Affiliation
Stevenage Karate Club is proud to be affiliated to the Japan Karate Association.
Sensei Ohta
Sensei Yoshinobu Ohta
6th DAN JKA
Chief Instructor JKA England
Kata Information
| Kata | 1st Kiai | 2nd Kiai | Count | English Meaning |
| Heian Shodan | 9 |
17 |
21 |
Peaceful Mind 1 |
| Heian Nidan | 11 |
26 |
26 |
Peaceful Mind 2 |
| Heian Sandan | 10 |
20 |
20 |
Peaceful Mind 3 |
| Heian Yondan | 13 |
25 |
27 |
Peaceful Mind 4 |
| Heian Godan | 12 |
19 |
23 |
Peaceful Mind 5 |
| Tekki Shodan | 15 |
29 |
29 |
Iron/Steel Horse/Horse riding 1st level |
| Tekki Nidan | 16 |
24 |
24 |
Horse riding 2nd level |
| Tekki Sandan | 16 |
36 |
36 |
Horse riding 3rd level |
| Bassai-Dai | 19 |
42 |
42 |
To Penetrate a fortress (major) |
| Kanku-Dai | 15 |
65 |
65 |
'Viewing the sky' (major) |
| Jitte | 13 |
24 |
24 |
Ten Hands |
| Hangetsu | 11 |
40 |
41 |
Half Moon |
| Enpi | 15 |
36 |
37 |
Flying swallow |
| Gankaku | 28 |
42 |
42 |
Crane on a rock |
| Jion | 17 |
47 |
47 |
Temple |
| Bassai-Sho | 17 |
22 |
27 |
To Penetrate a fortress (minor) |
| Kanku-Sho | 6 |
48 |
48 |
Viewing the sky' (minor) |
| Chinte | 28 |
32 |
32 |
Incredible / Strange / Chinese Hands |
| Unsu | 36 |
48 |
48 |
Hands like the clouds |
| Sochin | 30 |
41 |
41 |
To root, or to preserve the peace |
| Nijushiho | 18 |
33 |
34 |
24 Steps |
| Gojushiho-Dai | 59 |
66 |
67 |
54 Steps (major) |
| Gojushiho-Sho | 57 |
64 |
65 |
54 Steps (minor) |
| Meikyo | 32 |
n/a |
33 |
Bright mirror/Mirror of the Soul |
| Jiin * | 11 |
35 |
35 |
Named after Chinese temple 'Jion Ji' |
| Wankan | 24 |
n/a |
24 |
King's crown |
* PLEASE NOTE: Jiin is now NOT a JKA Kata.