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Kata (Forms) is systematically organized series of techniques performed in a set sequence.
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Kata is sorce of all karate techniques. Befor the modern system of sparring was
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developed, these formal exercises were the major form of Karate practice. 
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There are more than fifty kata  handed down from the past according to Sensei Nishiyama's
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 book "KARATE".
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Kata is the legacy left by the masters who created these techniques through gruelling 
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practices, personal encounters, spiritual and emotional experiences.
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Let me introduce 26 Kata which I have information about.
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Heian Shodan, Heian Nidan, Heian Sandan, Heian Yondan, Heian Godan<BR>
Tekki Shodan, Tekki Nidan, Tekki Sandan, Bassai-Dai, Kanku-Dai,  Enpi<BR>
Souchin, Meikyo, Ji in, Gojushiho-dai, Jion, Jitte, Hangetsu, Gankaku<BR>
Chinte, Bassai-sho, Kanku-sho, Nijushiho, Unsu, Wankan, Gojushiho-sho<BR>
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