9th Kyu to 8th Kyu - Heian Shodan

 

8th Kyu to 7th Kyu - Heian Nidan

 

7th Kyu to 6th Kyu - Heian Sandan

 

6th Kyu to 5th Kyu - Heian Yondan

 

5th Kyu to 4th Kyu - Heian Godan

 

4th Kyu to 3rd Kyu - Tekki Shodan

 

3rd Kyu to 2nd Kyu - Bassai Dai & Tekki Shodan

 

2nd Kyu to 1st Kyu - Bassai Dai & Tekki Shodan

 

1st Kyu to 1st Dan - Bassai Dai & One of: Kanku Dai, Jion, Empi, and the 3 tekkis.

[gojoinstructor]

We have 29 Katas that are required to get to black belt. I will have to get a listing and post. I was looking through some of the posts and most of them are the same as my school.

[carl]

Geiki Sai Di Ichi - 8th Kyu

 

Geiki Sai Di Ni - 7th Kyu

 

Saifa - 6th Kyu

 

Seiyunchin - 5th Kyu

 

Shisochin - 4th Kyu

 

Sanseiru - 3rd Kyu

 

Sanchin (Miyagi Chojun) - 2nd Kyu, 1st Kyu

 

Seisan - Dan Levels

 

Seipai - Dan Levels

 

Kururunfa - Dan Levels

 

Superinpei - Dan Levels

 

Tensho - Dan Levels

 

Sanchin (Higashionna Kanryo) - Dan Levels

 

For the higher level kata, I just put "Dan Levels". These kata are not structured as to when they are to be taught. Each individual will move at a different pace through the learning process of these kata. Although, generally, by the time someone reaches about their 2nd year of Nidan or Sandan, they have learned all 13 kata and the associated bunkai and kakie. From then on, there are other kata that can be learned, but they are not from the Goju system and are not considered a part of the curriculum. This is just how my school does it, but there are several variations. I know several schools that teach Sanchin first, which is ideally correct because of what it teaches. Although, in today's society, I feel that one should have a good grasp of the basics, such as postures, proper breathing and muscular tension. I feel that there are several students who may learn the kata and then take it upon themselves to perform it incorrectly, or with incorrect posture and cause injury to themselves. Just thought I'd throw that in there.

 

I was wondering if somebody was going to name all of the Goju-ryu kata. We do things a little differently.

 

I had to learn:

 

Sanchin

 

Gekisai dai Ichi

 

Gekisai dai Ni

 

Seiyunchin

 

Saifa

 

Sanseiru

 

Shisochin for Shodan

 

Seipai for Nidan

 

For Sandan My teacher told me to pick one, as I am proficient in the rest of them. I'll be "testing" next month, after five years as Nidan. I chose Seisan because I think it's very short, but very sweet.

 

Carl

[shinnekodo]

In my style, the katas go something like this:

adv white-pinon 1

yellow-pinon 2

adv yellow-pinon 3

blue-pinon 4

adv blue-geki sei

green-gi sah kyu sho

adv green-tensho

purple-saifa

adv purple-pinon 5

brown-seiunchin

adv brown-empi ha

shodan-sanseiru, seisan

nidan-seipai

sandan-kururunfa

yodan-hakutsuru

godan-suparempei (pechurin)

[unknownstyle]

to get:

blue: pinan sho

1 stripe: pinan ni

2 stripe: matsamura bo sho

green: seisan

1 stripe: wansu

2 stripe: naihanchi sho, matsumura bo ni

brown: naihanchi ni, anaku no sai

and not sure after that, no one in my school has achieved over these rans

[weaponless]

White: Taikyoku Gedan, Chudan, Jodan, Soto Chudan

Between white and yellow: Taikyoku Dai Shu sho

Yellow: Taikyoku Mawashi Uke, Kake Uke, Gekisai Ich, Wanshu

Orange: Gekisai Ni, Sanchin

Green: Tensho, Saifa

Blue: Sanchin Tensho, Seiunchin

Brown: Sanseiru

Sho dan: Shi so Chin, Sho Chu and Dai

Ni Dan: Seisan, Sho, Chu and Dai

San Dan: Seipei, Sho, Chu and Dai

Yon Dan: Kararumfu, Sho, Chu and Dai

Go Dan and up: Suparumpei, Sho, Chu and Dai, Hakutsura

And along the way we might learn:

Shorinji Seisan

Empi Ha

Bassai Dai

Nihanchi

Arakaki Unsu

Sanchin Chu, Dai

Tensho Chu, Dai

Urban Han

Aragaki Sochin

GoJu ShiHo Sho

Matsamura Potsai

Wan Do

Itosu Rohai

GoJu ShiHo Dai

Oyadamari Potsai

Wan Kuan

Empi

Ananku

Kushanku Dai

Jitte

Rokkishu

[klock]

Ok you can check out the following 2 sites.

https://www.angelfire.com/wv2/wvka thats the way we do it.

each style may be differant but usually the Heian series is always done first in any shotokan style.

Sorry G95, but you're wrong here. My school uses a mainly Shotokan style, and we don't start the Heian Kata until our brown belt to red belt test (2 belts before black belt 1st dan). Up until then, we use Tae Kwan Do forms, which as most people here probably know, were Karate forms in the first place.

Anyway, the forms that I know the names of are as follows:

White to Yellow: Chon Ji

Yellow to Orange: Tan Gun

Orange to Blue: To San

Blue to Blue with White Stripe: Won Hyo

Blue/White to Green: Yul Kok

Green to Green/White: Chung Gun

We have a Purple belt and a Purple/White belt after that, then brown, red, red/black, then our black belt. I don't know those kata names yet. We also have 3 sparring combos and 3 one step sparring moves with each belt.