This page looks at the Karate katas used by major Karate styles (i.e. Shotokan, Goju-Ryu, Shito-Ryu, Wado-Ryu, Shorin-Ryu and Kyokushin) and many smaller Karate styles. If we are missing any Karate katas, please contact us so we can add them to this kata list.
Karate Katas – These sections include videos and/or written instructions for each kata
- Asai Katas – Used by some Shotokan schools
- Ashihara Katas
- Chito-Ryu Katas
- Enshin Katas
- Gensei-Ryu Katas
- Goju-Ryu Katas
- Go-Kan-Ryu (GKR) Katas
- Isshin-Ryu Katas
- JKA Kata – Japan Karate Association
- Kato Katas – Used by some Shotokan schools
- KishimotoDi Kata
- Kyokushin Katas
- Shindo Jinen-Ryu Katas or Ryobu-Kai Katas
- Shito-Ryu Katas
- Shito-Ryu (alternate) – International Hayashi-ha Shito-ryu Katas
- Shorin-Ryu Katas
- Shorinji-Ryu Kenkokan Katas
- Shotokan Karate Katas
- Shudokan Katas
- Shukokai Karate Katas
- Shuri-Ryu Katas
- Uechi-Ryu Katas
- Wado-Ryu Katas
- World Oyama Karate Katas
- Yoshukai Katas
Meaning of Karate Katas