Kihon Kata San

Kihon katas are katas of basic techniques, of which there are three.  These are supposed to be taught at the "two" level, that is, Green II, Brown II, and Black II.


The link below goes to a page with video of kihon kata san, produced by the Mukashi School of Karate, which is apparently part of the International Chito Ryu Karate Federation.  I do not know anything about this particular dojo, but the USCK split from the ICKF back in the 1990s.  Unfortunately, I cannot embed the video here, but it is definitely a Chito Ryu kata.  The nice thing about this link is that the kata can be viewed from two different angles.

http://mukashikarate.com/kihon-katas/kihon-kata-san/

A big hint was dropped at the March clinic that kihon katas will be included in the testing before the national board in October.  Anyone testing for Ik Kyu should be familiar with the first two kihon katas, and I will try to find video to post for these.  The first two are certainly less complicated than the third.