Modern Name

Original Name

Meaning

Kihon Kata

Taikyoku Shodan

Basic Form #1

Heian Shodan

Pinan Nidan

Peaceful form/mind #1

Heian Nidan

Pinan Shodan

Peaceful form/mind #2

Heian Sanan

Pinan Sandan

Peaceful form/mind #3

Heian Yondan

Pinan Yondan

Peaceful form/mind #4

Heian Godan

Pinan Godan

Peaceful form/mind 5

Tekki Shodan

Naihachi Shodan

Iron Horse #1

Tekki Nidan

Naihachi Nidan

Iron Horse #2

Tekki Sandan

Naihachi Sandan

Iron Horse #3

Bassai Dai

Passai

To storm a castle (major)

Bassai Sho

To storm a castle (minor)

Kankai Dai

Kushanku/Koshokun

Looking into the sky (major)

Kankai Sho

Looking into the sky (minor)

Enpi

Wanshu

Flying Swallow

Hangetsu

Seisan, Seishan

Half Moon

Jion

Jion

Buddhist Monk

Jiin

Shokyo

Temple Grounds

Jitte

Jitte

Ten Hands/Techniques

Gankaku

Chinto

Crane on a rock

Sochin

Hakko

Strongly Rooted

Nijushiho

Neseishi

Twenty-four steps

Unsu

Unsu

Cloud Hands

Chinte

Shoin

Strange Hands

Meikyo

Rohai

Bright Mirror

Wankan

Hito/Shiofu

Kings Crown

Gojushiho Dai

Useshi or Hotaku

54 Steps (major)

Gojushiho Sho

54 Steps (minor)