The first and foremost school of Judo in Japan, Kodokan, sprang from two ancient schools of jujutsu - Kito Ryu and Tenjin Shinyo Ryu. These ancient forms were largely kata arts because it was thought to be too dangerous to utilize the techniques of the art in free-practice, randori, or sparring.
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The kata of Kito and Tenjin Shinyo filtered down into their offspring, Kodokan Judo, and supplemented by a handful of new kata, became the official seven forms of Judo.
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But over the years other masters have put together various kata that have had some marginal use in the Judo world.
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Here are perhaps the most popular ten of the many kata of Judo.
- Nagenokata (The Forms of Throwing)
- Katamenokata (The Forms of Holding)
- Kimenokata (The forms of Decision)
- Kodokan Goshin Jutsu (Self-Defense Practices) by a committee led by Kenji Tomiki
- Junokata (Forms of Gentleness)
- Koshikinokata (Ancient Forms) derived from Kitoryu
- Itsutsunokata (Five forms) derived from Tenjin Shinyo Ryu
- Nagewaza Ura no Kata A.K.A. Gonosen no Kata (Forms of Counter-throwing) by Kyuzo Mifune
- Gonokata (Forms of Hardness) an abandoned essay by Jigoro Kano
- Nanatsu no Kata (Seven Forms - A.K.A. Form of Waves) by Tokio Hirano
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