All Kata relevant to your grading must be practiced continuously and perfected.
6th Dan and above
Advanced Kata
from the Shito-Ryu
Kata list
5th Dan Katas
GOJUSHIO
MATSUMURA NO BASSAI
UNSHU
NIPAIPO
SUPARIMPEI
SEIPAI
8th Kyu (Yellow) Katas
JU NI NO KATA (H KATA)
(12 years and above)
SHIO-TSUKI (X KATA)
(11 years and below)
4th Dan Katas
ROHAI
CHINTO
PAPUREN
SOCHIN
TOMARI NO BASSAI
KURURUNFA
3rd Dan Katas
NISEISHI
JION
KOSOKUN SHO
SAIFA
SEIENCHIN
SHISOCHIN
2nd Dan Katas
ANNANKO
JIIN
JITTE
WANSHU
BASSAI SHO
SEISAN
1st Dan Katas
PINAN KATA 1-5
JUROKU/SANCHIN
TENSHO/NAIFANCHI SHODAN
MATSUKAZE
BASSAI DAI
KOSOKUN DAI
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2nd Kyu (Brown II) Katas
PINAN KATAS 1-5
TENSHO
NAIFANCHI SHODAN
6th Kyu (Green) Kata
PINAN SHODAN
7th Kyu (Orange) Kata
PINAN NIDAN
5th Kyu (Blue) Kata
PINAN SANDAN
4th Kyu (Purple) Katas
PINAN YONDAN
PINAN GODAN
3rd Kyu (Brown I) Katas
PINAN KATAS 1-5
JUROKU
SANCHIN
1st Kyu (Brown III) Katas
MATSUKAZE
BASSAI DAI
KOSOKUN DAI
YSSKU UK Katas
KATA (FORM)
"The core of Karate"
The true meaning and spirit of Karate are embedded in the kata, and only by constant practice of kata can we come to understand them.
The primary purpose of kata is to teach one how to fight. Deciphering the kata is Bunkai, which enables the student to take moves out of the kata, interpret them and use them as a fighting technique. Often these techniques are not obvious and require thorough analysis, which makes practicing bunkai crucial to one's training in Karate.
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All Katas relevant to your grading must be practiced continuously and perfected.
