Neue Kata V: "Kaeshi waza no Kata" (Form der Konter-Techniken)

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Kaeshi waza no Kata

Purpose
Kata (form) is a prearra
nged set of techniques to teach, learn and practice the techniques and principles of Judo and to blend/harmonize (ri ai) them by practicing.

Learning how to defend and to counter is a very important part of Randori/Shiai and elegant, smart and smooth, demonstrating the principles of "Ju no Ri" (principle of the soft/flexible/yielding", Awareness (Heijo Shin) and "Seiryoku zenyo" (best use of Energy, minimum effort - maximum efficiency) in a best way.

Principles of Defence and Counters

- posture
- (breaking grips)
- blocking
- evading
- redirecting

As attacking throwing attempts I take the most common throws in randori/competition (also to close the gap between Kata and Shai and Morote gari for Randori) and I am starting in each set with "blocking", followed by "evading" and then "redirecting", because that is also a progress from "easy" to "medium" to "difficult".


Techniques of the "Defence and Counter Kata"

9 techniques, 3 Hand, 3 Hip, 3 Feet techniques

Counters to Hand Techniques

Blocking

Morote gari countered by sprawling and Sumi gaeshi



Evading

Tai otoshi c. by Ko soto gake

Redirecting

Seoi Nage to Yoko wakare

Counters to Hip Techniques

Blocking

O goshi c. by Utsuri goshi

Evading

Uchi mata c. by Uchi mata sukashi

Redirecting

Koshi guruma to Yoko guruma

Counters to Leg/feet techniques:

Blocking

O soto gari c. by O soto gari (gaeshi)

Evading

O uchi gari c. by Tai otoshi

Redirecting

Ko soto gari to Uchi mata