What are the shodan katas?

There are a number of reason why trying to describe it here aren't a good idea: Heian Shodan and Heian Nidan are often swapped by instructors. Which one is named Shodan in your school would be a...

Typically in a Kata, which is Japanese, you will start standing straight up and then you will open your toes making a v shape. in the v shape your heels will be touching each other. After that you...

The two symbols that make up kata are cutting and ground. It is defined as a set of moves and sequences that represent fighting techniques.

Japanese Kenjutsu does not use high flying, extremely "fancy" or "pretty" Katas; most of the Katas across all Kenjutsu schools, involve overhead slashes and stepping techniques. However all that...

There is no known kata of such a name that i know of There is a kata by that name but it is not traditional Karate, I am in a class that is actually considered mixed martial arts. The real thing,...