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Heian Godan - Shotokan Karate

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The most popular image associated with kata is that of a karate practitioner performing a series of punches and kicks in the air. The kata are executed as a specified series of approximately 20 to 70 moves, generally with stepping and turning, while attempting to maintain perfect form. There are perhaps 100 kata across the various forms of karate, each with many minor variations. The number of moves in a kata may be referred to in the name of the kata, eg. Gojushiho, which means "54 steps." The number of moves may also have links with Buddhist spirituality. The number 108 is significant in Buddhism, and kata with 54, 36, or 27 moves (divisors of 108) are common. The practitioner is generally counselled to visualize the enemy attacks, and his or her responses, as actually occurring, and karateka are often told to "read" a kata, to explain the imagined events.

In teaching the open handed kata, most styles of Karate start with a series of three, or sometimes two, very simple kata called blocking forms before advancing to five basic kata named Pinan in some systems and Heian in others. By working through this series (in order: Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan (except in Wado Ryu Karate, where Shodan and Nidan are reversed)) the practitioner learns all the basic stances and techniques before moving on to more advanced kata. Traditionally, kata are taught in stages. Previously learned kata are returned to in order to show more advanced techniques or ways of doing things, as beginners do not have the same knowledge and experience that practitioners further up the ranks have. It is not uncommon in some styles for students testing for Shodan (first rank black belt) to have to repeat every kata they have learned from the first belt, but at a "black belt" level, for example, with better technique, power, amongst others. This system is often used for the lower grades as well. The student will perform one new kata and one or two previous ones, to demonstrate how much they have progressed and how quickly they can learn new things.

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Heian Godan - Shotokan Karate

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  • yes they do i am one

    yes they do i am one

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  • in shotokan they ...

    in shotokan they dont do blue belts

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  • tekki shodans all ...

    tekki shodans all in a line, easy as pie

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  • i meant tekki ...

    i meant tekki shodan not shopdan

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  • i've got a grading ...

    i've got a grading today to get my brown belt. I've got to do tekki shopdan and i think its reeally hard.

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  • i just got my blue ...

    i just got my blue belt today my favorite is heian nidan

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  • I know,but they ...

    I know,but they punch me all the f'cking time soo they must pay the price.

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  • How do you practice ...

    How do you practice kata but not learn karate?
    You might as well join your local club and meet some new people, get out of the house a bit.
    No offence but you don't have gr8 friends if they just insult you all the time. They ain't gonna stay friends for long if you beat them up with karate lol.

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  • I do shuri-te ...

    I do shuri-te karate, just got my 5th kyu, so pidan godan is my next kata too. I love the jump, that's why so many people have godan as their fav kata.
    For us, nidan is the first kata we learn, as a red belt.

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  • If I can give my ...

    If I can give my opinion, you must really make an effort not to bob up and down while doing Tekki Shodan. It's my greatest fault in that Kata, so I have to pay attention to my head's height every time I do it.
    And Heian Godan is one of my favorites ; you said it was easier than Yon Dan. I tend to agree ; Godan has more "flow" to it, whereas Yon Dan's moves may seem a bit akward when chained together (which is especially bad for balance). That's what I think anyway.

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  • THe hardest part of ...

    THe hardest part of tekki shodan for me was staying on one line and not wavering back and forth. ALso, to stay on one level as you cross your legs over to move. It looks really funny when you bob and up and down when you're doing it.
    I still don't have it perfect as for it's my current kata and my belt still has that 'new belt smell'. lol. I haven't had a chance to do nidan yet, though. Altough I"ve had lots of practice with Basso Dai.

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  • What do you think ...

    What do you think about Tekki Shodan? I'm learning T shodan and nidan now. Good thing is they don't take a lot of space to practice. I agree, godan is an easy kata for me.

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  • I could never get ...

    I could never get my balance on the jump for this one. ^^;;;;
    But it is WAAAYYYY easier than Yon Dan. I hate that kata. As for now, all my efforts on Tekki Shodan, that is untill I'm recruited to teach green belts. So far, the class doesn't have many of those.... ^^;;;

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  • I dun learn karate ...

    I dun learn karate but i do practise the katas everyday.Hopefully i could defend myself for suprise attaacks from my friends in school.They all call me transexual

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  • Yeah one on our ...

    Yeah one on our karate did not pass to yellow. :P He had just 17.7% rigth tecniques. XD

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