Koshiki no kata

Koshiki no Kata (forms of clasics)

Jigoro Kano highly evaluated the forms of Kito-ryu Jujutsu as they represent the essence of attack and defense. Therefore, he left the forms as Kodokan Koshiki no Kata (forms of clasics), with little changes.  Jigoro Kano revised the techniques and incorporated them into a kata in order to preserve the historical source of judo. This judo kata is set to represent the grappling of armored warriors in the feudal ages. In addition it is performed with both uke and tori imagining that they are clad in armor.

It consists of 14 Omote (front) techniques and 7 Ura (back) techniques.

Omote (Front)

1. Tai (Ready Posture)
2. Yume-no-uchi (Dreaming)
3. Ryokuhi (Strength Dodging)
4. Mizu-guruma (Water Wheel)
5. Mizu-nagare (Water Flow)
6. Hikiotoshi (Draw Drop)
7. Ko-daore (Log Fall)
8. Uchikudaki (Smashing)
9. Tani-otoshi (Valley Drop)
10. Kuruma-daore (Wheel Throw)
11. Shikoro-dori (Grabbing the Neckplates)
12. Shikoro-gaeshi (Twisting the Neckplates)
13. Yudachi (Shower)
14. Taki-otoshi (Waterfall Drop)

Ura (back)

1. Mi-kudaki (Body Smashing)
2. Kuruma-gaeshi (Wheel Throw)
3. Mizu-iri (Water Plunge)
4. Ryusetsu (Willow Snow)
5. Sakaotoshi (Headlong Fall)
6. Yukiore (Snowbreak)
7. Iwa-nami (Wave on the Rocks)

Shiro Yamamoto and Midori Chiba each 8th dan present you Koshiki no kata

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Jigoro Kano highly evaluated the forms of Kito-ryu Jujutsu  as they represent the essence of attack and defense. Therefore, he left the forms Koshiki no Kata

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