KATA CURRICULUM
ADULT GRADE KATA REQUIREMENTS
Below is the Order of Kata Presented to Taiani Sensei by Ichikawa Sensei in May of 1988.
Shodan Grade 初段
☆ Geki-ha 撃破 – To Crush (From Ichikawa Sosui Sensei)
☆ Unshū 雲手 – Hand in the Clouds (From Aragaki Seishō Sensei)
☆ Sanchin San-Pō 三戦三歩 – Three Wars-Three Steps
Nidan Grade 二段
☆ Saifa 最破 – To Smash Into Pieces
☆ Sanchin Zen-Pō 三戦全歩 – Three Wars-All Steps
☆ Sanseirū 三十六 – Thirty Six
Sandan Grade 三段
☆ Niseishi 二十四 – Twenty Four (From Aragaki Seishō Sensei)
☆ Seinchin 征遠鎮 – To Pull Into Battle with a System
☆ Tenshō 転掌 – Turning Palms
Yondan Grade 四段
☆ Seipai 十八 – Eighteen
☆ Shisōchin 士壮鎮 – Fighting in Four Directions
☆ Seisan 十三 – Thirteen
Godan Grade 五段
☆ Kururunfā 来留破 – Holding Your Ground
☆ Supārinpei / Pechurin 一百〇八 – One Hundred Eight
☆ Tsuru-Te 鶴手 – Hand of the Crane (From Ichikawa Sosui Sensei - Included in Curriculum by Taiani Sensei in 2006)
Additional Kata For Shihan
☆Sanchin Kō-Hō 三戦古代歩 – Three Wars-Ancient Steps
☆ Tsuru-Sō 鶴素 – Principle of the Crane (From Taiani Choji Sensei)
Classification of Kata
Fukyugata (Preparatory Kata of Our System)
☆ Geki-ha 撃破 – To Crush (From Ichikawa Sosui Sensei)
Kihongata (Kata of Basics for Our System)
☆ Sanchin San-Pō 三戦三歩 – Three Wars-Three Steps
☆ Sanchin Zen-Pō 三戦全歩 – Three Wars-All Steps
☆ Tenshō 転掌 – Turning Palms
Kaishugata(Opening Kata of Our System)
☆ Unshū 雲手 – Hand in the Clouds (From Aragaki Seishō Sensei)
☆ Saifā 最破 – To Smash Into Pieces
☆ Sanseirū 三十六 – Thirty Six
☆ Niseishi 二十四 – Twenty Four (From Aragaki Seishō Sensei)
☆ Seinchin 征遠鎮 – To Pull Into A System
☆ Seipai 十八 – Eighteen
☆ Shisōchin 士壮鎮 – Fighting in Four Directions
☆ Seisan 十三 – Thirteen
☆ Kururunfā 来留破 – Holding Your Ground
☆ Supārinpei / Pechurin 一百〇八 – One Hundred Eight
Heishugata / Okugigata (The Closing / Secret Kata of our System)
☆ Tsuru-Te 鶴手 – Hand of the Crane (From Ichikawa Sosui Sensei)