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Kofukan videos & books:

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Karate techniques & terms overview:

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Origin & style of grading requirements:

choose a grading req. Anan Annanko Bassai Chintei Chinto Gekiha Gekisai Hakucho Heiku Jiin Jion Jitte Juroku Kakuha Kanshiwa Kanshu Kihon Kobudo Kosokun Kumite Kururunfa Matsukaze Myojo Naihanchin Nipapo Niseishi Pachu Paiku Papuren Pinan Pinan Kumite Rohai Roppo Hijiate Saifa Sanchin Sanrinryu Sanseiru Seienchin Seijin Seipai Seiryu Seisan Shiho-Sanshiki Shinpa Shissochin Sochin Suparinpai Tensho Unshu Useishi Wanshu

Grading requirements per grade:

choose your grade... 10th Dan (Judan) 9th Dan (Kudan) 8th Dan (Hachidan) 7th Dan (Shichidan) 6th Dan (Rokudan) 5th Dan (Godan) 4th Dan (Yondan) 3rd Dan (Sandan) 2nd Dan (Nidan) 1st Dan (Shodan) 1st Kyu (Ikkyu) 2nd Kyu (Nikyu) 3rd Kyu (Sankyu) 4th Kyu (Yonkyu) 5th Kyu (Gokyu) 6th Kyu (Rokkyu) 7th Kyu (Nanakyu) 8th Kyu (Hakkyu)

Kofukan International Grading Syllabus

Note: The lists in the member's section are interactive and provide videos & text tutorials for each & every Kata or grading requirement.

Kofukan Karatedo Styles

Our traditional Karatedo & Kobudo is the fighting art "Karate-Jutsu" of Master Chojun Miyagi, Master Kenwa Mabuni, Master Chojiro Tani, Master Hiroshi Fujimoto and their teachers.

So, according to our Kofukan International Grading Syllabus (kofukankarate.com), all these topics have to be mastered according your Grade:

SHURI-TE of Shuri used in:

• ITOSU from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Anko ITOSU, Sokon MATSUMURA and from Master KUSHANKU
• KOSOKUN from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Anko ITOSU, Sokon MATSUMURA and from Master KUSHANKU
• MATSUMURA from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Anko ITOSU's teacher Sokon MATSUMURA himself
• PIN'AN from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Anko ITOSU himself, created from BASSAI and KOSOKUN

TOMARI-TE of Tomari used in:

• TOMARI-TE from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Kosaku MATSUMORA's teachers Karyu Uku & Kishin Teruya
• MATSUMORA from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Kosaku MATSUMORA himself
• CHATAN'YARA from Master Chotoku Kyan's teacher CHATAN YARA, Chatan city, Okinawa
• KYAN from Master Kenwa Mabuni's Karate & Bo teacher Chotoku KYAN, Tomari
• KOBUDO from Master Kenwa Mabuni's Karate & Bo teacher Chotoku KYAN, Tomari

NAHA-TE of Naha used in:

• HIGAONNA from Master Chojun Miyagi's & Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Kanryo HIGAONNA
• ARAGAKI from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Seisho ARAGAKI
• KAKUHO from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Kanryo HIGAONNA, from Chojun MIYAGI & GO KENKI: Fujian White Crane method from Ryu Ryu Ko
• RYUEIRYU from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Kanryo HIGAONNA, from Chojun MIYAGI &GO KENKI: AHNAN-HEIKU-PAIKU-PACHU group of Katas from Ryu Ryu Ko
• MIYAGI from Master Chojun Miyagi himself (Kyoto, Osaka & Naha, Okinawa)
• MABUNI from Master Kenwa Mabuni himself (Kyoto, Osaka & Naha, Okinawa)
• TANI from Master Chojiro Tani himself, based on Suparinpai, Suparinpai Ni & Suparinpai San

SAKIHAMA-TE used in:

• JUGOSHIZEN-RYU from Master Tomiyama's teacher Master Fujimoto and his teacher Seijiro Sakihama (from Kanbun UECHI, "Pangai-Noon")

UECHI-TE used in:

• UECHI from Master Kenwa Mabuni's, Konishi's & Seijiro Sakihama's "Pangai-Noon"-teacher Kanbun UECHI

KOBUDO of Okinawa used in:

• SAKUGAWA from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Anko ITOSU, from Kanga SAKUGAWA, from Matsu HIGA, from Peichin TAKAHARA
• SHUSHI from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Anko ITOSU, from Kanga SAKUGAWA, from Matsu HIGA, from Peichin TAKAHARA
• HAMAHIGA from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Anko ITOSU, from Kanga SAKUGAWA, from Matsu HIGA, from Peichin TAKAHARA
• TSUKENSHITAHAKU from Master Kenwa Mabuni's teacher Anko ITOSU, from Kanga SAKUGAWA, from Matsu HIGA, from Peichin TAKAHARA