Heian Shodan

平安 初段

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 first Kata of this basic series is named Shodan ( 初段 ), meaning ‘first grade’. In the video embedded below (recorded on 5 June 2023), budoka Johan Oldenkamp, a former national runner-up from the Netherlands, performs this first grade Peaceful Mind Kata of Shotokan ( 松濤館 ) Karatedo ( 空手道 ).

The next video (recorded on 7 October 2024) shows the performance of this first grade Peaceful Mind Kata with the Sai.

Furthermore, this Kata can also be performed with the Tonfa, as show in the following video (recorded on 30 September 2024).

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