Some of you are saying to yourselves, another Karate System? But Shojukempo Karate-do is not just another Karate style or System. It’s the 3 Ryu’s (styles) of Traditional Martial Arts that makes this Ryu different from other Ryu's. We Practice the old Way of Master Gichin Funakoshi. 

Okinawa Kata Pinan, Chinto, Koshokun, Jitte and Passai, are from the Shorin-ryu Style. Naihanchi, Jion and Wanshu, are from the Shorei-ryu Style. 

Now the Japanese Version are the same but with a slight change Heian, Chinte, Tekki, Bassai-dai, (Bassai-sho), Kanku-dai (Kanku-sho), Jitte, Jion, Jiin and Unsu, Empi, Soshin, Nijushiho, Gojushiho-dai (Gojushiho-sho), Gankaku, Hangetsu, Wankan, Meikyo, Ju-no Kata (ten no Kata) and Taikyoku. Now these 4 Kata were put together by Master Funakoshi's Son.

We are the only dojo in the Country that still practice the Taikyoku Kata. The Taikyoku Kata are the introductory Kata for the beginner student, in the other dojo's they start with the Heian Kata as an introductory Kata.

In my last article I said that we practice Shotokan Karate-do to the book. When I mean to the book its;

1. Kihon (meaning basic's)

2. Kata (meaning forms)

3. Kumite (meaning fighting)