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Kata
Although these are the karate & kung-fu katas taught by Murray Sensei, Keishinkan-USA is a Shuri-te based system and is so depicted below as the predominate kata resource!


Thirty-six (36) Kata in this color are practiced
...the others are elective kata at KEI SHIN KAN - USA.

SHURI
Okinawa
NAHA
Okinawa
TOMARI
Okinawa
CHINA
Taikyoku Shodan
Shisochin
Matsukaze
Shiba Luohan Shou*
Taikyoku Nidan
Suparinpei
Ananku
Nipaipo
Taikyoku Sandan
Sanseru
Ji'in
Paiku
Pinan Shodan
Kururunfa
Rohai
Shinpa
Pinan Nidan
Seipai
Ji'on
Pinan Sandan
Niseishi
Jitte
Pinan Yondan
Seiunchin
Pinan Godan
Seishan
Naifanchi Shodan
Saifa
Naifanchi Nidan
Naifanchi Sandan
Matsu *
Jyuroku **
Jyuhachi ***
Passai Dai
Passai Sho
Chinto
Chinte
Kushanku Dai
Kushanku Sho
Koryu Gojushi
Nanajushi ***

* 18 Hands of Lohan
* Takazawa Masanao
** This kata originated with Toyama Dai Shihan; Takazawa Sensei was favored to have worked with Toyama on developing this fine kata. Mabuni is not the originator of this kata.
*** Toyama Kanken
NOTE: Ten-no-kata, Taikyoku Shodan, Nidan, & Sandan are by Funakoshi Gichen and are elective or remedial in nature.