Our Katas

All through history masters have developed techniques for defense, formulated them into systems and then taught the methods needed to learn their techniques and systems.  Those defense techniques were commonly handed down through the ages as intra-family or intra-tribal secrets. As those techniques evolved, certain systems tended to adopt the same or similar methods of practice.  The result was the acceptance by most masters of a principal known as “Kata”.  Katas play a very significant function in the art of Karate.  Katas have deep inner meanings requiring lengthy study and detailed understanding as they apply to the art; however a much simplified meaning of Kata could be a pre-planned program of attack and defense.