| Kata Names and Their Meanings | ||
| 1. Tai-kyo-ku | (Tie-key-o-koo) | First Cause |
| 2. Hei-an | (Hay-on) | Peaceful Mind |
| 3. Nai-fanchi | (Ni-fanchee) | To Fight from a Horse; Sideward Fighting; Back against wall |
| 4.Ten-no-kata | (Tën-nö-kata) | Form of Heaven |
| 5. Matsukaze | (Mah-tsoo-kazee ) | Wind Flowing thru Pine Trees |
| 6. Jikkyo | (Jee-key-o) | Ten Mirrors |
| 7. Bassai | (Bah-si) | To Penetrate a Fortress |
| 8. Kan-ku | (Kahn-koo) | Viewing the Sky; Embracing the Universe |
| 9. Wan-shu | (Wahn-shoe) | A Flying Swallow (bird) |
| 10. Gan-seki | (Gahn-secki) | The Solid Strength of Large Stones or Rocks |
| 11. Chin-to | (Chin-tow) | Fighting to the East |
| 12. Tsuru-no-kata | (Tsoo-roo-no-kata) | The Crane Hand,Form of Crane (bird) |
| 13. Sanchin | (Sahn-shin) | Forging the Mind; 3 Battles/3 Steps |
| 14. Sei-san | (Say-sahn) | Half Moon ; 13 Battles |
| 15. Jitte | ( Gee-tay) | Ten Hands ; Temple Sound |
| 16. Jin-rai | (Gin-ri) | Moral ; Spiritual Purity; Refinement -Mind as sharp as a sword |
