In today's video we are learning Kata Heian Shodan, which is often taught as the first or second karate form in Shotokan Karate. The kata is very similar to Taikyoku Shodan, but there are a few...

By working through this series (in order: Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan (except in Wado Ryu Karate, where Shodan and Nidan are reversed)) the practitioner learns all the basic stances...

Heian Shodan is the first Shotokan kata and is followed Heian Nidan and Heian Sandan. It is a Shotokan kata for color belt (non-black belt) Shotokan Karate students. The information on this page is designed to help students pass their belt tests.

Shotokan kata Heian Shodan, performed from three different angles for the benefit of students learning the kata.

Heian Shodan is the first Kata in the Heian series and is usually the first Kata that a beginner must learn. It has 21 movements and its embusen is roughly I-shaped. This Kata takes the student through a similar floor pattern as Taikyoku Shodan, but incorporates different techniques including a hammer fist and a knife hand block.

Heian Shodan is the first kata of 5 in the 5 Heian Kata series. The first Heian kata focuses on stances zenkutsu dachi (front stance) and kokutsudachi (back stance). Strikes oi zuki (stepping punch), Tettsui uchi (hammer fist strike) and blocks age …

This PDF details the first kata of the Heian series, Heian Shodan (Pinan Nidan) showing in detail move by move of the solo performance of the kata and the bunkai applications that are carried out with a partner.

Heian Shodan (平安初段) is an Itosu-kei kata, created between 1902 and 1905 by Itosu Ankō for training by students at Shuri Junjō Chūgakkō (Shuri Standard Middle School). According to tradition, Heian Shodan, like the other four Heian kata, was derived from an ancient and more complex kata called Channan.

Heian Shodan is the first kata in the Heian series and is usually the first kata that a beginner must learn. It has 21 movements and its embusen is roughly I-shaped. Essential points to learn in H1 include the oi-zuki (lunge punch) and gedan-barai (down …

This page provides details on the International Hayashi-Ha Shito-Ryu Kata – Heian Shodan. If you have a question regarding a particular movement, please check with your instructor as katas can vary between different Shito-Ryu schools and organizations. Written instructions are …