Heian Godan

平安 五段

The Heian series consists of five basic Kata introduced by Gichin Funakoshi (1868 – 1957). The name Heian ( 平安 ) literally means ‘peaceful and safe’. The original Okinawan name of this series is Pinan, with the same meaning. The fifth and final Kata of this basic series is named Godan ( 五段 ), meaning ‘fifth grade’. In the video embedded below (recorded on 5 June 2023), budoka Johan Oldenkamp, a former national runner-up from the Netherlands, performs this fifth grade Peaceful Mind Kata of Shotokan ( 松濤館 ) Karatedo ( 空手道 ).

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