Kata

 Kata

Kata (型:かた) secara harfiah berarti bentuk atau pola. Kata dalam karate tidak hanya merupakan latihan fisik atau aerobik biasa. Tapi juga mengandung pelajaran tentang prinsip bertarung. Gerakan-gerakan Kata juga banyak mengandung falsafah-falsafah hidup. Setiap Kata memiliki ritme gerakan dan pernapasan yang berbeda. Dalam Kata ada yang dinamakan Bunkai. Bunkai adalah aplikasi yang dapat digunakan dari gerakan-gerakan dasar Kata. Macam – macam kata :

                                                        I.            KATA HEIAN

                                                                     i.            Heian Shodan

                                                                   ii.            Heian Nidan

                                                                  iii.            Heian Sandan

                                                                 iv.            Heian Yondan

                                                                   v.            Heian Ghodan

                                                      II.            KATA TEKKI

                                                                                 i.            Tekki Shodan

                                                                               ii.            Tekki Nidan

                                                                              iii.            Tekki Sandan

                                                    III.            KATA LANJUTAN

                                                                                 i.            Bassai-Dai

                                                                               ii.            Bassai-Sho

                                                                              iii.            Kanku-Dai

                                                                             iv.            Kanku-Sho

                                                                               v.            Jitte

                                                                             vi.            Hangetsu

                                                                            vii.            Empi

                                                                          viii.            Gankaku

                                                                             ix.            Gion / Jion

                                                                               x.            Chinte

                                                                             xi.            Unsu

                                                                            xii.            Sochin

                                                                          xiii.            Nijushiho

                                                                          xiv.            Gojushiho-Dai

                                                                           xv.            Gojushiho-Sho

                                                                          xvi.            Meikyo

                                                                        xvii.            Wankan

                                                                       xviii.            Ji’in