Shotokan Kata.
Within the orthodox Shotokan Ryu there are 28 kata. The names of the original that Funakoshi brought over from Okinawa were changed to Japanese names to make them more acceptable to the Japanese students
Kata Name Meaning Taikyoku shodan First Cause No1 Taikyoku nidan First Cause No2 Taikyoku sandan First Cause No3 Heian shodan Peaceful Mind No1 Heian nidan Peaceful Mind No2 Heian sandan Peaceful Mind No3 Heian yondan Peaceful Mind No4 Heian Godan Peaceful Mind No5 Tekki shodan Iron Horse No1 Tekki nidan Iron Horse No2 Tekki sandan Iron Horse No3 Bassai dai To Penetrate the Fortress Bassai sho To Escape the Fortress Kanku dai To View the Sky - greater Kanku sho To View the Sky - lesser Jion Temple Empi Flight of the Swallow Jitte Ten Hands Gangaku Crane on a Rock Hangetsu
Half Moon Sochin Preserve the Peace Unsu Parting the Clouds Nijoshiho The Twenty Four Steps Gojoshio The Fifty Four steps Ji-in Benevolent Wankan Kings Crown Chinte Chinese Hand Meikyo Mirror of the Soul