Kata guruma
Kata Guruma is one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Jigaro Kano, and is said to have been invented by Kano. Kata Guruma belongs to the third group, Sankyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza) [1], of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. [2] Because the technique is not a sweep nor a trip and requires tori to grab uke into a carry, it is categorized as a hand technique, Te-Waza. [3]
Technique Description
Exemplar Videos:
Demonstrated, from http://www.suginoharyu.com/html/index.html
Randori, from http://www.suginoharyu.com/html/video/sambo.htm
If you have the time, keep an eye out for Mifune's version of Kata Guruma in Kodokan Judo With Master Kyuzo Mifune. His entry is much higher, almost standing, and only bows down at the actual throw.
Technique History
Included Systems
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Similar Techniques, Variants, and Aliases
English Aliases:
- Shoulder wheel
Variants:
- In the video, The Essence of Judo,Kyuzo Mifune demonstrates three variationsof Kata Guruma, the above clip showing the first. In the second variation, Mifune steps behind uke, and in the third he steps behind uke and grabs uke's left leg instead. In all three variations, uke is lifted up to tori's shoulder behind tori's head, and then dropped forward (as in the above clip).
- Drop Kata Guruma
- A variant of Kata Guruma, Demonstrated from http://www.suginoharyu.com/html/index.html
Similar:
- Fireman's Carry