Fudoshin Karate Club

Gojushiho Dai

Attributed to: Itosu (1830-1915) Matsumura (1796-1889)

Formerly named Hotaku due to the likeness of a woodpecker's action of tapping its beak against a tree. The kata's name means fifty-four steps. One of the very advanced Shotokan Kata.

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