Meikyo (明鏡) Means ~ Mirror of the soul and comes from ~Tomari-te 15. Sochin (壯鎭) Means ~ Preserve Peace Introduced by ~Yoshitika Funakoshi 14. Jion (慈恩) Means ~ Thought to be named after the Chinese temple Jion-ji. Hangetsu (半月) Means ~ Half Moon Introduced by ~ Bushi Matsumura 12. Enpi (燕飛) Means ~ Flying swallow Introduced by ~ Wang Ji 11. Kanku Dai (観空大) Means ~ To view the sky (dai=major) Introduced by ~ Kung Hsiang Chun 10. Bassai Dai (披塞大) Means ~ To storm a fortress (dai=major) Introduced by ~ Peichin. Tekki Shodan (鉄騎初段) Means ~ Iron Horse first level Introduced by ~ Yasutsune Itosu 8. Heian Godan (平安五段) Means ~ Peaceful way fifth level Introduced by ~ Yasutsune Itosu 7. Heian Yondan (平安四段) Means ~ Peaceful way fourth level Introduced by ~ Yasutsune Itosu 6. Heian Sandan (平安三段) Means ~ Peaceful way third level Introduced by ~ Yasutsune Itosu 5. Heian Nidan (平安二段) Means ~ Peaceful way second level Introduced by ~ Yasutsune Itosu 4. Heian Shodan (平安初段) Means ~ Peaceful way first level Introduced by ~ Yasutsune Itosu 3. Taikyoku Shodan also known as (太極初段) Means ~ first cause first level Introduced by ~ Gichin Funakoshi 2. If you practice other shotokan or non shotokan kata, please let us know. Many other shotokan dojo have added Taikyoku shodan to the JKA list, which gives us the 27 kata below.
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