Gensei-Ryu Kata – Taikyoko
This page will help you to learn the Gensei-Ryu Kata – Taikyoko. This low-level kata is very similar to the Taikyoko kata used by other Karate styles (such as Shotokan’s Taikyoku Shodan).
For additional Gensei-Ryu katas, please visit the main Gensei-Ryu Katas page. To learn other Karate katas (i.e. Shotokan), please visit the main Katas & Forms section.
Demonstration Video of Gensei-Ryu Kata – Taikyoko
Written Kata Instructions
- Ready stance
- Turn left 90 degrees, left front stance, left low block
- Step forward, right front stance, right middle punch
- Turn right 180 degrees, right front stance, right low block
- Step forward, left front stance, left middle punch
- Turn left 90 degrees, left front stance, left low block
- Step forward, right front stance, right middle punch
- Step forward, left front stance, left middle punch
- Step forward, right front stance, right middle punch, yell Kiai
- Turn left 270 degrees, left front stance, left low block
- Step forward, right front stance, right middle punch
- Turn 180 degrees, right front stance, right low block
- Step forward, left front stance, left middle punch
- Turn left 90 degrees, left front stance, left low block
- Step forward, right front stance, right middle punch
- Step forward, left front stance, left middle punch
- Step forward, right front stance, right middle punch, yell Kiai
- Turn left 270 degrees, left front stance, left low block
- Step forward, right front stance, right middle punch
- Turn right 180 degrees, right front stance, right low block
- Step forward, left front stance, left middle punch
- Return to ready stance
Reference Sources
- Kata instructions provided courtesy of Black Belt Wiki, Added – 01/13/15