order of Kata

[ShotokanGage]

White Belt -> Red Belt = Kihon Kata

-> Orange Belt = Heian Shodan

-> Yellow Belt = Heian Nidan

-> Green Belt = Heian Sandan

-> Purple Belt = Heian Yondan

-> Purple + White Belt = Heian Godan

-> Brown Belt = Tekki Shodan

-> Brown + White Belt = Bassai Dai

-> Brown + 2 White Belt = Bassai Dai

-> Black Belt Shodan = Either Jion, Bassai Dai, Enpi, or my favourite, Kanku Dai.

Similar to mal103!

[hawkfish]

In my club we learn the katas the following order:

White belt - taikyoku shodan

Red belt - Heian Shodan - We just added the red belt a few years ago

Orange belt - Hiean Nidan

Yellow belt - Heian Nidan & Heian Shodan

Blue belt - Heian Sandan

Green belt - Heian Yondan

Low Purple belt - Heian Godan

Hight Purple belt - Tekki Shodan - we add a white stripe for high purple

3rd Brown - Jion

2nd Brown - Bassai Dai

1st Brown - Bassai Dai plus one or more of all katas above katas before

1st Black - Kanku Dai, Hangestsu, Empi and Bassai Sho plus one or more of the Heian katas and Tekki Shodan - We have four exams to move from Shodan to Nidan

2nd Black - Gojushiho Sho - this might have changed now but I know it was the required kata a few years ago.

[NRShukokai]

This is our list of katas that we grade our senior students. Under 15yrs have additional katas There are additional katas we learn but aren't graded on, these extras are based on Mabuni Kenwa Sensei's kata knowledge giving us a total of 43 kata.

Grade Kata

Under 9yrs

9th Kyu Red Belt - Shiho Tsuki Shodan

8th Kyu Yellow Belt - Shiho Tsuki Nidan

7th Kyu Orange Belt - Shiho Tsuki Sandan

6th Kyu Green Belt - Shiho Tsuki Yondan

5th Kyu Blue Belt - Shiho Tsuki Godan

4th Kyu Purple Belt - Keri no Kata

3rd Kyu Brown Belt - Empi no Kata (Not the same as the Shotokan version)

10yrs & over

9th Kyu Red Belt - Taikyoku Shodan

8th Kyu Yellow Belt - Gyaku Zuki No Kata

7th Kyu Orange Belt - Pinan Nidan

6th Kyu Green Belt - Pinan Shodan

5th Kyu Blue Belt - Pinan Sandan

4th Kyu Purple Belt - Pinan Yondan, Pinan Godan

3rd Kyu Brown Belt - Annanko, Saifa

2nd Kyu Brown Belt - Bassai Dai, Jiin

1st Kyu Brown Belt - Shiho Kosokun (Kosokun Shiho), Jion, Sanchin

Shodan-Ho - Seienchin, Matsukaze, +2 Bunkai

Shodan - Seienchin, Niseishi, Matsamura Rohai+ 2 Bunkai Applications

Nidan - Saipai, Kosokun-Dai, Bassai-Sho + 2 Bunkai Applications

Sandan - Unshu, Chinto or Kururunfa + 2 Bunkai Applications

Yondan - Suparinpai, + one Kata Self Developed (40+ Techniques), with a name also a meaning + Bunkai

[Safroot]

In our Kyokushin dojo :

10th Kyu : Taikyoku Sono Ichi

9th Kyu : Taikyoku Sono Ni

8th Kyu : Taikyoku Sono San

7th Kyu : Pinan Sono Ichi

6th Kyu : Pinan Sono Ni

5th Kyu : Pinan Sono San

4th Kyu : Tekki Sono Ichi , Sanchin

3rd Kyu : Pinan Sono Yon, Tsuki No Kata, Taikyoku Sono Ichi (in Ura)

2nd Kyu : Pinan Sono Go, Gekisai Dai, Taikyoku Sono Ni (in Ura)

1st Kyu : Yantsu, Gekisai Sho, Taikyoku Sono San (in Ura)

Shodan : Tensho, Saifa, Tekki Sono Ni, Pinan Sono Ichi (in Ura), Bo Kihon Sono Ichi

Nidan : Seienchin, Garyu, Tekki Sono San, Bassai Dai, Pinan Sono Ni & San (in Ura), Bo-kata.

[Nidan Melbourne]

This is our list of katas that we grade our senior students. Under 15yrs have additional katas There are additional katas we learn but aren't graded on, these extras are based on Mabuni Kenwa Sensei's kata knowledge giving us a total of 43 kata.

Grade Kata

Under 9yrs

9th Kyu Red Belt - Shiho Tsuki Shodan

8th Kyu Yellow Belt - Shiho Tsuki Nidan

7th Kyu Orange Belt - Shiho Tsuki Sandan

6th Kyu Green Belt - Shiho Tsuki Yondan

5th Kyu Blue Belt - Shiho Tsuki Godan

4th Kyu Purple Belt - Keri no Kata

3rd Kyu Brown Belt - Empi no Kata (Not the same as the Shotokan version)

10yrs & over

9th Kyu Red Belt - Taikyoku Shodan

8th Kyu Yellow Belt - Gyaku Zuki No Kata

7th Kyu Orange Belt - Pinan Nidan

6th Kyu Green Belt - Pinan Shodan

5th Kyu Blue Belt - Pinan Sandan

4th Kyu Purple Belt - Pinan Yondan, Pinan Godan

3rd Kyu Brown Belt - Annanko, Saifa

2nd Kyu Brown Belt - Bassai Dai, Jiin

1st Kyu Brown Belt - Shiho Kosokun (Kosokun Shiho), Jion, Sanchin

Shodan-Ho - Seienchin, Matsukaze, +2 Bunkai

Shodan - Seienchin, Niseishi, Matsamura Rohai+ 2 Bunkai Applications

Nidan - Saipai, Kosokun-Dai, Bassai-Sho + 2 Bunkai Applications

Sandan - Unshu, Chinto or Kururunfa + 2 Bunkai Applications

Yondan - Suparinpai, + one Kata Self Developed (40+ Techniques), with a name also a meaning + Bunkai

So basically you get to create your own kata with its appropriate bunkai? That sounds so cool!!

[wagnerk]

Thought that I already answered this, but I guess I'm wrong

Shotokan (the listed below are the grading kata, but we were required to do the kata's for the previous grades as well):

10th Kyu: Taikyuku Shodan (up to first Kiai)

9th Kyu: Taikyuku Shodan

8th Kyu: Heian Shodan

7th Kyu: Heian Nidan

6th Kyu: Heian Sandan

5th Kyu: Heian Yondan

4th Kyu: Heidan Godan

3rd Kyu: Tekki Shodan

2nd Kyu: Bassai Dai

1st Kyu: Choice of Kanku Dai, Enpi, Jion, Jitte (plus one other as asked by examiner)

1st Dan: Choice of Kanku Dai, Enpi, Jion, Jiin, Gankaku, Hangetsu (plus one other as asked by examiner)

The ones in bold are the ones that I choose as my grading kata. We also had to do Wankan which was the associations kata, however can't remember at which gradings we had to perform it.

[ps1]

Heian Shodan

Heian Nidan

Heian Sandan

Heian Yondan

Heian Godan

Jion

Bassai Dai

Tekki Shodan

Empi

Tekki Nidan

Kwanku Dai

Tekki Sandan

[Nidan Melbourne]

In my club we learn the katas the following order:

White belt - taikyoku shodan

Red belt - Heian Shodan - We just added the red belt a few years ago

Orange belt - Hiean Nidan

Yellow belt - Heian Nidan & Heian Shodan

Blue belt - Heian Sandan

Green belt - Heian Yondan

Low Purple belt - Heian Godan

Hight Purple belt - Tekki Shodan - we add a white stripe for high purple

3rd Brown - Jion

2nd Brown - Bassai Dai

1st Brown - Bassai Dai plus one or more of all katas above katas before

1st Black - Kanku Dai, Hangestsu, Empi and Bassai Sho plus one or more of the Heian katas and Tekki Shodan - We have four exams to move from Shodan to Nidan

2nd Black - Gojushiho Sho - this might have changed now but I know it was the required kata a few years ago.

out of curiosity why did your school recently add red belt?

[FangPwnsAll7]

White Belt: Hyung Il Bu

Yellow Belt: Hyung E Bu

Orange Belt: Hyung Sam Bu, Pyung Ahn Cho Dan

Orange Belt 1 Stripe: Pyung Ahn E Dan

Green Belt: Pyung Ahn Sam Dan

Green Belt 1 Stripe: Pyung Ahn Sa Dan

Green Belt 2 Stripes: Pyung Ahn Oh Dan

Red Belt: Pal Che So, Bong Hyung Cho Dan

Red Belt 1 Stripe: Pal Che De

[GojuRyu Bahrain]

Taikyoku Gedan / Chudan / Jodan - Yellow

Gecki Sai Dai Ichi - Orange

Gecki Sai Dai Ni - Green

Saifa - Blue

Seyunchin & Tensho & Sanchin - Brown

Sanseru - Shodan

Shisochin - 2nd dan

Sesan - 3rd dan

Sepai - 4th dan

Kururunfa - 5th dan

Suparimpai

Personally, I would favor the following order:

Sanchin - Beginner onward

Gecki Sai Dai Ichi - Yellow

Gecki Sai Dai Ni - Orange

Saifa - Green

Seyunchin & Tensho - Brown

Sesan - Shodan

Sanseru - 2nd dan

Sepai - 3rd dan

Shisochin - 4th dan

Kururunfa - 5th dan

Suparimpai