Rainhill Kase Ha Shotokan Karate Academy

Kata

In the following page you will find links to all the kata taught in the Kase Ha Shotokan
Karate system, together with demonstration video of their respective movements.

Also see some of my musings

So, What is Kata?

Improve your Kata

Improve your Bunkai

Holiday Kata

There are 4 "Training" kata, developed by Master Gigo Funakoshi:

Ten No Kata
"Kata of the Heavens"
with kihon variation

Taikyoku Shodan
"First Cause"
Omote, Ura, Go and Go no Ura

Taikyoku Nidan
"Second Cause"
Omote, Ura, Go and Go no Ura

Taikyoku Sandan
"Third Cause"
Omote, Ura, Go and Go no Ura

There are 26 "Shotokan" kata.

Master Gichin Funakoshi introduced the original 15:

Heian Shodan
"Peaceful Mind Number One"
Omote, Ura, Go, Go no Ura and Go Mae

Heian Nidan
"Peaceful Mind Number Two"
Omote, Ura, Go and Go no Ura

Heian Sandan
"Peaceful Mind Number Three"
Omote, Ura, Go and Go no Ura

Heian Yondan
"Peaceful Mind Number Four"
Omote, Ura, Go and Go no Ura

Heian Godan
"Peaceful Mind Number Five"
Omote, Ura, Go and Go no Ura

Tekki Shodan
"Iron Horse Number One"

Tekki Nidan
"Iron Horse Number Two"

Tekki Sandan
"Iron Horse Number Three"

Bassai Dai
"To Penetrate the Fortress"
Omote and Ura

Kanku Dai
"Looking to the Sky"

Jion
"Temple Sound"
Omote and Ura

Empi
"Flying Swallow"

Jitte
"Ten Hands"
Omote and Ura

Gankaku
"Crane on a Rock"

Hangetsu
"Half Moon"

Master Gichin Funakoshi approved a further 11:

Bassai Sho
"To Penetrate the Fortress"

Kanku Sho
"Looking to the Sky"

Ji'in
"Temple Ground"
Omote and Ura

Chinte
"Extraordinary Hands"
Omote and Ura

Wankan
"Kings Crown"
Omote and Ura

Unsu
"Cloud Hands"

Gojushiho Dai
"Fifty Four Steps"
Omote and Ura

Gojushiho Sho
"Fifty Four Steps"
Omote, Ura and Go

Meikyo
"Polished Mirror"

Nijushiho
"Twenty Four Steps"

Sochin
"Immovable Stance"

Modern kata worthy of note:

Developed by Sensei Kase:

Heian Oyo

Tekki Oyo

Developed by Sensei Heene:

Ji Oyo

"Your kata changes with each day, some days are better than others".