Kata Videos

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When performing this kata, pay attention to how the turns are performed using the front leg or the back leg.

When performing this kata, pay attention to your hips position relating to the techniques. If you are punching, the hips should be facing forward towards the direction of the punch. If you are blocking using rising block or knife hand block, your hips should be at an angle away from the direction of the block.

The complexity of this kata is a lot higher than Heian Shodan. This kata emphasizes moving into back stances and knife hand blocks, using both arms for blocking, and execute 2 techniques at the same time. It also introduces the sequences of block, kick, punch in succession.

This is the third Heian kata series. It introduces the use of side stances and moving into a side stance executing an elbow block and back fist strike. Because of the side stances, this kata demonstrates the hips action to generate power through rotation and side shifting.

This is the fourth kata in the Heian series. This kata introduces the concept of slow movements to demonstrate the ability to control your center of gravity as you move into a back stance. When executing a slow movement, time your arms and leg movements to end at the same time. Make sure to exhale as you starting to move in slow motion. Also, this kata demonstrates the ability to move slow but then changing direction and move fast. This type of tempo is very common in more advanced katas especially black belt katas.

This is the 5th and final kata of the Heian series. This kata introduces a jump which is common in black belt katas. The emphasis in this kata is the ability to execute consecutive techniques quickly and demonstrate power through muscles contractions and breathing. This kata prepares you for the next required kata in the Tekki series where muscles actions and breathing are emphasized.