This page will help you to learn the First Basic Kata for Wado-Ryu Karate. This is a kihon kata. However, if you have any questions about a particular kata movement, please check with your instructor because kata instructions can vary by school and organization.
Written instructions for this Wado-Ryu kata are provided below the video. For additional Wado-Ryu Karate katas (i.e. Pinan Shodan), please visit the main Wado-Ryu Katas page. If you are searching for other katas (i.e. Shotokan kata), please visit Black Belt Wiki’s main Kata & Forms section.
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Video Demonstration for Wado-Ryu Karate – First Basic Kata
Written Instructions for Wado-Ryu Karate – First Basic Kata
- Attention stance
- Turn left 90 degrees, left front stance, left low block
- Step forward into right front stance, right lunge punch
- Turn right 180 degrees, right front stance, right low block
- Step forward into left front stance, left lunge punch
- Turn left 90 degrees, left front stance, left low block
- Step forward into right front stance, right high block
- Step forward into left front stance, left high block
- Step forward into right front stance, right high block, yell KIAI
- Turn left 270 degrees, left front stance, left low block
- Step forward into right front stance, right lunge punch
- Turn right 180 degrees, right front stance, right low block
- Step forward into left front stance, left lunge punch
- Turn left 90 degrees, left front stance, left low block
- Step forward into right front stance, right lunge punch
- Step forward into left front stance, left lunge punch
- Step forward into right front stance, right lunge punch, yell KIAI
- Turn left 270 degrees, left front stance, left low block
- Step forward into right front stance, right lunge punch
- Turn right 180 degrees, right front stance, right low block
- Step forward into left front stance, left lunge punch
- Return to attention stance
Kata Tips
Ok, a lot of people will dismiss this kihon kata simply as it’s the first one taught, and only useful for getting through the grade. This isn’t the case. This teaches a lot of more complex movements that aren’t noticed such as:
- Gedan Barai – This can be used for so much more than blocking a kick, defense against a wrist grab, when included in the second Muwatte, can be a throw.
- The three Oizukes, the body can take 1 punch, 2 punches but the 3rd the defenses are reduced and after the 3rd one there is no need for a 4th, which would make sence to do even numbers of punches as gives training to both strong and weak arms.
- Short and long Muwattes, teaching both from the beginning.
- The Muwatte/ turns, can all be used to control an opponent, either positioning them for the Oi-zuki, or as a throw to eliminate the threat.