Movements Karate2026.5 - App Store

If you have any interest in Shotokan Karate and want to learn and develop your karate in an innovative and exciting way, this app is for you.

Features
* Large library of motion captured Shotokan Karate techniques - unlock the entire library with in-app purchase
* Exercise tracker; track your practice sessions
* Competition scoring app with Kata and Kumite modes
* Quiz games to test your Karate knowledge
* Meditation audio - meditate to a calming audio session
* Change your character, 3D environment and scene props
* Augmented reality mode - watch all techniques performed in 'real life' through your camera (subject to device capabilities)

Movements Shotokan karate is one of a kind and offers an unparalleled resource for your development now and into the future with with the entire Shotokan Karate syllabus (154 individual animations) from white belt to black belt shown in motion capture, as well as individual techniques (658 individual animations) from every stance from the art.

Movements Shotokan Karate brings masters of the art to your phone, tablet or laptop with changeable avatars that you can slow down, pause, rotate and place in a range of different virtual locations as well as in your world with AR.

Search for your chosen technique from the database according to criteria such as stance (foot position and centre of gravity), attack or defence and target. Then see the techniques being performed as a speed relevant to your style of learning and interest. Techniques are described in both English and (anglicised) Japanese to help build and deepen your knowledge of the art.

The database currently has a growing number of techniques and has recently expanded to include Katas, in a new library - the syllabus library - In the syllabus library you can choose to view techniques needed to move up the grades in Shotokan Karate and this will be added to regularly.

MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION & TERMS

Movements Shotokan Karate is free to download and use. Extra features and additional techniques are available if you purchase a monthly subscription. The monthly subscription is auto-renewing and billed monthly.

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Version History - New Kata - Wankan
- Fixed issue preventing pass from being acknowledged when offline
- Added new way to pay! Yearly subscriptions! 2026.5 Sep 8 New Katas!
- Ji'in
- Meikyo
- Nijushiho
- Sochin
- Unsu 2026.4 Jun 3 NEW (NAKAYAMA) KATA: Kanku-sho is an advanced kata meaning 'to look at the sky'; it is the minor counterpart to Kanku-dai. 2026.3 Apr 1 NEW (NAKAYAMA) KATA: Gojūshiho-Dai is a high-level competition kata in the Shotokan style, emphasized by Nakayama. Its name literally means ‘54 steps, major,’ and it is performed with larger, more deliberate movements than the Shō (minor) version. 2026.2 Feb 14 - NEW Kata - Gojushiho-sho
- Improved orbit camera 2026.1 Jan 28 - NEW KATA - Chinte (Syllabus library) 2025.4 10/17/2025 - NEW KATA - Tekki Sandan (Syllabus library)
- Some minor fixes to technique Heian and Tekki descriptions 2025.3 09/28/2025 - NEW KATA - Tekki Nidan (Syllabus library)
- Minor engine updates 2025.2 08/27/2025 - NEW Black-belt Kata Bassai-Sho
- Various minor usability and performance improvements 2025.1 05/16/2025 New kata: 
Jitte kata 2023.5 11/25/2023 - NEW Kata Kanku-dai (Syllabus library)
- New partner video links for all katas in Syllabus library 2023.4 07/28/2023 - NEW KATA ANIMATION Jion kata
- Various minor fixes
- Camera will now reset when clear-filters button pressed

Reorganised katas into groups:
[1]Heian katas
[2]Tekki katas
[3]Sentei katas
[4]Funakoshi katas
[5]Nakayama katas 2023.3 07/04/2023 Added Group navigation:
- Swipe left and right to jump to next technique group

NEW TECHNIQUES:
- Soto-ude-uke (Jodan chudan & Gedan Lead-hand & Rear-hand) In all stances (15)
- Keage-geri (Jodan, chudan, gedan Lead-leg and Rear-leg) in all stance (15)

Refreshed Katas:
- Bassai-dai 
- Heian nidan

Bug fixes:
- Scoring App
- Narration
- Various fixes 2023.1 03/16/2023 v2022.8
- NEW 114 additional animations (Jumping-side-kick & Side-snap-kick)
- Tobi-yoko-geri (Jumping-side-kick) shown in 15 stances, 3 targets (45 animations)
- NEW Generic Syllabus Library - Search by Module (Kata, Kihon, Kumite)
- Various reliability and performance improvements 2022.8 12/15/2022 v2022.7

White belt syllabus is free for all users; for higher belts and Core Techniques library please purchase a monthly or lifetime pass. Thank you!

- Japanese voice narration for filters and technique names
- Added settings option to toggle voice narration on/off
- Side menu options now a little bigger (to help on small screens)
- Quiz games now labelled with question count
- Quiz games now highlight correct answer
- Long technique names now scroll (fixed truncated text)
- Minor bug fixes 2022.7 11/20/2022 - Choku-tsuki, shiko-dachi, Jodan
- Choku-tsuki, shiko-dachi, Chudan
- Choku-tsuki, shiko-dachi, Gedan

- Choku-tsuki, Kiba-dachi, Jodan
- Choku-tsuki, Kiba-dachi, Chudan
- Choku-tsuki, Kiba-dachi, Gedan

- Choku-tsuki, Uchi-Hajiji-dachi, Jodan
- Choku-tsuki, Uchi-Hajiji-dachi, Chudan
- Choku-tsuki, Uchi-Hajiji-dachi, Gedan

- Choku-tsuki, Hajiji-dachi, Jodan
- Choku-tsuki, Hajiji-dachi, Chudan
- Choku-tsuki, Hajiji-dachi, Gedan

- Choku-tsuki, Musubi-dachi, Jodan
- Choku-tsuki, Musubi-dachi, Chudan
- Choku-tsuki, Musubi-dachi, Gedan

- Choku-tsuki, Heisoku-dachi, Jodan
- Choku-tsuki, Heisoku-dachi, Chudan
- Choku-tsuki, Heisoku-dachi, Gedan

- Choku-tsuki, Heiko-dachi, Jodan
- Choku-tsuki, Heiko-dachi, Chudan
- Choku-tsuki, Heiko-dachi, Gedan

- Age-uke, Sanchin-dachi (lead-hand)
- Age-uke, Sanchin-dachi (rear-hand)

- Age-uke, Hangetsu-dachi (lead-hand)
- Age-uke, Hangetsu-dachi (rear-hand)

- Age-uke, Neko-ashi-dachi (lead-hand)
- Age-uke, Neko-ashi-dachi (rear-hand)

- Age-uke, Fudo-dachi (lead-hand)
- Age-uke, Fudo-dachi (rear-hand)

- Age-uke, Kiba-dachi

- Age-uke, Shiko-dachi

- Age-uke, Renoji-dachi (lead-hand)
- Age-uke, Renoji-dachi (Rear-hand)

- Age-uke, Tejiji-dachi (lead-hand)
- Age-uke, Tejiji-dachi (rear-hand)

- Age-uke, Uchi-hajiji-dachi

- Age-uke, hajiji-dachi

- Age-uke, Musubu-dachi

- Age-uke, Hesoku-dachi

- Age-uke, Zenkutsu-dachi (lead-hand)
- Age-uke, Zenkutsu-dachi (rear-hand)

- Age-uke, Kokutsu-dachi (lead-hand)
- Age-uke, Kokutsu-dachi (rear-hand)

- Age-uke, Heiko-dachi (refresh)

- Streamlined UI (Mind, Training and Statistics areas are now accessed from the side menu) 2022.6 09/02/2022 NEW TECHNIQUES
- Kizami-tsuki, hangetsu-dachi, jodan
- Kizami-tsuki, hangetsu-dachi, chudan
- Kizami-tsuki, hangetsu-dachi, gedan
- Kizami-tsuki, sanchin-dachi, jodan
- Kizami-tsuki, sanchin-dachi, chudan
- Kizami-tsuki, sanchin-dachi, gedan
- Kizami-tsuki, neko-ashi-dachi, jodan
- Kizami-tsuki, neko-ashi-dachi, chudan
- Kizami-tsuki, neko-ashi-dachi, gedan
- Gyaku-tsuki, fudo-dachi, jodan
- Gyaku-tsuki, fudo-dachi, chudan
- Gyaku-tsuki, fudo-dachi, gedan
- Gyaku-tsuki, hangetsu-dachi, jodan
- Gyaku-tsuki, hangetsu-dachi, chudan
- Gyaku-tsuki, hangetsu-dachi, gedan
- Gyaku-tsuki, sanchin-dachi, jodan
- Gyaku-tsuki, sanchin-dachi, chudan
- Gyaku-tsuki, sanchin-dachi, gedan
- Gyaku-tsuki, neko-ashi-dachi, jodan
- Gyaku-tsuki, neko-ashi-dachi, chudan
- Gyaku-tsuki, neko-ashi-dachi, gedan

IMPROVED TECHNIQUES
- Hangetsu Kata
- Heian Godan Kata
- Refreshed various icons 2022.5 07/02/2022 NEW TECHNIQUES in the core techniques library(x12)

Fudo-dachi, Gyaku-tsuki
Jodan, Chudan, Gedan

Kokutsu-dachi Gyaku-tsuki
Jodan, Chudan, Gedan

Renoji-dachi Gyaku-tsuki
Jodan, Chudan, Gedan

Tejiji-dachi Gyaku-tsuki
Jodan, Chudan, Gedan

Refreshed Katas (x5)
Bassia-dai
Heian-godan
Heian-sandan
Heian yondan
Heian-neidan 2022.4 06/09/2022 NEW TECHNIQUES

3rd-kyu Kihon added

- Mae-geri, Oi tsuki, Gyaku-tsuki
- Yoko-geri, Uraken, Gyaku-tsuki
- Mwashi-geri, Uraken, Gyak-tsuki
- Ushiro-geri, Uraken, Gyak-tsuki

2nd-kyu Kihon added

- Kizami tsuki, Oi-tsuki, Gyak-tsuki
- Mae-geri, Mwashi-geri, Kekomi-geri, Ushiro-geri, Uraken, Gyaku-tsuki

5th kyu kumite Ippon kumite added
- Kekomi attack and defence

4th kyu kumite Ippon kumite added
- Mwashi geri attack and defence

(10th-kyu kihon added)

-Sanbon kumite chudan attack and defence 2022.3 03/17/2022 NEW TECHNIQUES
(All 7th, 5th and 4th kyu Kihon added)

- 7th kyu All technques: techniques required for 10th Kyu Kihon (static)
- 7th kyu Technique sets:
- Set 1: Sanbon-tsuki
- Set 2: Soto-uke
- Set 3: Empi-uchi
- 7th kyu Individual techniques:
- Kizami-tsuki
- Gyaku-tsuki
- Kizami-tsuki

- 5th kyu All technques: techniques required for 10th Kyu Kihon (static)
- 5th kyu Technique sets:
- Set 1: Soto-uke, Empi-uchi, Uraken, Gyaku-tsuki
- Set 2: Shuto-uke, Mae-geri, Nukite
- Set 3: Yoko-geri kekomi
- Set 4: Mawashi-geri
- 5th kyu Individual techniques:
- Soto-uke
- Empi-uchi
- Uraken
- Gyaku-tsuki
- Shuto-uke
- Mae-geri
- Nukite
- Yoko-geri kekomi
- Mawashi-geri

- 4th kyu All technques: techniques required for 10th Kyu Kihon (static)
- 4th kyu Technique sets:
- Set 1: Soto-uke, Empi uchi, Uraken, Gyaku tsuki, Gedan barai
- Set 2: Uchi uke, Kizami tsuki, Gyaku tsuki, Gedan barai
- Set 3: Ushiro geri
- 4th kyu Individual techniques:
- Soto-uke
- Empi uchi
- Uraken
- Gyaku tsuki
- Gedan barai
- Uchi uke
- Kizami tsuki
- Gedan barai
- Ushiro geri 2022.2 02/07/2022 NEW TECHNIQUES
(10th, 9th and 6th Kihon added)
- 10th kyu Kihon full sequence: Techniques required for 10th kyu Kihon.
- 10th kyu Kihon individual moves: Oi-tsuki (Stepping punch) Age-uke (Rising block) Soto-uke (Out-side block)Mae-geri (Front-kick)

- 9th kyu Kihon full sequence: Techniques required for 9th kyu Kihon.
- 9th Kyu individual moves: Uchi-uke (Inside-block) Shuto-uke (Knife-hand block)Yoko geri keage (Side-snap kick)Yoko geri kekomi (Side-thrust kick)

- 6th kyu Kihon full sequence: Techniques required for 9th kyu Kihon.
- 6th Kyu combination techniques (X4)
- 6th Kyu individual Techniques: 
Age-uke, Gyaku-tsuki, Gedan-bari (Rising-block, Reverse-punch, Lower-sweeping block)
Soto-uke, Empi-uchi, Uraken (Out-side block, Elbow-strike, Back-hand strike).
Uchi-uke, Kizami-tsuki, Gyaku-tsuki (Inside-block, Jab punch, Reverse-punch) Shuto-uke, Nukite (Knife hand block, spear hand strike) 2022.1 01/12/2022 NEW TECHNIQUES
- 8th-kyu Kihon full sequence
- 8th-kyu Kihon block punch combinations (x3)
- 8th-kyu Kihon individual moves (Age-uke, Soto-uke, Uchi-uke, Gyaku-tsuki) 2021.20 12/24/2021 NEW TECHNIQUES
-Lead-leg front kick to the middle level in all new stances

NEW STANCES
-Heisoku-dachi
-Musubi-dachi
-Hachiji-dachi
-Uchi-hachiji-dachi
-Teiji-dachi
-Renoji-dachi
-Kiba-dachi
-Shiko-dachi
-Fudo-dachi
-Neko-ashi-dachi
-Sanchin-dachi
-Hangetsu-dachi

Added new coming soon icons 2021.19 11/20/2021 NEW TECHNIQUES
- Kumite Breakdown for Sanbon-kumite
- Kumite moving as well as static for Sanbon-kumite
- Refreshed Kata Heian-shodan
- Initial draft of breakdown of Heian-shodan (improvements to follow)
- Updated various icons 2021.18 11/02/2021 - NEW TECHNIQUES - 3rd 2nd & 1st Kyu Kumite added - Semi-free style sparring, attacking upper level and lower level punches. Middle level front kick, side kick and back-kick, upper level round house kick all with corresponding defences and counters.
The Kumite has also been broken up into individual techniques so that they can be view separately, eg Round-house kick and defence and counter.
- Various minor fixes and performance improvements 2021.17 09/03/2021