Katame-no-kata

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.

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

• Jigoro Kano, Kodokan Judo, Kodansha International.
• Tadao Otaki and F. Draeger, Judo Formal Techniques, Tuttle Martial Arts.

External links

• Katame-no-kata page on the JudoInfo site with instructions and photos.