Gensei-Ryu Kata – Taikyoko

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

  1. Kata instructions provided courtesy of Black Belt Wiki, Added – 01/13/15