What's your favorite Kata/s?

[AustinG010]

I got to learn Heian Sandan first when i make orange belt probably in august

one of the kids is a yellow belt 3rd Degree and he knows sandan

[Blade96]

must be different then at that school....here its white belt = shodan, yellow belt=nidan, orange belt=sandan......and etc

and i still have trouble shifting from kokutsu dachi to the left to kokutsu dachi to the right (in the beginning) as well.

Also I stumble at times while spinning.

Ah well. I've only been doing heian nidan for a little over a month.

and my sandan says I need to put more passion into it. well ok then.

and my senseis would eat me alive with spoons if I went to learn sandan or yondan when I dont even fully know nidan yet! Know the moves yes - but not everything else.

Cause my sensei says You can't chase two rabbits.

[Lupin1]

I've been learning Naihanchi (our first blue belt kata) for the past few weeks and I have to say I am definitely not a big fan of it. It's very short and only moves side to side and the second half is just repeatingn the first half, so you'd think it'd be easy. Not. It's really hard to move side to side and do moves to the side while keeping your body facing front. Plus naihanchi dachi (we name most of our stances after the kata they're found in) is the weirdest, most unnatural stance I've incountered so far and it's so hard to do all the stepping while keeping your toes pointed in like that. Ugg. I can tell this won't be my favorite kata.

[TheKarateKid]

welll considering i am a graded white belt that trains with black belts i've found that the black belt katas are much easier to pick up so my faves are:

Basai doh

Basi sho

Basi dai

((i know some of these are brown belt katas but i train with them also. I a weapon in descisiee))

All of the tekkes

[Laurentina]

must be different then at that school....here its white belt = shodan, yellow belt=nidan, orange belt=sandan......and etc

In my school we go more easy with heian katas required to grade...

white belt to yellow = taikyoku shodan

yellow to orange = heian shodan

orange to green = heian nidan

green to blue = heian sandan

blue to brown = heian yondan

brown 2nd kyu to brown 1st kyu = heian godan

of course in class you also train katas of grades above yours, Im blue belt and I know all heians

[Blade96]

must be different then at that school....here its white belt = shodan, yellow belt=nidan, orange belt=sandan......and etc

In my school we go more easy with heian katas required to grade...

white belt to yellow = taikyoku shodan

yellow to orange = heian shodan

orange to green = heian nidan

green to blue = heian sandan

blue to brown = heian yondan

brown 2nd kyu to brown 1st kyu = heian godan

of course in class you also train katas of grades above yours, Im blue belt and I know all heians

Nice.

I learned taikyoku shodan as well but since heian shodan was the main kata to learn (and what we needed anyway) I didnt really have much time for it. don't really like the taikyoku ones.

[benjamin]

must be different then at that school....here its white belt = shodan, yellow belt=nidan, orange belt=sandan......and etc

In my school we go more easy with heian katas required to grade...

white belt to yellow = taikyoku shodan

yellow to orange = heian shodan

orange to green = heian nidan

green to blue = heian sandan

blue to brown = heian yondan

brown 2nd kyu to brown 1st kyu = heian godan

of course in class you also train katas of grades above yours, Im blue belt and I know all heians

We do the same Kata in the same order, although for lower grades.

White - Blue = no kata

Blue - red = Taikyoku Shodan to count

Red - orange = Taikyoku Shodan no count

Orange - yellow = Heian Shodan

yellow - green = Heian Nidan

Green - purple = Heian Sandan

Purple - purple/white = Heian Yondan

Purple/white - Brown (3rd kyu) = Heian Godan

[Kuma]

I've been learning Naihanchi (our first blue belt kata) for the past few weeks and I have to say I am definitely not a big fan of it. It's very short and only moves side to side and the second half is just repeatingn the first half, so you'd think it'd be easy. Not. It's really hard to move side to side and do moves to the side while keeping your body facing front. Plus naihanchi dachi (we name most of our stances after the kata they're found in) is the weirdest, most unnatural stance I've incountered so far and it's so hard to do all the stepping while keeping your toes pointed in like that. Ugg. I can tell this won't be my favorite kata.

This is actually one of the kata I'd really like to learn. Motobu Choki said it contains all that one needs to know to become a proficient fighter. We don't do it in my system.

[nanook660]

Pinan Yondan

[TheKarateKid]

Also I stumble at times while spinning.

the best way to rectify this is to practice 'contract and expand'

example being: on the 4th count of heian shodan you spin right? well just before it ((punching chudan age uki)) bring your feet together andbend you knees slightly for balance turn then go into gadambari(( picturing it))

Here is a Youtube of Nidan for you ((notice at the very begining he brings both feet together. That is called contrating. do that be for you turn))