The videos on this page were intended to help students study their kata at home. These videos aren’t intended to teach the kata, but to help students who learned them to remember them and practice at home.
Octagon Drills
There are many versions of the octagon, but these are a few that I list as requirements for earning rank. This exercise is also known as the temple dance, which gives you some idea of the aerobic workout you could gain from doing it. This exercise is great for allowing you to practice any martial movement or technique with respect to angling. The student should experiment with making their own versions of this.
Hachihenkei Fusegi jutsu
Escaping arts octagon. This is the basic escaping arts version of the octagon.
Hachihenkei Gedan Barai
Octagon drill with lower parry. This is the basic octagon drill with lower parry.
Hachihenkei Fusegi Jutsu – Advanced
This is the “advanced” escaping arts version of the octagon. Now the angles are done in pairs, as they should be done.
Empty-handed forms
Taekyoku
This is our first kata being performed by Sensei Josh Simon. As the name suggests, this is a great way to start off studying contrasts between yang and yin
Mitose no Keiho
This is Mitose no keiho, or Mitose’s training method. This is one the kata that are unique to Kosho Shorei Ryu
Chonan
This kata is studied within the Shuto Society, and we keep it as one of the required kyu kata.
Shudoso
Shudoso. This is the dynamic tension form that Robert Trias taught Hanshi Bruce Juchnik, and he preserves int he SKSKI in his honor.
Tiki Shodan or Naihanchi Shodan
This kata was part of the collection in both the Shuto Society and Kosho Shorei Ryu, and is part of our kyu requirements also. Choki Motobu, Mitose Sensei’s uncle was reputed to do this and the other three in the series.
Yang style Tai Chi Short Form
This is Hon Chin Lin sensei performing the Yang style Tai Chi short form or competition form.
Yang Style Tai Chi Short Form – Angle 2
This is Hon Chin Lin sensei performing the Yang style Tai Chi short form or competition form, from a different angle.
Wansu
Wansu
Pinan/Heian kata
This very popular karate kata series, meaning “peaceful mind” is an excellent series, and is included in our electives section of the curriculum.
Pinan Shodan
Pinan Shodan
Pinan Nidan
Pinan Nidan
Pinan Sandan
Pinan Sandan
Pinan Yondan
Pinan Yondan
Pinan Godan
Pinan Godan
Neko-buto kata
This is the cat-dance form series, developed by James Mitose sensei in honor of Gichin Funakoshi, the “cat man”
Neko-buto Shodan
Neko-buto shodan
Neko-buto Nidan
Neko-buto Nidan
Neko-buto Sandan
Neko-buto Sandan
Toyama Ryu Iai-bato jutsu kata
1) Toyama Ryu no mae no teki – Attack the front2) Toyama Ryu no migi no teki – Attack the right3) Toyama Ryu no hidari no teki – Attack the left4) Toyama rye no ushiro no teki – Attack the back5) Toyama Ryu no zenmen no teki – Attack the forward area6) Toyama Ryu no ushiro to mae no teki – Attack the back, forward area7) Toyama Ryu no hidari migi shomen no teki – Attack left, right, and forward area8) Toyama Ryu no sue mono giri Nippon ryodan – Downward cut – fixed object
Ma-ae no jo kata
This is a series of 6 jo kata created by Hanshi Bruce Juchnik.
Ma-ae no jo shodan
Ma-ae no jo shodan
Ma-ae no jo nidan
Ma-ae no jo nidan
Ma-ae no jo sandan
Ma-ae no jo sandan
Ma-ae no jo yondan
Ma-ae no jo yondan
Ma-ae no jo godan
Ma-ae no jo godan
Ma-ae no jo rokudan
Ma-ae no jo rokudan
German longsword
These are pre-arranged cutting patterns for German longsword performed by Josh Simon sensei
