NOTICIAS WKF / WKF NEWS: Official kata list may be performed FROM 2105/ Lista de katas permitidos a parti del 2015

Official kata list Only kata from the official kata list may be performed:

Names of some kata are duplicated due to the variations customary in spelling in Romanization. In several instances a kata may be known under a different name from style (ryu-ha) to style, – and in exceptional instances an identical name may in fact be a different kata from style to style. Assessment In assessing the performance of a contestant or team the Judges will evaluate the performance based on equal weight of each of the main criteria. The performance is evaluated from the bow starting the kata until the bow ending the kata with the exception of team medal matches, where the performance, as well as the timekeeping starts at the bow in the beginning of the kata and ends when the performers bow after completing the Bunkai. All of the three major criteria are to be given equal importance in the evaluation of the performance. Bunkai are to be given equal importance as the kata itself.