Advanced
Yantsu
An advanced kata featuring precise movements and dynamic techniques.
- Black Belt (Shodan)
- Advanced
- 35 movements
- I-Shape
What this kata contains
OverviewThis page does not carry a sourced, movement-by-movement score for this kata. The points below describe what it contains and emphasises — not a numbered sequence to follow move by move.
- Graded here as an advanced kata: what it tests is precision and balance rather than the number of techniques it contains
- Its embusen is an I-shape — a line forward and two to the sides
Key Points
The points most worth checking your own performance against.
- Balance and stance discipline matter more here than speed or power
- Timing between techniques is critical
- Every stance and strike is judged on correctness, not on volume
- Every movement demonstrates precision over power
- This kata tests advanced technical mastery
Purpose
To develop balance, timing, and precision in advanced techniques while maintaining fluidity and power.
Practice Video
A full-speed performance, for once the written form makes sense.
Learning order
Kata 14 of 14