Grading Syllabus (Kata Names And Meanings)
Karate Do-Kenseikan (Karate School of Powerfull Fists, Minds and Honesty)
(Taikyo Kyu Katas practiced in First Six to Eight months and
tested for the (9th Kyu)
1st STRIPE or RED BELT for
Children)
| Taikyo Kyu Shodan | First Cause First Level |
| Taikyo Kyu Nidan | First Cause Second Level |
| Taikyo Kyu Sundan | First Cause Third Level |
| Taikyo Kyu Yondan | First Cause Fourth Level |
| Taikyo Kyu Godan | First Cause Fifth Level |
| Taikyo Kyu Rukudan | First Cause Sixth Level |
( Heian Also meaning peace and calmness, taken from the city of Heian)
| Heian Shodan | Peaceful Mind 1st Level, Test Kata For The (8th
Kyu) YELLOW BELT 1st Level |
| Heian Nidan | Peaceful Mind 2nd Level, Test Kata For The (7th
Kyu) YELLOW BELT 2nd Level Two Strips |
| Heian Sandan | Peaceful Mind 3rd, Test Kata For The (6th
Kyu) ORANGE BELT |
| Heian Yondan | Peaceful Mind 4th Level, Test Kata For The (5th
Kyu) ORANGE BELT 2nd Level/ Two Stripes |
| Heian Godan | Peaceful Mind 5th Level, Test Kata For The (4th
Kyu) GREEN BELT |
| Kensei Shodan | Power of Fist, Mind & Honesty 1st Level, Test (8th
Kyu) YELLOW BELT 1st Level |
| Kensei Nidan | Power of Fist, Mind & Honesty 2nd Level, Test
(7th Kyu) YELLOW BELT 2nd Level |
| Kensei Sandan | Power of Fist, Mind & Honesty 3rd Level, Test (6th
Kyu) ORANGE BELT |
| Kensei Yondan | Power of Fist, Mind & Honesty 4th Level, Test (5th
Kyu) ORANGE BELT 2nd Level/Stripe |
ADVANCED LEVEL
| Tekki Shodan | Horse Riding 1st Level, Test Kata for the
(3rd Kyu) BLUE BELT |
| Tekki Nidan | Horse Riding 2nd Level, Test Kata for the
(3rd Kyu) BLUE BELT |
| Tekki Sandan | Horse Riding 3rd Level = Test Kata for the
(2nd Kyu) BROWN BELT |
| Bassai Dai | To penetrate a Fortress(Major), also means Credit
where it is due Test Kata for the (1st
Kyu) BROWN BELT (Senior) 2nd Stripe |
| Bassai Sho | To penetrate a fortress (Minor) |
BACKBONE OF KATAS
| Kanku Dai | Viewing the Sky(Major), (1st DAN)
Test Kata Plus all the Katas learnt above and One Kata from below BLACK BELT
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| Kanku Sho | Viewing the Sky (Minor) |
| Hangestsu | Half Moon |
| Empi | Flying Swallow |
| Gankaku | Crane on a Rock |
| Jitte | Ten Hands (sometimes spelt JUTTE) |
| Ji-On | From the temple of Jion |
| Ji-In | Temple grounds |
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Just to give you an idea how important each KATA is: at the beginning, THEY TOOK ABOUT THREE YEARS TO LEARN ONE KATA. Please pay attention to each and every technique and stance. LEARN TO DO IT CORRECTLY.
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