Below is a list of each of the Kata's in the Shotokan System. The name of the kata is on the left, with its translation and meaning on the right. Clicking on the name of the Kyu Katas will take you to a page with a video demonstration and step by step diagram. For each class kata group, the videos are available in a link under each group of katas. Kyu Katas Class A Katas Bassai Dai | Big or Greater: To Penetrate a Fortress, To Storm a Fortress, or Extract from a Fortress | Empi | Flying Swallow, Flight of the Swallow, or Swallow Flight | Hangetsu | Crescent Moon or Half Moon | Kanku Dai | Big or Greater: Looking to the Sky or Sky Viewing | Tekki Nidan | Iron Horse 2 or Horse Riding 2 | Class A Kata VideosClass B KatasClass B Kata VideosClass C Katas Bassai Sho | Small or Lesser: To Penetrate a Fortress, To Storm a Fortress, or Extract from a Fortress | Chinte | Strange Hand, Chinese Hand, or Incredible Hands | Kanku Sho | Small or Lesser: Looking to the Sky, or Sky Viewing | Nijushiho | Twenty-four steps, or Twenty-four Directions | Sochin | Immovable & Rooted, or Tranquil Force | Class C Kata VideosClass D Katas Gojushiho Sho | Small or Lesser: Fifty-four Steps, or Fifty-four Directions | Gojushiho Dai | Big or Greater: Fifty-four Steps, or Fifty-four Directions | Unsu | Cloud Hands, Hands in the Clouds, or Separating the Clouds | Class D Kata VideosUnclassified Katas Ji'in | Temple Grounds, or Love and Shadow | Meikyo | Bright Mirror, Mirror of the Soul, Cleaning a Mirror, or Polished Mirror | Wankan | King's Crown or Emperor's Crown | Other Kata Videos |
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