Belen Goju Ryu Karate Kata Syllabus
All ages/ All ranks begin with:
Sanchin- Three battles (Body, Mind, Spirit) origin unknown, from China
Tensho- Turning Palms developed by Chogun Miyagi (Soft for youth classes, hard like Sanchin for Adults)
White Belts / All ages
Taikiyoko's by Gogen Yamaguchi from Japan which are basic moving exercises
Taikiyoko Chudan- Basic Form Middle/ Middle Block - Middle Punch
Taikiyoko Jodan- Basic Form Up/ Up Block - Up Punch
Taikiyoko Gedan- Basic Form Down/ Down Block - Down Punch
Taikiyoko Kake- Basic Form Hook/ Hook Block - Front Kick - Up Elbow
Green Belts / All ages
Taikiyoko Mawashi- Basic Form Circle/ Circle Block, Back Fist, Down Block, Down Punch Fist
All Ranks -Yellow Belts - Green Belts / All Ages
Gekisai kata by Chogun Miyagi from Okinawan
Adult and Youth Yellow belts
Gekisai Sho- Attack and Smash, Lesser (Kimo Sensei's Tool Box)
Green Belts - all ages
Gekisai Dai Itch- Attack and smash, one
Gekisai Dai Ni- Attack and smash, two
Green Belts- all ages
Classical Kata- from Southern China
Saifa- Destroy and defeat, Tearing or breaking point
Seinchin- Control and pull into battle
Brown Belt level -
Shisochin- To destroy in four directions
Sanseiru- 36
Black Belt level-
Seipai- 18
Seisan- 13
Kururunfa- To restrain and destroy
Suparinpei (Pechurin) - 108
All Ranks -
Hatkusuru- Toguchi Seikichi (No Mei- with music, performed at festivals)
Paranku- Miyagi Gift Kata to Hawaii
Out of System Kata
All Ranks
Naihanchin Sho- Matsumura Seito
Sochin- Juhatsu Kyoda, founder of ToOn Ryu system
Pachu- Ryui Ryu System
Kimo Sensei trained with Liu Chang-1 in Taiwan. He then sponsored and toured with him in the United States several times. His family are 400 year direct descendants from Fang Qiniang, the founder of White Crane Kung fu (the root of Goju Ryu) in southern China.
Angle Fist - Feeding Crane System
Three Battles - Feeding Crane System
Out of System Kata
Brown/Black Belts
Ryu Sho Ken - Matsumura Seito
Kakuho - Matayoshi Kobudo taught this after learning from Gogenki who was a tea merchant from China
Out of System Kata
Black Belts Only
Happoren - Fang Quiniang, founder of White Crane
KOBUDO
We train in a collection of weapons kata and our base is Matayoshi Kobudo under Kimo Sensei instruction.
Gima Shinjo
Ancestral Grandfather of Matayoshi Family
Matayoshi Shinko
One of Okinawa's most profound Masters of Martial Art, especially Kobudo.
Matayoshi Shimpo
Founded Ko Do Kan "Path of Enlightenment" Dobudo Dojo in honor of his father.
Last of 400 year history of his family line.
All Ranks
Chizi Kun Bo - "Little Stick Staff" Float handles to the fishing nets
Modern Arnis - Remy Presas Basic drills and concepts
Kobudo is taught after a student attains the Green Belt Level
(except for the Chizi Kun Bo and Modern Arnis mentioned above)
BO
Papahako Sho
Papahako Di
Choun No Kun
Tsuken No Kun
Sesoko No Kun
SAI
Matayoshi Sancho Sai
Tsukenshitohaku No Sai
Yaka No Sai
TONFA
Matayoshi Tonfa
Wanshu No Tonfa
KAMA
Matayoshi Kama
NUNCHAKU
Matayoshi Nunchaku
MACHETE AND SHIELD
Matayoshi Tien Be Roshin
THREE SECTIONAL STAFF
Matayoshi Sansetsukan
STEEL FAN
Choy La Fut Dragon Fan Kata by Master Lee Koon-Hung