"Stable and secure" / "stable peace," "first
level"
Heian Nidan
Ditto, "Second Level"
Heian Sandan
Ditto, "Third Level"
Heian Yondan
You get the idea
Heian Godan
Tekki Shodan
"Iron horseman," "first level"
Bassai Dai
"Destroying a fortress," "greater" version
(*)
Empi
"Flight of the swallow"
Jion
"Compassion and favor" (This is a Buddhist
term and possibly the name of some temple.)
Kanku Dai
"Observing the sky/emptiness," "greater"
version (*)
Jutte / Jitte
"Ten hands"
Hangetsu
"Half moon"
Tekki Nidan
Tekki Sandan
Nijuushiho
"Twenty-four steps"
Gankaku
"Boulder crane" (the bird on a rock)
Sochin [Soh-Chin]
"Strength and control"
Bassai Sho [Shoh]
"Destroying a fortress," "lesser" version
(*)
Kankuu Sho [Shoh]
"Observing the sky/emptiness," "lesser"
version (*)
Unsu [Unsuu]
"Cloud hands"
Gojuushiho (Dai)
"Fifty-four steps," "greater" version (*)
Gojuushiho Sho [Shoh]
"Fifty-four steps," "lesser" version (*)
Meikyo [Meikyoh]
"Bright mirror"
Ji'in
"Compassion and shadow" (Possibly another
temple.)
Chinte
"Rare hands"
Wankan
"King's crown"
(*) Kata with "lesser" or "greater" attached
("sho" or "dai") don't really mean "lesser"
or "greater" in any quantitative sense. It's
just a way of distinguishing two different
kata.
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