Training with the Grandmaster again!

[delicate Flower]

So just got back from northern Minnesota, training with the grandmaster again, he is here for 3 weeks I go to 2 of his seminars and train. I learned 2 new katas, one open hand and one kobudo, my question is how many katas including kobudo do all of you learn in your systems?? We have 34 katas right now I am working on 22 my mind is mush only 12 to go so to speak, mind you I dont know all of them like the back of my hand yet, however it is a goal of mine. Thoughts????

 

[matt.m]

Ok, I have to know 16 to test for dan. 8 ITF and 8 WTF forms. 24 one step sparring and a host of other stuff. I am in Tae Kwon Do.

 

[Brandon Fisher]

18 empty hand 19 once I finish gojushiho and add it to the curriculum
12 Kobudo (not all traditional as in Sakugawa or hamahiga many are style specific but all traditional in method)

 

[Cirdan]

At our Wado club the curriculum for 1. Dan includes 14 kata. 2. Dan is 17 and 3. Dan is 20. No weapons.

 

[pstarr]

We have a total of 18 empty-hand sets and 4 weapon sets-

 

[IWishToLearn]

Heh - depends which style.

First one, Yasashii Do Martial Arts there were:
Pinan 1-5
Wansu
Y-Kata
Gei Kisai
Hangetsu
Yasashii Do
Yasashii Do Kokoro
Yasashii Do Bo
Yasashii Do Sai
Kanku Sho
Kanku Dai
Naihanchi 1-3
Patsai Sho
Patsai Dai
Jihon
Giin
And a couple others I can't remember since I haven't trained in that style in a while.

My TKD school we had:
Taeguks 1-8
Koryo
Several black belt forms I never got to.

IKCA Kenpo we have:
Master Form (gets added to each belt level up to Black)
Blocking Set
Staff Set
I also have a second Blocking Set at my school.

Jujitsu we had no forms, but several we called katas that were really two step techniques done with a partner.

T'ai Chi we had several, but I can't recall the names in my currently medicated state.