World Karate Federation RULES OF KARATE COMPETITION KUMITE KATA (this text refers to the male and the female) ...

KARATE TERMINOLOGY (Japanese - English) A AGE Upper or rising. AGE-HAISOKU-UCHI Rising...

The “iron horse” or “battlefield” kata. It is called Tekki Shodan by Shotokan karateka. According to his book, Wado Ryu Karate, O...

(“To Grab and Pull in Battle”) There is no kicking in this kata, main purpose of the kata being to develop a strong and stable stanc...

KARATE TECHNIQUES OF SHITŌ-RYŪ (required for testing)    In Shito-Ryu; we study 15 basic techniques, 5 each of blocks ...

This kata is a combination of the Pinan katas. It was named after a Chinese official named Kushanku who supposedly taught it to Tode...

(“Smash and Break”) it is necessary to consider attacks from the side in order to perform this kata. The striking techniques of Saif...

This kata was called Heian Shodan Variation by Funakoshi. Even though Nidan means “Second”, it is trained as the first Pinan kata in...

Karate-gi:  Clothing worn when practicing karate; it includes a jacket and pants that are usually made of cotton. Karat...

Kata means form. For many years, all major and fundamental points, blocks, strikes, kicks, punches and basic techniques have bee...