Brown Belt Shotokan Karate Kata Jion

Jion is a brown belt shotokan karate kata. Some karate classes have this particular karate kata as one that is needed when attempting shodan (black belt 1st dan). Jion is quite a basic kata, but also has several more advanced combinations. This kata is very strong and linear in style.

Jion (translates as: "Temple" or "Temple of love and goodness")

learn karate at home Heian kata karate bunkai video

Kata bunkai sample video below. learning karate kata bunkai or applications, is an important part of shotokan karate kata. This video sample below, shows clips taken from the heian kata series. heian shodan,heian nidan,heian sandan,heian yondan,heian godan.