Saturday, 11 October 2014

Goju Ryu Kata

The kata taught and practiced at the Gojuryu Karatedo Yoyogi Ryushinkan Dojo are as shown. Sanchin kata is listed as kihon, or the fundamental kata.  The “kaishu kata” (applications) are

Gekisai Dai Ichi
Gekisai Dai Ni
Saifa
Seiunchin (or Seiyunchin)
Shisouchin
Sanseiru
Seipai
Kururunfa
Seisan
Suparimpei


Tensho, the “soft” counterpart to sanchin kata, is listed at the end.

For beginners, fukyugata (or “no grade” kata) can also be taught. According to Wikipedia:
“In 1940, Hayakawa, governor of Okinawa, assembled the Karate-Do Special Committee, composed by Ishihara Shochoku (chairman), Miyagi Chojun, Kamiya Jinsei, Shinzato Jinan, Miyasato Koji, Tokuda Anbun, Kinjo Kensei, Kyan Shinei, and Nagamine Shoshin. The goal was to create a series of Okinawan kata to teach physical education and very basic Okinawan 'independent style' martial arts to school children. This type of kata is not traditional Gōjū-ryū kata, [but] "promotional kata," simple enough to be taught as part of physical education programs at schools and part of a standardized karate syllabus for schools, independent of the sensei's style.

Nagamine Shoshin (Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryū) developed fukyugata dai ichi, which is part of current Matsubayashi Shorin Ryu syllabus; Miyagi Chojun developed fukyugata dai ni, which is part of current Gōjū-ryū syllabus under the name gekisai dai ichi. Some Gōjū-ryū dojos still practice fukyugata dai ichi."

Note 1: Seiunchin is generally considered the initial kata for black belt level and is thus taught to brown belts (2nd and 1st kyu).  Gekisai Dai Ichi, Gekisai Dai Ni and Saifa are taught to white, yellow and green belts (9th through 3rd kyu).
Note 1: Gekisai Dai Ichi and Gekisai Dai Ni are also referred to as Gekisai Ichi and Gekisai Ni.

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