Shodan Kata

[Ichi_Geki]

Whats the required kata to receive your shodan?...Other than the others that you already know. Whats the 'new' kata you must learn?

For my style its two...

Passai Dai, and Gojushiho sho

[KarateGeorge]

At my school it's Bassai Dai and a "freestyle" kata that we design on our own.

[WireFrame]

We need to be able to perform any one of the following:

Heian Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan, or Tekki Shodan.

Plus choose from one of the Brown Belt Katas:

Bassai Dai, Kanku Dai, Jion, Empi, Hangetsu.

So more than likely my grading will consist of Bassai Dai + 1 Heian Kata.

[unknownstyle]

Lotan, it is a crane kata that my teacher has made using the various different crane techniques in our system. lots of one leg stances and lots of kicks and double blocks.

[Jay]

If I remember correctly we had to do

All Heian Katas if asked as well as Tekki or Basai Dai

And choose two from the following.

Kanku Dai, Jion, Jitte, Enpi

I never did the grading but I think my choice was Kanku Dai and Jion.

[shukokai_guy]

For Shodan Ho I had to do Seienchin and Rohai

For Shodan I had to do Juroku and Kosokun dai

[DWx]

Not Karate but...

A form called Choong-Moo (+ all previous ones)

Then at 1st dan we learn Kwang-Gae, Po-Eun and Ge-Baek..

[Blade96]

bassai dai and tekki shodan for our browns trying to get shodan

[still kicking]

All 5 Pinan (Heian) kata, 3 Naifanchi (Tekki) kata, and 2 of your choice, within a certain range of options i.e. not too basic, but maybe saving some of the harder ones for future tests. Many people choose Bassai Dai and Seipai, which are the ones I plan to use. Other popular choices are Seinchin, Rohai Nidan, and Jion.

[still kicking]

Oh, forgot to mention in my previous post. This is for shodan-ho, so for shodan I will probably do Seinchin and Jion. Too many chances to fall over with Rohai in a high pressure situation, though my balance continues to improve, so we'll see!