CFTS KARATE

English Translation: Peaceful Mind Level Five Original Okinawan Name: Pinan Godan Information: Derived from Kanku-Dai by Anko Itosu in...

English Translation: First Level Horse Riding Original Okinawan Name: Naihanchi Jo Information: Derived from Naihanchi, the kata makes...

English Translation: Second Level Horse Riding Original Okinawan Name: Naihanchi Chu Information: Created by Anko Itosu from Tekki Shodan...

English Translation: Second Level Horse Riding Original Okinawan Name: Naihanchi Ge Information: Created by Anko Itosu from Tekki Shodan...

English Translation: To Storm A Fortress Original Okinawan Name: Passai-dai Information: Bassai-Dai is a very old kata, and there are...

English Translation: To Storm A Fortress (the lesser) Original Okinawan Name: Passai-sho Information: Created by Anko Itosu from the...

English Translation: Named after a Buddhist monk Original Okinawan Name: Ji'in Information: Funakoshi Sensei tried to rename this kata to...

English Translation: Named after a Chinese temple Original Okinawan Name: Jion Information: This kata retained its original name. It was...

English Translation: Ten hands Original Okinawan Name: Jutte Information: Ju (Ten) te (hands) implies, once mastered, one is able to...

English Translation: Looking Skyward Original Okinawan Name: Kushanku-dai Information: Originally named Kushanku (or Koshokun), it was...

English Translation: Looking Skyward (the lesser) Original Okinawan Name: Kushanku-sho Information: Created by Anko Itosu from the...

English Translation: Chinese hands Original Okinawan Name: Shoin Information: Shoin was Funakoshi Sensei's name for this kata, but later...

English Translation: Flight of the Swallow Original Okinawan Name: Wanshu Information: It is often claimed that the origins of the kata...

English Translation: Named after the stance, half/crescent moon Original Okinawan Name: Seisan Information: Perhaps the oldest kata in...

English Translation: Twenty-four Steps, or Moves Original Okinawan Name: Niseishi Information: Niju (20) shi (4) ho (steps) is of unknown...

English Translation: Highly Polished Mirror Original Okinawan Name: Rohai Information: Whereas there are three Rohai (Rohai Jo, Rohai...

English Translation: Named after the stance, Sochin-dachi (fudo-dachi) Original Okinawan Name: Sochin Information: Modified and...

English Translation: Fifty-four Moves, or 'Woodpecker Tapping A Tree' Original Okinawan Name: Useichi Information: Funakoshi Sensei tried...

English Translation: Fifty-four Moves, or 'Woodpecker Tapping A Tree', the lesser Original Okinawan Name: Useichi Information: Funakoshi...

English Translation: King's Crown Original Okinawan Name: Wankuan / Shiofu Information: Modified by Gigo Funakoshi, it was never...