Tekki Shodan - Shotokan Karate

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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[papajuse]

u helped me grade ty :)

[njtr]

@DarthVader553 Don't be afraid of making mistakes. Many people (especially cocky instructors who don't know much) are afraid to train in front of others, because they don't want to be seen making a mistake. After all, they are "masters" LOL LOL. But, making mistakes is part of training, and they test your perseverence. A good instructor wants to see how you react to mistakes, and if you are going to continue. Everything is a test, and a test can come at any time. NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!! Osu

[LadiesMan1844]

These videos have ben very helpful =))))

[arceus261]

@TheCoolnessrocks3342 well done grasshopper :D

[TheCoolnessrocks3342]

im on heian godan but i need to learn tekki shodan because im going for the exam

[toxi87]

@redkingish I think i depends on the organisation I know We in the ISKf use this for 4th-3rd kyu but personally i feel that Tekki is more then a bench mark as all the kata are. Heian shodan by a 10 kyu and a ju dan are the same kata but the ju dan may only understand it alittle more, I feel that is the absolute goal of kata to seek the truth in the bunkai and our selves. oss

[sparklegirl007]

Oh, thank you so so so so much. I always get really confused with the crescent kicks part but thanks to this, I've got it now!

[kurtisabc]

love these videos really help me with my grading's :)

[fruechtchen3xbla]

i have my orange belt and i learn it now :) i like this kata^^ ok, maybe i learn this kata because in my group are 4 people with the blue belt and the guy with the green blet and me have to do the same what they do, but i like the kata...

[alufolieish]

@pfullinwider he (kanazawa) studyied by funankoshi - so i dont think that he makes it rly different :/

[pfullinwider]

I've seen it done a little tighter. They are actually low blocks, not mid blocks just before the back knuckle, and the soto uke he does is traditionally a back knuckle strike, at least as Toyama taught it. Might be different through Funakoshi

[alufolieish]

@alufolieish sry 5th and 4th kyu >.<