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The original Shotokan kata syllabus is introduced in Funakoshi's book Karate-do Kyohan, which is the master text of Shotokan karate. Japan Shotokai's kata syllabus is the same as established in "Karate-do Kyohan" with the addition of Gigo Funakoshi's staff kata Matsukaze No Kon. [11] When the JKA was formed, Nakayama laid down 27 kata (26 ...
The four major karate styles developed in Japan, especially in Okinawa are Shotokan, Wado-ryu, Shito-ryu, and Goju-ryu; many other styles of Karate are derived from these four. [1] The first three of these styles find their origins in the Shorin-Ryu style from Shuri, Okinawa , while Goju-ryu finds its origins in Naha .
Hangetsu Dachi: half-moon stance (e.g. in the kata Hangetsu) Kiba Dachi: horse stance/side stance (e.g. in the Tekki katas) Kokutsu Dachi: back stance (in almost all Shotokan katas; usually first learned in Heian Shodan) Kosa Dachi: cross-legged stance (e.g. in the kata Heian Yondan) Neko ashi Dachi: cat stance (e.g. in the kata Bassai Sho)
' cloud hands '), is the most advanced kata found in the Shotokan, Shito-Ryu and Wado-Ryu karate styles and is generally taught to karateka at the 3rd to 4th Dan. [1] It contains many intricate hand techniques, such as the ippon-nukite (one finger strike) in the opening sequence.
This category lists the Shotokan Katas and articles specific to Shotokan Karate (not to Karate in general). Subcategories.
Because of the complexity of its techniques, Kūsankū is the highest ranking and most complex kata in Matsubayashi-ryū, and is said to take more than ten years to master. [3] In Shotokan, Kankū-dai consists of 65 movements executed in about 90 seconds. It is a major form of the kata; its equivalent minor form is called Kankū-shō.
Gojūshiho Shō and Gojūshiho Dai are two versions in Shotokan of the Shōrin-ryū kata called Useishi (54) or Gojūshiho. The oft-repeated story about the JKA having to rename the Gojushiho kata due to a tournament mix-up; and Kanazawa Hirokazu, because of his seniority, keeping the original names in his SKIF organisation is without foundation.
Nijūshiho or Niseishi, Nandan sho (二十四歩) (Japanese: Twenty-Four Steps) is an advanced kata practiced in Shotokan, Shitō-ryū, Chito-ryu, Ryūei-ryū, Shuri-ryū and Wadō-ryū karate. The origin of Nijūshiho is unknown, but it is presumed [citation needed] that it originates from the Aragaki group like Sochin and others.