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Kata |
Term |
Meaning |
| Kata |
Form(s) |
| Heian Shodan |
"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 |
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| 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 |
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| Tekki Sandan |
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| 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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