This page provides written & video instructions for the 26 main Shotokan katas. It has information on Shotokan kihon katas. In addition, this section explores the meaning of each Shotokan …

Jan 1, 2023 · Each style has its own Kata list, though some Katas appear on multiple lists. Let’s look at a handful of the most common Karate styles and their Katas here. Shotokan is one of …

Oct 21, 2023 · This is a complete list of all Shotokan karate katas with videos of masterful performances by masters, senior senseis, and world kata champions.

Kata (Japanese: 形, or more traditionally, 型; lit. "form") is a Japanese word describing detailed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs. [1] . Karate kata are executed as a …

This page looks at the Karate katas used by major Karate styles (i.e. Shotokan, Goju-Ryu, Shito-Ryu, Wado-Ryu, Shorin-Ryu and Kyokushin) and many smaller Karate styles. If we are …

All 26 Shotokan Karate Kata performed by Jason Leung (4th Dan Shotokan Karate)~Chapters~00:00 Intro00:05 Taikyoku Shodan01:04 Heian Shodan02:03 Heian …

Considered basic kata for beginning students. Originally known in Okinawa as Naihanchi, the katas were renamed by Master Funakoshi upon its introduction to Japan to reflect the strength …

Shotokan Karate is comprised of 26 katas, each with their own emphasis on fast and slow or controlled and powerfull movements. Virtually all of the katas taught today in the Shotokan …

This section will help you to learn about a wide variety of martial arts katas, forms and patterns (i.e. Shotokan Karate katas and WTF Taekwondo forms).

A kata is a pattern of movements which contains a series of logical and practical attacking and blocking techniques. In each kata there are certain set or predetermined movements which the …