All 27 Shotokan Karate Kata

Watch a trailer previewing the complete set of all 27 Shotokan karate kata, offering a glimpse into the course content.

Explore Taikyoku Shodan from the all 27 Shotokan karate kata course, focusing on the kata’s movements and the vocal rhythm cues embedded in the caption.

Explore Heian Shodan, the first Shotokan kata by Itosu, rooted in Kanku dai, and see how basic karate techniques and defense-focused gym training build foundations, with five katas as prerequisites.

Learn Heian Nidan as part of the all 27 Shotokan karate kata course, exploring this karate form within the Shotokan kata collection.

Explore Heian Sandan from the all 27 Shotokan karate kata course. Understand this kata as part of Shotokan karate.

Explore the Heian Yondan kata from the Shotokan karate canon as part of the all 27 kata course.

Know the moments and cues of heian godan within all 27 shotokan karate kata, revisiting later prompts to reinforce sequence and technique.

Tekki Shodan demonstrates essential karate basics through straight line movements that build stability and deep positions, with emphasis on head rotation and preserving kibadachi during techniques.

Delve into Tekki Nidan within the all 27 Shotokan karate kata course, linking fundamentals of kata practice to a structured karate training journey.

Tekki sandan examines kibadachi, the balance of defence and attack forms, and notes that nidan and sandan lack dangerous attack techniques yet demand precise control.

Develop mastery of Bassai dai and Gion, higher Shotokan kata, mandatory for the black belt examination, emphasizing slow and fast techniques, explosive power, and harmonious, simultaneous movements.

Jion kata, a harmony of powerful yet calm movement, combines otoshi uke with a simultaneous fumikomi kick and tsukamoto defense, ending in controlled impact to the opponent's side.

Explore the Enpi kata's unclear origin, noting NTP and the influence of Chinese kempo; learn the name means flying swallow and that Funakoshi sensei renamed it from shou to Enpi.

Explore Kanku Dai, one of the longest Shotokan forms. Trace its origin to Kyushu Kun, Ming envoy on Okinawa, and its shift from slow to fast techniques with body control.

Apply Hangetsu’s semi-circular foot movement to unbalance an opponent in close combat. Highlight its unique breathing techniques that make it the only Katon Shotokan karate with special breathing techniques.

Explore Bassai sho, a kata promoted by the Itosu school to practice defense against stick attacks, handling a bo, and hip balance, with distinctions between dai and sho.

Explore Sochin, a kata in Shotokan and Shito ryu, with an unclear origin and multiple interpretations; its strong, rooted stance conveys grounded stability tied to feudal duchy.

Jitte, a Shotokan karate kata, teaches techniques against stick attacks and disarming opponents while stabilizing the lateral body musculature to stand up against ten adversaries.

Trace the origins of Jiin from Tomari te and its place in Shotokan karate, noting the renaming from Qatar to Shukyo to Jian and its obscurity.

Gankaku presents the crane-on-a-rock posture, a one-leg stance resembling a crane. Historically introduced by Matsumura Sensei, founder of Tomari-te, it is practiced today in Shitoryu and Shotokan.

Itosu sensei created Kanku Sho, a Shotokan karate kata similar to Kanku Dai in embusen and main techniques; the initial movement is less impressive yet requires more exercise.

Nijushiho appears in Shotokan, Shito-ryu, and Wado-ryu, with unclear origin; it features a rhythm of slow and fast movements, suriyasai execution, and a concluding breathing technique that demands disciplined practice.

Explore how Chinte emphasizes circular techniques over straight lines, focusing on self-defense in close combat with finger passes to eyes and elbow impacts, featuring 34 movements in about 85 seconds.

Meikyo kata demonstrates defense against stick and bow attacks, the arming of the adversary, and the triangular jump Shanku Toby, with references to Rori, Maku, and Funakoshi sensei.

Explore Wankan, the shortest Shotokan ryu kata that originates from Tomari te, featuring joint-targeting attacks and rapid counter techniques across 16 movements in about 40 seconds.

Trace the roots of Gojushiho Dai from Itosu Sensei's school, from Musashi under Funakoshi Sensei to Hotoku and Gojushiho Dai, noting small differences between forms and progressive execution for students.

Perform Gojushiho Sho, a Shotokan karate kata, as part of the all 27 Shotokan karate kata course.

Unsu is a highly developed kata with some difficulty. Its origin is unclear, though it seems rooted in the Niigaki school and not very old yet.

Master all 27 Shotokan karate kata and understand the credits associated with completing this comprehensive kata curriculum.