Ebook: Kodokan Kata textbook. Kodokan Goshin-jutsu (講道館護身術)

Kodokan Judo Institute, 2014. — 57 p.Kodokan Goshin-jutsu is a set of Kata that indicates self-defense principles and techniques applicable to modern society.
Several years after Kano Jigoro Shihan established Kodokan Judo, he established Kime-no-Kata for serious combative fight. However, in accordance with large changes in lifestyles, the establishment of Kata for self defense suiting for the times was requested and consequently Kodokan Goshin-jutsu was established in January 1956 referring the techniques of several different martial arts.
These techniques enable one to defend with empty hand against either armed or unarmed attackers and are embodied the mutually cooperation concept of Judo that says “stop the halberd, finish with minimum injury”.
This Content of techniques consists of an “Unarmed section” and a “Weapons section”. The “Unarmed section” consists of twelve techniques totally with seven “when held” and five “when attacked from a distance”, while the “Weapons section” consists of nine techniques totally with “against Dagger”, “against Staff” and “against Pistol”, three techniques in each.
This Kata has outstanding and full nature of martial arts based on the reality that Tori controls Uke’s attack in all techniques while approaching each other.
In Photos: Tori - Koshi Onozawa, 8-th dan; Uke - Koji Komata, 7-th dan.