What Katas do you know?

[KarateOx]

Isshinryu's 13 katas:

Empty hand-

Seisan

Seiuchen

Naihanchi

Wansu

Chinto

Sanchin

Kusanku

Sunnsu

Weapons-

Chatan Yara no sai

Kusanku Sai

Tokomine no kun (Bo)

Urashi Bo

Shishinokun (Bo)

[Gyte]

I know the following Shotokan katas :

Heian Shodan, Heian Nidan, Heian Sandan, Heian Yondan, Heian Godan,

Tekki Shodan, Tekki Nidan, Tekki Sandan

Bassai Dai, Bassai Sho,

Kanku dai, Kanku Sho,

Empi, Jion, Hangetsu, Gankaku, Sochin, Meikyo, Chinte.

The following kata of Master Asai:

Kakuyoku Shodan, Junro Shodan, Junro Nidan

The above mentioned katas I know very well. I have practised a lot more katas than this, but I haven't memorized those other katas yet.

Edited February 25, 2010 by Gyte

[shukokai_guy]

Hi everyone, I am new to the forum.

I thought it might be time I contributed something.

As a practioner of Shukokai Karate, these are the Katas I know:

Pinan Nidan, Sandan, Godan, Yondan, Shodan

Ananko

Bassai Dai

Bassai Sho

Matsukaze

Jion

Saifa

Kosokun Shio

Kosokun Dai

Rohai

Seienchin

Jurokono

Seipai

Sanchin

Unshu

Niseishi

Useishi

Chinto

These are the ones i remember how to do. I have been taught a few more, but at the moment struggle to remember them.

[Rateh]

Currently I now know...

Kihon 1 (Known by many names)

Kihon 2 (Known by many names)

Kihon 3 (Known by many names)

Pyong 1

Pyong 2

Pyong 3

Pyong 4

Pyong 5

Taegeuk 5

Taegeuk 6

Taegeuk 7

Taegeuk 8

Bassai

Palgwe 7

Koryo

Sip Sho

Hwarang Do Hung

Kusanku

Naihanchi 1

Naihanchi 2

Tokomini Bo

Kusanku Sai

Chon-ji

I have forgotten around 10-12 that I no longer practice

[WireFrame]

I know:

Kihon Kata

Heian Shodan

Heian Nidan

Heian Sandan

Heian Yondan

Heian Godan

Tekki Shodan

Bassai Dai

Empi (still learning this one)

[Blade96]

Heian Shodan

Just this one

I'm a little white belt.

But if you count the 2 months of Kenpo I did then i know 2 kata's. heian shodan and Kenpo's Elbow Kata.

[WireFrame]

Just started doing Kanku Dai on tuesday, so add that to my list above.

Man, it's like the Greatest Hits Album of Shotokan katas! It's got a bit of everything in there!

[Blade96]

Just started doing Kanku Dai on tuesday, so add that to my list above.

Man, it's like the Greatest Hits Album of Shotokan katas! It's got a bit of everything in there!

I love Katas. They're so pretty and artistic and spiritual.... 'peaceful mind' =]

and I hate it when people say 'its just a pile of stances' Then you know, they dont understand anything.

[WireFrame]

Oh man, learning 3 new Katas in as many training sessions? What's gotten into my sensei lately? I was doing Empi, Kanku Dai, and starting Hangetsu tonight! Ouch.

[WireFrame]

Katas might not be the ONLY way to get those benefits, but they're still a good way to train in my opinion. My body was screaming that fact at me last night haha.

Each kata contains a lot of the basic techniques, so I'd rather work on perfecting katas than drill the basics (which I would also do). Then kumite compliments kata being as its the other side of karate. Just my opinion.