Karate Kata Requirements
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ADULT
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YOUTH
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| FOR NANAKYU YELLOW BELT |
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FOR HACHIKYU ORANGE BELT |
Empi Kata
("Elbow Kata")
Taikyoku Shodan
(Taikyoku = "First Cause")
Taikyoku Nidan
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Empi Kata
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FOR NANAKYU YELLOW BELT |
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Taikyoku Shodan
Taikyoku Nidan
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| FOR ROKKYU BLUE BELT |
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FOR ROKKYU BLUE BELT |
Taikyoku Sandan
Taikyoku Yondan
Taikyoku Godan
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Taikyoku Sandan
Taikyoku Yondan
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| FOR GOKYU GREEN BELT |
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FOR GOKYU GREEN BELT |
Mawashi Kata
("Roundhouse Kata")
Pinan Shodan
(Pinan = "Peaceful Mind")
Pinan Nidan
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Taikyoku Godan
Mawashi Kata
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| FOR YONKYU PURPLE BELT |
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FOR YONKYU PURPLE BELT |
Pinan Sandan
Pinan Yondan
Pinan Godan
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Pinan Shodan
Pinan Nidan
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FOR SANKYU BROWN BELT |
Pinan Sandan
Naihanchi Shodan
("Horse-riding/Iron horse kata")
Tensho Kata
("Circular/fluid arms”)
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Pinan Sandan
Pinan Yondan
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FOR NIKYU BROWN BELT |
Chinto
("Crane on a rock")
Bassai Sho
("To penetrate a fortress")
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Pinan Godan
Naihanchi Shodan
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FOR IKKYU BROWN BELT |
Naihanchi Nidan
Saifa
(“Extreme destruction”)
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Tensho Kata
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FOR SHODAN-HO BLACK BELT |
Naihanchi Sandan
Saiunchin
(“Long battle/to conquer over a distance”)
Sanchin
(“Three battles”)
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Chinto
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"Once a kata has been learned, it must be practiced repeatedly. . . for knowledge of just the sequence of a kata in karate is useless."
-Gichin Funakoshi
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