The Taikyoku series is a series of kata in use in several types of karate. The name Taikyoku (太極) refers to the Chinese philosophical concept of Taiji...

Shotokan (松涛館, Shōtōkan) is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi...

Kata (Japanese: 形, or more traditionally, 型; lit. "form") is a Japanese word describing detailed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs...

and the number and names of kata forms. The four major karate styles developed in Japan, especially in Okinawa are Shotokan, Wado-ryu, Shito-ryu, and Goju-ryu;...

Funakoshi). Taikyoku series: developed by Gichin Funakoshi as a preliminary exercise before the Pinan series; many Wadō-ryū schools teach these basic kata, particularly...

Godan Pinan Shodan[citation needed] Karate kata Kata Taikyoku - The simplified versions of the pinan/heian kata. Schmeisser, Elmar T. (2004). Channan: Heart...

of karate, and are drawn from Shotokan karate which Oyama learned while training under Gichin Funakoshi. The southern kata stems from the Naha-te tradition...

Shuri-ryū has three form exercises called Taikyoku Ichi, Ni, and San to prepare the student to learn the 15 core forms (kata): Wansu Anaku Naihanchi Shō (Tekki...

Kyoku series: Shodan, Nidan, Sandan, Yondan, Godan, Rokudan, Shichidan Taikyoku series: Shodan, Nidan, Sandan Empi Iwa Empi Taki Penpei Penpo Shimpatan...

line for the Shōtōkan Tekki series of kata. It follows the form of a capital letter I for the Heian series of kata, as well as for the Taikyoku series. More...

the Gōjū system the Taikyoku kata forms, - training methods for the beginner students to prepare them for the more advanced kata. It has been argued that...

McDermott; Ferol Arce (February 2004). Karate's Supreme Ultimate: The Taikyoku Kata in Five Rings. p. 32. ISBN 9780595307470. Retrieved 2016-09-17. Edmond...

Taeguek hyung are a series of three forms that correspond to the Shotokan Taikyoku kata. They were created by Yoshitaka “Gigō” Funakoshi Sensei, the son...

Traditional Korean Tang Soo Do includes three basic forms based on the Taikyoku forms of Shotokan and known as Giecho Hyung in Korean. The first form (Il Bu) still...

techniques of what is commonly known as Tang Soo Do combine elements of Shōtōkan, Subak, Taekkyon, and Kung Fu. "Tang Soo Do" (당수도) is the Korean pronunciation...