Open Hand Katas

1.Tiger Cub

2.Tiger One Requirement for 9th kyu

3.Tiger Two Requirement for 9th kyu

4.Tiger Three Requirement for 8th kyu

5.Tiger Four Requirement for 7th kyu

6.Tiger Five Requirement for 6th kyu

7.All American Form I Requirement for 6th or 5th kyu

8.All American Form II Requirement for 4th kyu

9.All American Form III Requirement for 3rd or 2nd kyu

10.All American Form IV Requirement for 2nd or 1st kyu

11.All American Form V Requirement for 1st kyu or 1st Dan

12.Heian One* (repalced by Penan Nidan)The heian katas were created from the Penan forms by Gichen Funakoshi the founder of Shotokan. "Heian" means "great peace" or "great calm"

13.Heian Two* (replaced by Penan Shodan)

14.Heian Three* (replaced by Penan Sandan)

15.Heian Four* (replaced by Penan Yondan)

16.Heian Five* (replaced by Penan Godan)

17.Mirror Form I (Tekki I)* (Replaced by Nifanchi Shodan)"Naifanchi" means "Horse stance"

18.Mirror Form II (Tekki II) "Tekki" means "Iron Horse" (No longer a requirement)

19.Bassai Dai* (replaced by Shito-ryu version) "Bassai" means "to storm the fortress" meaning that the techniques in this form should be solid and strong enough to break down walls. The suffix "dai" means "greater"

20.Bassai Sho* (replaced by Shito-ryu version)

21.Taito Sho

22.Empi "Empi" Translates to "Elbow" or "The flight of the swallow" meaning the kata should be light and quick like the flight of a bird.

23.Moi Fa Jung

24.Yik Lung

25.Anaku

26.Kanku Sho

27.Penan Nidan (Shito-ryu Form)

28.Penan Shodan (Shito-ryu Form)

29.Penan Sandan (Shito-ryu Form)

30.Penan Yondan (Shito-ryu Form)

31.Penan Godan (Shito-ryu Form)

32.Wan Su

33.Rohai (Shito-ryu Form)

34.Sanchin (Shito-ryu Form)

35.Jitte (Shito-ryu Form)

36.Jiin (Shito-ryu Form)

Other:

Willow

American Tiger II* (Sensei Doug Welsh "American Tiger" Form)

Tai Chi Form I

Tai Chi Form II

Weapons Katas

1.Bo Cub

2.Bo One

3.Bo Shodan

4.Bo Nidan

5.Bo Sandan

6.Escrima Cub

7.Escrima One* (No longer a requirement)

8.Escrima Shodan

9.Escrima Nidan

10.Nunchaku Cub* (No longer a requirement)

11.Nunchaku One* (No longer a requirement)

12.Nunchaku Shodan

13.Double Nunchaku Cub* (No longer a requirement)

14.Double Nunchaku One* (No longer a requirement)

15.Double Nunchaku Shodan

16.Double Nunchaku Nidan

17.Sai One* (No longer a requirement)

18.Sai Shodan

19.Kama One* (No longer a requirement)

20.Kama Shodan (Black Panther Kama Kata)

21.Yawara One* (No longer a requirement)

22.Yawara Shodan* (No longer a requirement)

23.Tonfa Shiai Kata

24.Take Arashi Take Arashi is a "jo" or short staff form. The name means "Bamboo Storm"

25.Sword Shodan

26.Kama Shihai Kata

"Shodan" means "first step" or simply "one"
"Shodan" or "sho" for short can also mean "lesser"

Tiger 1 through 5 are considered "Kihon Katas" meaning "basic forms"
Tiger 1 would be "Kihon Kata Shodan" meaning "Basic Form One"
Tiger 2 - Kihon Kata Nidan
Tiger 3 - Kihon Kata Sandan
Tiger 4 - Kihon Kata Yondan
Yiger 5 - Kihon Kata Godan

All American Form can be translated to "Zen bei ryu" in Japanese.
Zen - "All" Bei - "America" (also the same kanji character for "rice") Ryu - "School" (or "dragon")
All American Form 1 would be "Zen bei ryu Shodan"

"Shiai" means "Tournament"