Koshiki no kata jigoro kano biography
Kodokan.
Koshiki-no-kata
Martial arts forms/techniques
| Koshiki no Kata | |
|---|---|
Kanō and Yamashita performing Koshiki-no-kata | |
| Classification | Kata |
| Sub classification | Kodokan kata |
| Kodokan | Yes |
| Rōmaji | Koshiki-no-kata |
| Japanese | 古式の形 |
| English | Ancient Forms |
Koshiki no Kata (古式の形, Koshiki-no-kata, Form of the antique things) is a kata (a set of prearranged techniques) in Judo.
It is also known as Kito-ryu no Kata (起倒流の形).
Koshiki no kata jigoro kano biography
It consists of 21 techniques originally belonging to the Takenaka-ha [1]Kito School of jujutsu. Jigoro Kano revised the techniques and incorporated them into a kata in order to preserve the historical source of judo.
The set of forms is antique and were intended for "Kumiuchi", the grappling of armored warriors in the feudal ages. As such, the kata is to be performed with both partners imagining that they are clad in armor.[2] The Koshiki-no-kata, together with Nage-no-kata, Katame-no-kata, Ju-no-kata, Kime-no-kata and Goshin