The karate belt order from beginner to advanced are: white, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, red, brown, and black. In some karate belt ranking systems Kata; Hachikyu - 8th Kyu: Yellow Belt: First grade. Kihon, no Kata or basic Kata: Sichikyu -7th Kyu: Orange Belt: To earn the belt the kata is Pinan Nidan: Rokyu - 6th Kyu:From Karate-do Foundations, by Mark Moeller: The practice of kata is the culmination of a practitioner's individual training. A significant advantage of kata is that techniques can be practiced full force without the risk of injuring partners. Kata practice also develops fighting spirit and fighting rhythms."Kara" means "empty," and "te" means "hand." Together, the term "karate" refers to the art of fighting hand to hand without weapons. Origins of Karate Where does karate come from? Like many Asian martial arts, karate's origins are ancient but karate as it is known and practiced today is fairly recent.Bunkai. Bunkai (分解), literally meaning "analysis" [1] or "disassembly", [2] "is a term used in Japanese martial arts referring to process of analysing kata and extracting fighting techniques from the movements of a 'form' ( kata ). The extracted fighting techniques are called Oyo ." [3]Goju-ryu Karate Katas 'Kata' is a Japanese word meaning 'form'. Kata is a series of standardized movements or forms which are followed in all forms of karate to practice offensive and defensive techniques. Goju-ryu Karate has 12 main katas listed below.Shudokan is a Japanese school of karate developed in the early 20th century. Created by influential Karate master Kanken Toyama, Shudokan can be literally translated to ''the hall for the study of the way of karate.''. It is still practiced today and is known for its unique katas and emphasis on fluid movement.Chitō-ryū (千唐流) is a style of karate founded by Dr. Tsuyoshi Chitose (千歳 强直, Chitose Tsuyoshi), (1898-1984).The name of the style translates as: chi (千) - 1,000; tō (唐) - China; ryū (流) - style, school, "1,000 year old Chinese style." The character tō (唐) refers to the Tang dynasty of China. The style was officially founded in 1946.cMKa7g.
