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What Katas do you know?


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Shotokan JKA (U.S.)

Tested and completed

10th kyu - Taikyoku Shodan (white obi)

9th kyu - Heian Shodan (blue obi)

8th kyu - Heian Nidan (blue obi)

7th kyu - Heian Sandan (green obi)

6th kyu - Heian yondan (green obi)

5th kyu - Heian Godan (purple obi)

4th kyu - Tekki Shodan (purple obi)

3rd kyu - Bassai Dai (brown obi)

2nd kyu - Jion (brown obi)

1st kyu - Empi (brown obi)

Learning

pre shodan - Kandu Dai (brown obi)

pre shodan - Gangaku (brown obi)

pre shodan - Hangetsu (brown obi)

pre shodan - nijushiho (brown obi)

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Let's see....I had a thread on this a long time ago...

Empty hand:

Kihon I-V (and the three formerly known as I-III)

Fuku I-II

Naihaichi I-III

Pinan I-V

Passai (Sho and Dai)

Kusanku (Sho and Dai)

Seisan

Tensho

Kobudo:

Sai Ichi no Kata

Sai Ni no Kata

Maezato no nunchaku

Gyosho no kun

ZNKR Iaido:

Mae

Ushiro

Ukenagashi

Tsuka-ate

Shihogiri

So...Twenty-four(24) empty handed, four (4) Okinawan Kobudo, and five (5) ZNKR Iaido.

Wow been forever...let's add Chinto to the list.

"Karate is NOT about the colour of belt you wear it is about the person you become;...to be a good blackbelt is to be humble and respectful amongst other things." -Dobbersky

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Taikyoku shodan

Heian shodan

Heian nidan

Heian sandan

Bassai dai

Jion

Empi

Tekki shodan

and I started learning Kanku dai

adding Sanseru to the list :)

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I agree with Bushidoman. It depends on how well you know those katas. I think traditionally, though, Isshin-ryu isn't really kata heavy. I know there's only a few goju kata, and my school supplements those with Shorin and Isshin-ryu kata.

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Well, its not necessarily quantity, but quality that counts.

Very true; in our School (JKA) you end up knowing 13-15 katas for your Shodan exam. However, you end up spending 2-3 years at brown re-learning/perfecting the early ones and learning the advanced ones right (i.e. Jion, Empi, Kanku Dai, Hangetsu, etc.)

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