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Katame no kata

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Classification
  
Judo Kata

Kodokan
  
Yes

Japanese
  
固の形

Sub classification
  
Randori-no-kata

Rōmaji
  
Katame-no-kata

English
  
Forms of grappling

Katame no Kata (固の形, Forms of grappling) is one of the two Randori-no-kata (乱取りの形, Free practice forms) of Kodokan Judo. It is intended as an illustration of the various concepts of katame-waza (固技, grappling techniques) that exist in judo, and is used both as a training method and as a demonstration of understanding.

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History

The katame-no-kata was developed by Jigoro Kano as a method of illustrating principles of grappling to allow students to more effectively apply them in randori. Initially the kata consisted of ten techniques. These were subsequently appended, bringing the number to fifteen.

Description

The katame-no-kata consists of fifteen techniques, grouped in three categories:

  • Osaekomi-waza (押込技, holding or pinning techniques)
  • Shime-waza (絞技, strangulation techniques)
  • Kansetsu-waza (関節技, Joint techniques (locks))

    • Osae-komi-waza

    The five holding techniques demonstrated in Katame no Kata are:

  • Kesa-gatame (in the Kuzure-kesa-gatame variant)
  • Kata-gatame
  • Kami-shiho-gatame
  • Yoko-shiho-gatame
  • Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame

    • Shime waza

    The five chokes demonstrated are:

  • Kata-juji-jime
  • Hadaka-jime
  • Okuri-eri-jime
  • Kata ha jime
  • Gyaku-juji-jime

    • Kansetsu waza

    The five joint locks demonstrated are:

  • Ude-garami
  • Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame
  • Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame
  • Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame
  • Ashi-garami

    • Videos of katame-no-kata

  • Katame-no-kata demonstration from Poland, filmed in 2006. No narration, but there is background music. Participants are identified as "Niedomagala and Nowakowski."

    • References

    Katame-no-kata Wikipedia
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