Here is the most typical Shūdōkan (修道館) kata progression from white to black belt, as practiced in most lineages derived from Kanken Tōyama (唐手の富山寛賢).
This order balances Tōyama’s original Shūdōkan structure with Shotokan and Okinawan roots.
Shūdōkan Kata List (White to Black Belt)
White Belt (Beginner)
- Taikyoku Shodan (太極初段 / たいきょくしょだん) – First basic form
- Taikyoku Nidan (太極二段 / たいきょくにだん) – Second basic form
- Taikyoku Sandan (太極三段 / たいきょくさんだん) – Third basic form
Yellow Belt
- Pinan Shodan (平安初段 / へいあんしょだん) – Peaceful mind, first level
- Pinan Nidan (平安二段 / へいあんにだん) – Peaceful mind, second level
Orange Belt
- Pinan Sandan (平安三段 / へいあんさんだん) – Peaceful mind, third level
- Pinan Yondan (平安四段 / へいあんよんだん) – Peaceful mind, fourth level
Green Belt
- Pinan Godan (平安五段 / へいあんごだん) – Peaceful mind, fifth level
- Naihanchi Shodan (内歩進初段 / ないはんちしょだん) – Internal stepping, first level
Blue or Purple Belt
- Naihanchi Nidan (内歩進二段 / ないはんちにだん) – Internal stepping, second level
- Naihanchi Sandan (内歩進三段 / ないはんちさんだん) – Internal stepping, third level
Brown Belt
- Bassai-dai (抜塞大 / ばっさいだい) – To storm the fortress (major)
- Seienchin (制引戦 / せいえんちん) – Control and suppress
- Chintō (鎮東 / ちんとう) – Calm east
- Kushanku (公相君 / くーしゃんく) – Viewing the sky (Kūsankū)
Black Belt (Shodan and above)
- Bassai-shō (抜塞小 / ばっさいしょう) – Fortress storming, minor
- Kankū-dai (観空大 / かんくだい) – View the sky (major)
- Kankū-shō (観空小 / かんくしょう) – View the sky (minor)
- Gojūshiho (五十四歩 / ごじゅうしほ) – 54 steps
- Jion (慈恩 / じおん) – Love and mercy
- Jiin (慈陰 / じいん) – Temple of mercy
- Jitte (十手 / じって) – Ten hands
- Rohai (鷺牌 / ろはい) – Vision of the heron
- Empi (燕飛 / えんぴ) – Flying swallow
- Hangetsu (半月 / はんげつ) – Half moon
- Gankaku (岩鶴 / がんかく) – Crane on a rock
- Wankan (王冠 / わんかん) – Crown of the king
- Chinte (珍手 / ちんて) – Rare hand
- Jitte / Jiin / Jion group (temple katas – advanced Shūdōkan emphasis)
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