Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate USA

Founded by Master Ansei Ueshiro
Under the direction of Hanshi Robert Scaglione

Shorin-Ryu Kata
(Matsubayashi)

The following is a list of kata practiced by the Shorin-Ryu Karate USA organization:

1. Fukyugata ichi 11. Naihanchi sandan

2. Fukyugata nidan 12. Ananku

3. Fukyugata sandan 13. Wankan

4. Pinan shodan 14. Rohai

5. Pinan nidan 15. Wanshu

6. Pinan sandan 16. Passai

7. Pinan yondan 17. Gojushiho

8. Pinan godan 18. Chinto

9. Naihanchi shodan 19. Kusanku

10. Naihanchi nidan

The following table is from Hanshi Robert Scaglione's
The Shorin-Ryu Question and Answer Book (the red book).

(Helpful Hint: Many questions asked during testing come from the information in this table.)

KATA	COMPOSED OR INTRODUCED BY	BORN		BIRTH PLACE	WHEN COMPOSED	NUMBER OF MOVES
1 FUKYUGATA ICHI	SHOSHIN NAGAMINE	1907		TOMARI	1940	21
2 FUKYUGATA NIDAN	CHOSIN CHIBANA	1887		SHURI	1940	18
3 FUKYUGATA SANDAN	ANSEl UESHIRO	1933		KIN	1960	17
4 PINAN SHODAN	ANKO ITOSU	1830		SHURI	1907	22
5 PINAN NIDAN	ANKO ITOSU	1830		SHURI	1907	22
6 PINAN SANDAN	ANKO ITOSU	1830		SHURI	1907	16
7 PINAN YONDAN	ANKO ITOSU	1830		SHURI	1907	20
8 PINAN GODAN	ANKO ITOSU	1830		SHURI	1907	18
9 NAIHANCHI SHODAN	BUSHI MATSUMURA	1796		RYUKYU	*	19
10 NAIHANCHI NIDAN	BUSHI MATSUMURA	1796		RYUKYU	*	19
11 NAIHANCHI SANDAN	BUSHI MATSUMURA	1796		RYUKYU	*	13
12 ANANKU	BUSHI MATSUMURA	1796		RYUKYU	*	21
13 WANKAN	*	*		*	*	35
14 ROHAl	*	*		*	*	27
15 WANSHU	WANSHU	*		CHINA	*	33
16 PASSAI	KYAN	1870		SHURI	*	39
17 GOJUSHIHO	(AM ENDED ROYAL OKINAWAN FOLK DANCE)					54
18 CHINTO	CHINTO	*	*		*	43
19 KUSANKU	KUSANKU	*	CHINA		*	60

* = UNKNOWN

Notes:

Hanshi Robert Scaglione performs all of these kata both in slow motion and at full speed on his DVD, which can be ordered by following this link.
Pictures of all kata except Fukyugata Sandan are shown in Shoshin Nagamine's
The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do.
Pictures of Fukyugata Sandan are shown in Hanshi Robert Scaglione's
The Shorin-Ryu Question and Answer Book (the red book).

For testing requirements, click here.