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Goju-Ryu KatasGoju-Ryu Katas
| Sanchin |
Emphasises the coordination of the body and mind through the control of
muscle tension combined with controlled breathing. |
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Gekisai Dai-Ichi |
Chojun Miyagi Sensei made this kata of basic techniques in 1940 to
enable the average person to become stronger. |
| Gekisai Dai-Ni |
This kata is basically the same as gekisai dai-ichi but it introduces open hand
techniques and nekoashi movement. |
| Saifa |
Saifa kata is made up mostly of circularly applied striking techniques
with the use of whip like motions along with some escape techniques. |
| Seiyunchin |
This kata develops the strength of the hips and legs in combination of
with a variety of hand techniques. |
| Shisochin |
This kata emphasises open hand techniques coordinated with controlled
hip movements. |
| Sanseru |
This kata develops the use of low kicks and double hand techniques. |
| Sepai |
Sepai kata is made up of a variety of unusual hand, foot and body
movement techniques. |
| Kururunfa |
This kata also develops the use of open hand techniques and specially
hip/hand coordination. |
| Sesan |
This is an asthetic kata epitomising the ideal of Goju-Ryu by using a
number of hard and soft techniques. |
| Suparunpei |
This kata, Goju-Ryu's longest, ustilitses a large number of techniques
along with breath control and contains the greatest variety of application and depth of meaning. |
| Click on the highlighted katas for a walkthrough. |
| Grading Syllabus |
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The test for each level will include some or all of the items from the requirements for lower grades.
In all cases, at each grade step, the technical performance improves, as does the speed, power,
accuracy, awareness, precision, balance, focus and attitude. |
| Grade |
Basics |
Kata |
Kumite |
Hojo Undo |
| 10th Kyu | Stances, standing basics, moving basics No. 1. |
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| 9th Kyu | Stances, standing basics, moving basics No. 1 and No. 2. | Gekisai Dai Ichi. | San Dan Gi, Yakusoku Kumite No. 1.
| Makiwara / focus pad, gyaku-zuki, mae-geri, mawashi-geri.
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| 8th Kyu | Stances, standing basics, moving basics No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3. | Gekisai Dai Ichi and bunkai. | San Dan Gi, Yakusoku Kumite No. 2.
| Makiwara / focus pad, gyaku-zuki, mae-geri, mawashi-geri. |
| 7th Kyu | Stances, standing basics, moving basics No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4. | Gekisai Dai Ichi and Gekisai Dai Ni. | San Dan Gi, Yakusoku Kumite No. 3 | Makiwara / focus pad, gyaku-zuki, mae-geri, mawashi-geri, Oi-zuki, uraken-uchi, ushiro geri.
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| 6th Kyu | Stances, standing basics, moving basics No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 | Gekisai Dai Ichi, Gekisai Dai Ni and bunkai | San Dan Gi, Yakusoku Kumite, Kakie, Jiyu Kumite No. 4
| Makiwara / focus pad, gyaku-zuki, mae-geri, mawashi-geri, oi-zuki, kizami zuki, hiji-uchi, uraken-uchi, ushiro geri.
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| 5th Kyu | Stances, standing basics, moving basics No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 | Gekisai Dai Ichi, Gekisai Dai Ni, Sanchin and Saifa | San Dan Gi, Yakusoku Kumite No. 5, Kakie, Jiyu Kumite | Makiwara/focus pad ? gyaku-zuki, mae-geri, mawashi-geri, oi-zuki, kizami zuki, hiji-uchi, uraken-uchi, ushiro geri, hiza-geri, yoko-geri. |
| 4th Kyu | Stances, standing basics, moving basics No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 | Gekisai Dai Ichi, Gekisai Dai Ni, Sanchin, Saifa and bunkai | San Dan Gi, Yakusoku Kumite No. 6, Kakie, Jiyu Kumite
| Makiwara / focus pad, gyaku-zuki, mae-geri, mawashi-geri, oi-zuki, kizami zuki, hiji-uchi, uraken-uchi, ushiro geri, hiza-geri, yoko-geri, furi-zuki. Renzoku. |
| 3rd Kyu | Stances, standing basics, moving basics No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 | Gekisai Dai Ichi, Gekisai Dai Ni, Sanchin, Saifa and Seyunchin | San Dan Gi, Yakusoku Kumite No. 7, Kakie, Jiyu Kumite
| Makiwara / focus pad, gyaku-zuki, mae-geri, mawashi-geri, oi-zuki, kizami zuki, hiji-uchi, uraken-uchi, ushiro geri, hiza-geri, yoko-geri, furi-zuki. Renzoku.
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| 2nd Kyu | Stances, standing basics, moving basics No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 | Gekisai Dai Ichi, Gekisai Dai Ni, Sanchin, Saifa, Seyunchin and bunkai | San Dan Gi, Yakusoku Kumite No. 8, Kakie, Jiyu Kumite
| Makiwara / focus pad, gyaku-zuki, mae-geri, mawashi-geri, oi-zuki, kizami zuki, hiji-uchi, uraken-uchi, ushiro geri, hiza-geri, yoko-geri, furi-zuki. Renzoku.
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| 1st Kyu | Stances, standing basics, moving basics No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 | Gekisai Dai Ichi, Gekisai Dai Ni, Sanchin, Saifa, Seyunchin and Shisochin | San Dan Gi, Yakusoku Kumite No. 9, Kakie, Jiyu Kumite (iri-kumi)
| Makiwara / focus pad, gyaku-zuki, mae-geri, mawashi-geri, oi-zuki, kizami zuki, hiji-uchi, uraken-uchi, ushiro geri, hiza-geri, yoko-geri, furi-zuki. Renzoku.
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