KATA HISTORY
Kenwa Mabuni/Shito-Ryu
Aoyagi, Juroku, Matsukaze, Shinsei, Shinpa, Miyojo
Kanryo Higoanna/Naha-Te
Kururunfa, Saifa, Sanchin, Tensho, Sanseiru, Seienchin, Seipai, Shisochin, Superinpei
Go Kenki
Nipaipo, Papporen, Hakucho, Hakkaku
Seisho Aragaki/Tomari-Te
Neiseshi, Sochin, Unshu, Tomari Basai
Ankoh Itsou/Shuri-Te
Shodan/Nidan/Sandan/Yondan/Godan, Basai Dai, Chintei, Chinto, Gojushiho, Jiin, Jion, Jitte, Kosokun Dai, Naifanchi, Rohai, Wanshu
Sokon Matsumura
Basai, Rohai, Wankan, Naihanchi, Seisan, Chinto, Kushanku
Kata meaning
Heian (Pinan) - Peace, tranquillity / Safe from harm
Naifanchi - Sideway Fighting, or Surreptitious Steps
Jiin - Temple Ground
Jitte - Temple Hand, 10 Hands
Jion - Temple Sound
Bassai - Breach a Fortress, Trust Asunder
Wanshu - The name of Chinese Envoy
Kosokun (Kushanku, Kanku) - The Name of the Chinese Public Official of the Ming Dynasty
Niseishi - Twenty four Steps
Gojushiho - Fifty Four Steps
Unsu (Unshu) - Cloud Hand, Hand in the Clouds
Sanchin - Three Battles
Shinsei - New Life, New Birth
Shinpa - New Break point
Aoyagi - Green Willow
Juroku - Sixteen
Myojo - Pure Brightness
Matsukaze - Pine Tree Wind
Sochin - Strong Calmness Grand Prize
Shiho Kosokun- Four Directions of Kosokun
Rohai - Vision of a White Heron
Happo Sho - Hand in Eight Directions
Kenshu - Excellent fist
Kensho - Fisted Hand
Kenpaku (Kenhaku) - Superior Fist
Shisochin - Warriorâ€â„¢s Grand Calmness
Seisan - Thirteen Hands
Tensho - Rotating Palms, Elegant Hands
Seipai - Eighteen Hands
Seienchin - Lull in the Storm
Kururunfa - Seventeen, Holding Your Ground
Suparinpei - One Hundred & Eight Hands
Sanseiru - Thirty Six Hands
Saifa (Saiha) - The Final Breaking Point
Nipaipo - Twenty Eight Steps
Haffa (Hakucho) - White Swan, One Hundred Birds
Papporen - Eight Steps, Eight Steps at a time
Annanko - Light from the South
Chinte - Curious Hands
Chinto - Name of shipwrecked martial artist. Fighting to the East, or where the sun comes up