Kata

Below are the kata (formal exercise-pattern of movement) which will take you up to black belt and beyond.  Although you will learn a new kata for each grading (except from 2nd Kyu to 1st Kyu), you will be expected to retain all the earlier kata’s.

 

Kihon
Going for Orange Belt (9th Kyu)

Heian Shodan
Going for Red Belt (8th Kyu)

Heian Nidan
Going for Yellow Belt (7th Kyu)

Heian Sandan
Going for Green Belt (6th Kyu)

Heian Yondan
Going for Purple Belt (5th Kyu)

Heian Godan
Going for Purple Belt with White Stripe (4th Kyu)

Tekki Shodan
Going for Brown Belt (3rd Kyu)

Bassai Dai
Going for Brown Belt with 1 White Stripe (2nd Kyu) &
for Brown Belt with 2 White Stripes (1st Kyu)

Hangetsu

Kanku Dai

Gojushiho Sho
One of Shotokan’s most advanced kata