Karate Kata
Karate kata are prescribed forms that preserve movement and tactical principles, with different names, sequences and performance methods across Okinawan and Japanese traditions.
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Karate Terminology
Karate terminology covers Japanese names for people, ranks, training, techniques, kata, kumite, distance and competition, including important differences among traditions.
Iaido
Iaido is a Japanese sword discipline built around controlled drawing, cutting, blade handling, and prescribed solo forms, with both federation and classical-school practice.
Kata in Judo
Kata in Judo are codified forms through which partners study technical principles, formal roles, safety, history, and applications beyond free practice.
Mabataki yori Hayaku!!
Mabataki yori Hayaku!! is Kazuki Funatsu’s manga about a timid high-school student who enters a girls’ traditional-karate club and learns competition through team practice.
Shitō-ryū Karate
Shitō-ryū is a major karate tradition founded by Kenwa Mabuni, preserving extensive kata associated with the teachings of Ankō Itosu and Kanryō Higaonna.
Gōjū-ryū Karate
Gōjū-ryū is an Okinawan karate tradition founded by Chōjun Miyagi, combining forceful and yielding methods with kata, breathing, conditioning, and partner practice.
Shotokan Karate
Shotokan is a major karate tradition shaped by Gichin Funakoshi’s teaching and later developed through university clubs and the Japan Karate Association.
Karate
Karate is an Okinawan striking art shaped through kata, kihon, kumite, school lineages, modern education, competition, and worldwide transmission.