How Many Kata Does Your System Require...

[Jadnek]

Wow...that's crazy.

We have:

Short Form 1-3

Long Form 1-4

That's it. Well, aside from the 150 technique sequences.

Well- and some sets- if you want to include those.......Star Block (Blocking Set), Kicking Set, Finger Set.....and I had to make up my own Kata with my 10 techs that I made up for Black too.....are they still doing that?

[italian_guy]

We have the 12 GoJu kata plus 3 beginner's kata

(taichioku jodan, chudan, gedan)

Sorry I didn't notice that it was for shodan, in this case:

3 Taichioku,

2 Gekisai

Sanchin,

Tensho,

Saifa,

Seyenchin

Shisochin.

[armanox]

I was curious, who is your current grandmaster for Kobayashi Shorin-ryu? We have in our school's history notes Miyahara and Nagazato, but I suspect this may not be valid, and I am trying to make some updates.

Miyahira is the former head of style. He stepped down(last year? early this year?) and was replaced by Ishikawa(sp....I'll reference it somtime).

Sohan, your school's history does correctly denote Miyahira and Nagazato. My school followed Katsuya Miyahira, who has now retired, and now the current head of style is Seitoku Ishikawa.

[Club quotNAHAquot K]

We have 23 kata from White Belt to 1st Degree Black Belt

Yoso No Kata #1

Yoso No Kata #2

Yoso No Kata #3

Yoso No Kata #4

Yoso No Kata #5

Hiji Ate Goho

Empi Iwa

Empi Take

Enkatsu Shodan

Enkatsu Nidan

Kyoku Shodan

Kyoku Nidan

Kyoku Sandan

Kyoku Yondan

Kyoku Godan

Pinan Shodan

Pinan Nidan

Pinan Sandan

Pinan Yondan

Pinan Godan

Kankentsuki

Jion

Sanchin

[wagnerk]

Shotokan (the association that I was with)

Taikyoku Shodan

Heian Shodan

Heian Nidan

Heian Sandan

Heian Yondan

Heian Godan

Tekki Shodan

Bassai Dai

Kanku Dai

Enpi

Jion

Jitte

Jiin

Gankaku and Hangetsu* these were required but moved to the second Dan grading

So 13 katas to 1st Dan (Shodan)

Tang Soo Do (the association that I am with)

Ki Cho Il Bu

Ki Cho Ee Bu

Ki Cho Sam Bu

Ki Cho Sa Bu

Ki Cho Oh Bu

Pyung Ahn Cho Dan

Pyung Ahn Ee Dan

Pyung Ahn Sam Dan

Pyung Ahn Sa Dan

Pyung Ahn Oh Dan

Passai (Bassai)

Naihanchi Cho Dan

Chil Sung Ill Lo

Chil Sung Ee Lo

Joong bong hyung II bu (short stick form 1)

Joong bong hyung Ee bu (short stick form 2)

Jang bong hyung II bu (long stick form 1)

17 forms to 1st Dan (Chodan)

[ninjanurse]

White to Shodan

Taikyoku Shodan

Taegeuk 1

Taeguek 2

Taegeuk 3

Taegeuk 4

Taegeuk 5

Fukyugata Ni

Tsue Sho

Taegeuk 6

Taegeuk 7

Taegeuk 8

Tsue Sho Ni

Heian Godan

Shodan to Nidan

Koryo

Tekki Shodan

Choong Moo 2

Choong Moo 3

Choong Moo 4

[Zaine]

For the Shorin Ryu I took (in order):

Pinan Shodan

Pinan Nidan

Bo Shodan

Seisan

Wonsu

Nihanchi Shodan

Nihanchi Nidan

Bo Nidan

Anunku

Nihanchi Sandan

Anunku Sai

Nunchaku Training Form

Pai Sai Sho

Pinan Sandan

I think that's the correct order at least, I get fuzzy on some of it, but the grand total is 14.

[quinteros1963]

Shotokan 8 as follows:

Taikiko 1

Heian/Pinan 1-5

Tekki 1

Bassai Dai

Goju Ryu 6

Sanchin

Gekisai Dai 1-2

Saifa

Seiunchin

Seipai

[Canadian77]

We have one per belt in the belts before black, so 10. Not sure what happens after black though.

[CredoTe]

For our dojo, Shodan kata requirements:

Fukyugata Ichi, Ni

Pinan Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan

Naihanchi Shodan, Nidan, Sandan

Once competency is shown in the above kata, a student is then shown the kata Ananku. When they can show competency in Ananku, then they may test for Shodan.

Total: 11 kata