講 道 館

講道館形教本

Kodokan KATA Textbook

講道館護身術
Kodokan Goshin-jutsu
English translated version
Official translation of the Japanese original
Copyright c 2014 Kodokan Judo Institute All Rights Reserved.

Kodokan Goshin-jutsu
Introduction
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 forself defense suiting for the times was requested and consequently Kodokan
Goshin-jutsu was established in January 1956 referring the techniques ofseveral 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 withseven “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 realitythat Tori controls Uke ’s attack in all techniques while approaching eachother.

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1. When held

			
			
			
			
			
			
			

（1）Ryote-dori（2）Hidari-eri-dori（3）Migi-eri-dori（4）Kataude-dori（5）Ushiro-eri-dori（6）Ushiro-jime（7）Kakae-dori

2. When attacked from a distance
			
			
			
			
			

（1）Naname-uchi（2）Ago-tsuki（3）Ganmen-tsuki（4）Mae-geri（5）Yoko-geri▼ Weapons section
1. against Dagger

			
			
			

（1）Tsukkake（2）Choku-tsuki（3）Naname-tsuki

2. against Staff
			
			
			

（1）Furi-age（2）Furi-oroshi（3）Morote-tsuki

3. against Pistol
			
			
			

（1）Shomen-zuke（2）Koshi-gamae（3）Haimen-zuke- 3 -Table of contents
Created on January 1st, 1956
Annotated on July 15st, 1987
Amended on December 1st, 1992
Amended on July 20th, 2004

Kodokan Goshin-jutsu
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………… 1
Names of techniques…………………………………………………………………… 3
Table of contents… …………………………………………………………………… 4

Part 1: Forms of etiquette and weapons handling
1. Forms of etiquette……………………………………………………………… 6
		（1）"Beginning formalities"… ……………………………………………… 1		（2）"Ending formalities"……………………………………………………… 3

2. Main points of weapons handling in "Beginning formalities"
		and "Ending formalities" of the Kata … ………………………………… 8
3. Main points of weapons handling between techniques… …………… 8
4. Uke ’s movement from "Unarmed section" to "Weapons section"…… 8Part 2: Unarmed section
1. When held
		
		
		
		
		
		

		

（1）Ryote-dori … ……………………………………………………………
（2）Hidari-eri-dori … ………………………………………………………
（3）Migi-eri-dori … …………………………………………………………
（4）Kataude-dori ……………………………………………………………
（5）Ushiro-eri-dori … ………………………………………………………
（6）Ushiro-jime … …………………………………………………………
（7）Kakae-dori ………………………………………………………………

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2. When attacked from a distance
		
		
		
		
		

（1）Naname-uchi ……………………………………………………………
（2）Ago-tsuki …………………………………………………………………
（3）Ganmen-tsuki … ………………………………………………………
（4）Mae-geri …………………………………………………………………
（5）Yoko-geri … ……………………………………………………………

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Part 3: Weapons section
1. against Dagger
		
		
		

（1）Tsukkake ………………………………………………………………… 34（2）Choku-tsuki … ………………………………………………………… 36（3）Naname-tsuki … ……………………………………………………… 38

2. against Staff
		
		
		

（1）Furi-age … ……………………………………………………………… 40（2）Furi-oroshi ……………………………………………………………… 42（3）Morote-tsuki … ………………………………………………………… 44

3. against Pistol
		
		
		

（1）Shomen-zuke …………………………………………………………… 46（2）Koshi-gamae …………………………………………………………… 48（3）Haimen-zuke …………………………………………………………… 50

Glossary of terms in Kodokan Goshin-jutsu… ……………………… 52
Vital points of human (illustration)… …………………………………… 56* the numbers in the sentence on right above are index number in the Glossary of terms- 5 -Part 1: Forms of etiquette and weapons handling
1. Forms of etiquette（1）"Beginning formalities"
Uke keeps the pistol inside his jacket. He holds the staff (about 1m long andabout 2.5cm in diameter) in his right hand, with the dagger (the blade edgeup) on the inside, and both of them pointing down backward (Photo 1).

Tori and Uke stand facing each other in a distance of about 5.5m (about
3 ken ), while Tori stands on the right side and Uke on the left side toward
Shomen (Photo 2). They turn to face Shomen to make standing bows toward
Shomen (Photos 3, 6) and turn to face each other to make standing bows
(Photos 4, 5, 6).

（2）"Ending formalities"
Uke holds the weapons the same way as in “Beginning formalities”. Both Tori
and Uke face each other to make standing bows in the position of “Beginningformalities” and face to Shomen to make standing bows.

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Uke sits in Seiza to handle weapons in the “Beginning formalities” and“Ending formalities”.

After standing bows in “Beginning formalities”, Uke steps back slightly withhis right foot to turn his body to his left (Photos 1, 2) and moves forward
about 3 meters to sit in Seiza (Photos 3, 4). Uke puts down, the dagger, staff
and pistol in front of him from his side. The dagger points to Uke ’s left withthe blade edge toward him and the muzzle of the pistol points to his left withthe handle toward him (Photos 5- ①② ).

3. Main points of weapons handling		 between techniques
Uke handles dagger, staff, and pistol in each technique, while kneeling down
his left knee on Tatami and raising his right knee, and takes the staff pointing
the end forward with the tip downward (Photos 6, 7, 8).

4. Uke' s movement from "Unarmed section"		 to "Weapons section"
When “Yoko-geri ” in “Unarmed section” is finished, Uke stands facing Tori
in Shizen-hontai , steps back slightly with his right foot and then also withhis left foot, naturally turns his body to his left and go for the dagger. Then,inserting the dagger into his jacket and rising, Uke steps back slightly withhis right foot to turns his body to his right and returns to stand naturally
facing Tori in Shizen-hontai .

Uke follows the same manner when changing weapons from “against
Dagger” to “ against Staff” and from “against Staff” to “against Pistol”.

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Part 2: Unarmed section
1. When held
（1）Ryote-doriTori and Uke stand facing each other, while Tori stands on the right sideand Uke on the left side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke steps forward with his leftfoot and, with Kiai , attempts to knee Tori ’s groin or Kokan 12) with his right
kneecap or Hiza-gashira 1) while grasping both of Tori ’s wrists with both of
his hands at the same time (Photo 2- ①② ).

Tori immediately extends the fingers of both his hands and stepping backwith his left foot diagonally backward to his left, while bending his right arm
strongly inward to break free from Uke ’s left hand grip by stretching out his
elbow using the principle of leverage (Photos 3- ①② ) and, with Kiai , strikes
Uke ’s right temple or Kasumi 13) with his right Te-gatana 2) to destroy Uke ’s
concentration (Photos 4). Then, Tori controls Uke ’s right wrist with his righthand by Kote-hineri 20) and grasps it with his left hand facing the four fingers
up (Photos 5- ①② ). Stepping back with his right foot to turn his body to hisright (Photo 6), Tori holds Uke ’s right arm under his left arm to lock Uke ’sright wrist (Photos 7- ①② ).
When the technique becomes effective Uke signals “Mairi ” by tapping Tori ’s
body or his own body twice with his left hand.

<Important points>
a. When kneeing Tori ’s groin, Uke tightly grips both of Tori ’s wrists without
rounding the back of his body and breaking his posture.
b. When locking Uke ’s right wrist, Tori locks Uke ’s right arm with his left
arm as shown in (Photo 7- ② ).

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（2）Hidari-eri-doriTori and Uke stand facing each other, while Tori stands on the left side andUke on the right side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke grips Tori ’s left lapel with hisright hand, steps forward with his right foot and attempts to throw Tori down
by pushing (Photo 2).

Tori , opening his own left lapel outward with his left hand and, while

stepping back with his left foot diagonally backward to his left (Photo 3),with Kiai , applies simultaneously a blinding-strike or Me-tsubushi 21) to Uke ’seyes with the back of his right hand (Photos 4- ①② ). Then, Tori immediately
controls Uke ’s right wrist with his right hand in Kote-hineri 20) (Photos 5- ①② ) while controlling Uke ’s right elbow with his left hand in V-shape with
thumb and four fingers or Yahazu 10) (the four fingers up) (Photo 6). Tori steps
diagonally backward to his right to turn his body to his right (Photos 7- ①② ),while throwing Uke down to lay on the face by pulling, and puts his left kneeon the right side in the back of Uke ’s body. Tori pushes up Uke ’s right arm
toward the head to lock Uke ’s right elbow joint with Udehishigi-te-gatame 22)(Photos 8- ①② ).
When the technique becomes effective, Uke signals “Mairi ” by tapping

Tatami twice with his left hand.
<Important points>

a. When applying a blinding-strike or Me-tsubushi 21) with the back of hisright hand, Tori does not clench his right fist but extending his fingers while
opening his hand (Photos 4- ①② ).
b. When controlling Uke ’s right wrist in Kote-hineri 20), Tori does not remove
Uke ’s right hand from his left lapel but keeping Uke to grasp his lapel (Photos
5- ①② ).

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（3）Migi-eri-doriTori and Uke stand facing each other, while Tori stands on the right sideand Uke on the left side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke grasps Tori ’s right lapel withhis right hand, four fingers inside (Photos 2- ①② ) and, while stepping backwith his left foot, attempts to throw Tori down by pulling (Photo 3).
Seizing the opportunity and stepping forward with his right foot, with Kiai ,Uke knocks up Uke ’s lower chin or Shita-ago 14) from below with his right fist
facing the back of his hand down (Photo 4) and immediately controls Uke ’sright wrist with his left hand in Kote-gaeshi 23) (Photos 5- ①② ). Tori puts his

right hand on Uke’s right wrist, to control against his chest (Photos 6- ①② )and, while stepping back with his left foot to turn his body to his left, throws
Uke forward by locking the wrist (Photos 7, 8, 9).

<Important points>
a. When controlling Uke ’s right wrist in Kote-gaeshi 23), Tori shall not remove
Uke ’s right hand from his right front lapel but keeping Uke to grasp his lapel.
b. When throwing Uke with Kote-gaeshi 23) while locking the wrist, Tori shallnot lock Uke ’s wrist by putting his right knee on Uke ’s right elbow or makeany similar move.

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（4）Kataude-doriTori stands on the left side toward Shomen and Uke stands diagonally
backward to Tori ’s right, both in Shizen-hontai (Photo 1).
Uke assume the stance in stepping with his left foot forward and grasps Tori ’s right wrist with his right hand, while simultaneously grasping Tori ’s rightelbow with his left hand (Photo 2). Locking to control Tori ’s elbow with bothof his hands, Uke pushes Tori to move diagonally forward to the left with hisleft foot, his right foot and then his left foot (Photos 3- ①②③ ).

Adapting to Uke , Tori moves forward with his left, his right foot and thenhis left foot, and turns around his body while protecting his stability. With
Kiai , Tori kicks down on the inside of Uke ’s left knee with the outer edge of
his right foot or Sokuto 4) (Photos 4- ①② ) and puts it down. Tori then steps
forward with his left foot and changing to hold Uke ’s right wrist with hisright hand from below (Photos 5- ①② ), then steps back with his right foot toturn his body to his right and locks Uke ’s right elbow joint with Udehishigiwaki-gatame 24) (Photo 6).
When the technique becomes effective Uke signals “Mairi ” by tapping Tori ’s
body or his own body twice with his left hand.

<Important points>
a. When kicking the inside of Uke ’s left knee with his right foot, Tori moves
his left foot in front of his right foot.
b. When changing to hold Uke ’s right wrist from below with his right hand,
Tori grasps it from below with his right hand in V-shape or Yahazu 10) (thethumb inside) (Photo 5- ② ).

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（5）Ushiro-eri-doriTori stands on the right side toward Shomen and Uke stands behind Tori ,both in Shizen-hontai (Photo 1). First Tori takes a few steps forward from hisleft foot and then Uke follows.
Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke grasps Tori ’s rear collar withhis right hand, steps back with his left foot and attempts to throw Tori down
by pulling (Photos 2, 3).
Adapting to Uke , Tori takes one steps backward with his left foot and turns
around his body to his left with his left heel as a pivot when reaching his leftfoot behind his right foot while protecting his face with his left arm (Photos
4-①② ). With Kiai , Tori strikes Uke ’s solar plexus or Suigetsu 15) with his rightfist facing the back of hand up (Photos 5- ①②③ ), controls Uke ’s right wristby catching between his left shoulder and the left side of his neck (Photo 6)
and immediately locks Uke ’s right elbow joint with Udehishigi-ude-gatame 25)(Photos 7- ①②③ ).
When the technique becomes effective Uke signals “Mairi ” by tapping Tori ’s
body or his own body twice with his left hand.

<Important points>
a. When adapting to Uke by taking one step back with his left foot behind his
right foot, Tori lowers his center of gravity slightly to maintain his balance.
b. When locking Uke ’s right elbow with both of his hands, Tori puts his righthand over his left hand (Photo 7- ③ ).

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（6）Ushiro-jime
Tori stands on the left side toward Shomen and Uke stands behind Tori , bothin Shizen-hontai (Photo 1). First Tori takes a few steps forward from his leftfoot and then Uke follows (Photo 2).
Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke reaches over Tori ’s shoulder
with his right hand and attempts to choke Tori with Hadaka-jime 26) (Photo 3).
At the moment, Tori tightens his chin and steps forward with his right footwhile putting both of his hands on Uke ’s right forearm to pull down (Photos
4- ① ② ) and lowering his body to twist his body to his left (Photo 5). Tori
controls Uke ’s right arm with his right shoulder, steps back with his left footto pass his head through Uke ’s right armpit (Photo 6) while grasping Tori ’s right wrist from below with his left hand pointing the four fingers and thethumb toward him (Photos 7- ①②③ ). Pressing down Uke ’s right elbow fromabove with his right hand pointing the thumb toward him (Photo 8), Tori
steps back with his left foot again to throw Uke down to lay on the face bypulling and locks Uke ’s right elbow joint with Udehishigi-te-gatame 22) (Photo
9).
When the technique becomes effective, Uke signals “Mairi ” by tapping

Tatami twice with his left hand.
<Important points>

a. When passing his head through Uke ’s right armpit, Tori controls Uke ’sright arm with his right shoulder while gripping Uke ’s right wrist from below
with his left hand, pointing the four fingers and the thumb toward him (Photos
7- ①②③ ).
b. When locking Uke ’s right elbow joint with Udehishigi-te-gatame 22), Tori
locks it while pulling and lifting Uke ’s right arm toward Uke ’s head.

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（7）Kakae-doriTori stands on the right side toward Shomen and Uke stands behind Tori ,both in Shizen-hontai (Photo 1). First Tori takes a few steps forward from hisleft foot and then Uke follows (Photo 2).
Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke steps forward with his rightfoot to grapple around the hip over both of Tori ’s arms (Photo 3).
At the moment, with Kiai , Tori stamps the instep of Uke ’s right foot with hisright heel (Photos 4, 5), immediately lowers his body and pushing out bothof his elbows to break Uke ’s grapple. Grasping Uke ’s right wrist with his left
hand from above, Tori steps forward with his left foot while putting his rightforearm against Uke ’s elbow from below (Photo 6). Using both oh his hands
effectively, Tori steps forward again with his left foot (Photos 7- ①② ), steps
back with his right foot to turn his body to his right and swings to throw Uke
to his right behind him by twisting and slightly pushing up Uke ’s right elbow
joint (Photos 8, 9, 10, 11).

<Important points>
Short after being thrown, Uke rises naturally and moves into position for the
next technique without turning to face Tori or assuming Kyoshi 11).

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2. When attacked from a distance（1）Naname-uchi
Tori and Uke stand facing each other, while Tori stands on the right sideand Uke on the left side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke lifts his right fist, while stepping
forward with his right foot and, with Kiai , attempts to strike Tori ’s left temple
or Kasumi 13) with the bottom of clenched fist or Uzumaki 8) (Photos 2- ①② ).

Tori steps back with his right foot to turn his body to his right and dodges
Uke ’s right fist by sweeping Uke ’s right arm to pass through diagonally

downward to his right from his left above with his left hand pointing thefour fingers up (Photo 3). Immediately, with Kiai , Tori knocks up Uke ’s chinfrom below with his right fist facing the back of hand down (Photos 4- ①
② ). While putting his right hand on the front of Uke ’s neck or Zen-keibu 17)
in V-shape or Yahazu 10) (Photos 5- ① ② ), Tori changes to hold Uke ’s rightupper arm with his left hand (Photo 6) and throws Uke with right Osotootoshi 27) (Photos 7, 8, 9).

<Important points>
a. Uke and Tori shall not start the action of attack or defense before reaching
the appropriate distance.
b. When changing to hold Uke ’s right upper arm with his left hand, Torichanges to hold Uke ’s right middle-outer-sleeve while keeping Uke ’s rightarm pushed inward (Photo 6).

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（2）Ago-tsuki
Tori and Uke stand facing each other while Tori stands on the left side andUke on the right side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke steps forward with his rightfoot and, with Kiai , knocks up Tori ’s chin or Shita-ago 14) with his right fist,
the back of hand facing down (Photo 2).

Tori steps back slightly with his left foot and, sweeps up Uke ’s right forearmwith his right hand from below and immediately grasps Uke ’s right wrist withhis right hand (the thumb down) (Photos 3- ①② ). Twisting and lifting Uke ’s right arm (Photos 4, 5) Tori grasps Uke ’s right elbow with his left handpointing the thumb down and pushes up Uke ’s right elbow toward Uke ’s face
(Photos 6- ①②③ ). Tori throws Uke diagonally forward to his left by locking
the arm while extending his left arm and taking a wide stride with his leftfoot in front of Uke ’s left foot (Photos 7, 8).

<Important points>
Short after being thrown, Uke rises naturally and moves into position for the
next technique without turning to face Tori or assuming Kyoshi 11).

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（3）Ganmen-tsuki
Tori and Uke stand facing each other, while Tori stands on the right sideand Uke on the left side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke steps forward with his left footand, with Kiai , strikes Tori ’s face with his left fist facing the back of hand up(Photos 2, 3).
While stepping diagonally forward to his right from his right foot, Tori dodges
Uke ’s strike, goes into diagonally to his left behind Uke and, with Kiai , strikes
the left side of Uke ’s torso or Waki-bara 18) with his right fist facing the backof hand up (Photos 4- ① ② ). Tori immediately approaches just behind Uke
by Tsugi-ashi , with his right foot first and then left foot, reaches over Uke ’s right shoulder with his right forearm to put the front of Uke ’s neck (Photos
5- ①② ). Tori steps back by Tsugi-ashi , with his left foot first and then rightfoot, and chokes Uke with Hadaka-jime 26) (Photos 6- ①② ).

Uke puts both of his hands on Tori ’s right forearm and tries to pull it down,
but he signals “Mairi ” by tapping Tatami twice with his foot because hecannot escape.

After the signal of “Mairi ” by Uke , Tori releases his choke and shift his bodyto his left (Photos 7, 8).

<Important points>
After Tori releases the choke, Uke falls naturally backward to make Ukemi(Photos 7, 8). Tori shall not throw Uke by pulling him down additionally or
make any similar move.

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（4）Mae-geri
Tori and Uke stand facing each other while Tori stands on the left side andUke on the right side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke kicks up Tori ’s groin or kokan 12)
with the ball of his right foot or Sekito 9) (Photo 2).

Tori dodges Uke ’s kick by stepping back with his right foot to turn his bodyto his right, grasps Uke ’s right ankle with his left hand from below (Photos 3①② ) and puts his right hand on the sole of Uke ’s right foot (Photos 4- ①② ).
Tori throws Uke down on the back by scooping up and pushing Uke ’s footwith both of his hands (Photos 5- ①② , 6, 7).

<Important points>
When putting his right hand on the sole of Uke ’s right foot, Tori grasps
around the ball of Uke ’s right foot or Sekito 9) and throws Uke down by
scooping it up slightly while twisting Uke ’s right ankle outward (Photos 5- ①
② ).

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（5）Yoko-geri
Tori and Uke stand facing each other, while Tori stands on the right sideand Uke on the left side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke steps diagonally forward to
his left with his left foot to twist his body to his left and, with Kiai , kicks theright side of Tori ’s torso or Waki-bara 18) with the outer edge of his right footor Sokuto 4) from the right side of Uke (Photos 2- ①②).
While stepping diagonally forward to his left, with his left foot first andthen right foot, Tori sweeps Uke ’s kick away passing through with his rightforearm (Photos 3-①②) and immediately moves his left foot forward to movebehind Uke (Photo 4). Tori puts both of his hands on both of Uke ’s shoulders(Photo 5) and throws Uke down on the back by pulling Uke diagonally
backward to the right while kneeling down his left knee. (Photos 6,7,8).

<Important points>
a. When sweeping Uke ’s kick, Tori steps forward, with his left foot first andthen right foot and sweeps it away passing through with his right forearm
extending the four fingers and the thumb of his right hand while holding
them together.
b. At the moment Uke makes his posture erect to protect his stability, Tori
throws Uke down by pulling him with both of his hands.

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Part 3: Weapons section
1. against Dagger（1）Tsukkake
Tori and Uke stand facing each other, while Tori stands on the right sideand Uke on the left side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, while stepping back with his rightfoot, Uke presses the outside of his jacket over the scabbard with his left
hand to draw out the dagger from his jacket with his right hand and holds
the dagger at the ready in the right side of his hip to attempts to stab Tori
(Photo 2).
While seizing the opportunity and stepping forward to the left side of Ukefrom his right foot, Uke controls Uke ’s left elbow with his right hand pointing
the thumb up (Photos 3- ①② ) and, with Kiai , simultaneously applies blindingstrike or Me-tsubushi 21) to Uke ’s eyes with his left palm (Photos 4-①② ).
Grasping Uke ’s left wrist with his left hand from above to twist and lift, Tori
simultaneously reverses his right hand facing the four fingers up and pushes
up Uke ’s left elbow (Photos 5- ①② ). Then, Tori steps back with his left foot,throws Uke down by pulling Uke diagonally forward to the left and locks Uke ’sleft elbow joint with Udehishigi-te-gatame 22) (Photos 6, 7, 8- ①② ).
When the technique becomes effective, Uke signals “Mairi ” by tapping

Tatami twice with his right hand.
<Important points>

a. When drawing out the dagger with his right hand and starting to hold it atready in the right side of his hip, Uke grips the dagger facing the blade edgeup.
b. When locking Uke ’s left elbow joint with Udehigishi-te-gatame 22), Tori
shall not put his right knee on the back of Uke ’s body or make any similarmove.
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（2）Choku-tsuki
Tori and Uke stand facing each other while Tori stands on the left side andUke on the right side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, while stepping forward with his left
foot, Uke presses the outside of his jacket over the scabbard with his left
hand to draw out the dagger from his jacket with his right hand and, with
Kiai , steps forward with his right foot to stab Tori ’s abdomen (Photo 2).
While turning his body to his right, Tori steps forward with his left foot,controls Uke ’s right elbow with his left hand, pointing four fingers down and,with Kiai , knocks up Uke ’s lower chin or Shita-ago 14) from below with hisright fist facing the back of hand down (Photos 3- ① ② ). Tori immediately
grasps Uke ’s right wrist with his right hand from below, simultaneously puts
his left hand on the wrist from above (Photos 4- ①② , 5- ①② ) and breaks
Uke ’s balance to the right front corner to lock Uke ’s right elbow joint with
Udehishigi-waki-gatame 24) (Photos 6- ①② ).
When controlled by the technique, Uke signals “Mairi ” by tapping Tori ’s
body or his own body twice with his left hand.

<Important points>
a. When drawing out the dagger with his right hand, Uke grips the dagger
facing the blade edge up.
b. When locking Uke ’s right elbow joint with Udehishigi-waki-gatame 24), Tori
naturally moves both of his feet diagonally forward to Uke ’s right.

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（3）Naname-tsuki
Tori and Uke stand facing each other, while Tori stands on the right sideand Uke on the left side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, while stepping forward with his left
foot, Uke presses the outside of his jacket over the scabbard with his left
hand to draw out the dagger from his jacket with his right hand in a reverse
grip and, while stepping forward with his right foot, with Kiai , stabs the left
side of Tori ’s neck diagonally down from his right overhead (Photo 2).

Tori dodges the stab by stepping back on his right foot to turn his body to
his right, grasps Uke ’s right wrist with his left hand in Kote-gaeshi 23) (Photo3), immediately puts his right hand on it (Photos 4- ① ② ) and throws Uke

by locking the wrist while stepping forward with his right foot and stepping
backward with his left foot (Photos 5, 6, 7). Putting his right knee on theright side of Uke ’s body (Photo 8), Tori reaches under Uke ’s arm with hisright hand to hook Uke ’s right wrist and takes the dagger away while locking
Uke ’s right elbow joint with Udehishigi-te-gatame 22) (Photos 9, 10).
When the technique becomes effective, Uke signals “Mairi ” by tapping

Tatami twice with his left hand.
<Important points>

a. The main points when drawing out the dagger in a reverse grip are that
Tori shall draw out the dagger facing the blade edge up when lifting it
overhead (Photo 2).
b. When taking the dagger away with his left hand, Tori takes it away
without gripping the blade edge side (Photos 9, 10).
c. After taking the dagger away, Tori returns the dagger to Uke holding itwith both of his hands and facing the blade edge toward him.

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2. against Staff（1）Furi-age
Tori and Uke stand facing each other, while Tori stands on the right sideand Uke on the left side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, while stepping back with his rightfoot, Tori lifts the staff diagonally overhead with his right hand (Photos 2- ①
② , 3- ①② ).
While seizing the opportunity, Tori jumps forward deeply to the right side of
Uke with his left foot and controls Uke ’s right arm from the front with his left
forearm. With Kiai , Tori simultaneously thrusts up Uke ’s lower chin or Shitaago 14) from below with the base of his right palm or Shotei 6) (Photos 4- ①②③ )and immediately throws Uke with right Osoto-gari 28) (Photos 5- ①② , 6, 7).

<Important points>
a. Tori thrusts up Uke ’s chin with the base of his right palm or Shotei 6) and
immediately grasps Uke ’s left side-lapel to throw with right Osoto-gari 28).
b. In principle, Uke makes Ukemi gripping the staff.

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（2）Furi-oroshi
Tori and Uke stand facing each other while Tori stands on the left side andUke on the right side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, while stepping forward with hisleft foot, Uke lifts the staff with both of his hands diagonally overhead to hisright (Photo 2). With Kiai , Uke strikes down aiming at the left side of Tori ’shead while stepping forward with his right foot (Photo 3).

Tori steps back with his right foot to assume the stance with his left foot infront and dodges Uke ’s strike with the staff (Photo 4). Immediately jumping
forward from his left foot, with Kiai , Tori strikes Uke ’s face with the backof his left fist or Ura-ken 7) (Photos 5- ①② ) and, with Kiai , strikes again thevital point between Uke ’s eyebrows or Uto 19) with his left Te-gatana 2). Tori
simultaneously grasps the staff with his right hand (Photos 6- ① ② ③ ) andthrows Uke down backward while stepping forward with his left foot andtaking the staff away (Photos 7, 8).

<Important points>
a. After striking the vital point between Uke ’s eyebrows or Uto 19) with his left
Te-gatana , Tori continues to push to throw Uke down while taking the staff
away with his right hand (Photos 7, 8).
b. After taking the staff away, Tori returns the staff to Uke holding it withboth of his hands.

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（3）Morote-tsuki
Tori and Uke stand facing each other, while Tori stands on the right sideand Uke on the left side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, while stepping forward with his left
foot, Uke puts his left hand in about the center of the staff held with his righthand, takes another step forward with his left foot and, with Kiai , starts tothrusts Tori ’s solar plexus or Suigetsu 15) with both of his hands (Photo 2).
While stepping forward with his right foot to turn his body to his left, Tori
sweeps the staff to his left with his right hand pointing the four fingers up(Photos 3- ① ② ) and immediately grasps the staff at the front of Uke ’s left
grip with his left hand, pointing the four fingers up. Tori reaches under Uke ’sleft arm and grasps the staff about midway between both of Uke ’s hands withhis right hand pointing the four fingers up while stepping forward with hisright foot in front of both of Uke ’s feet (Photos 4- ①② ). Tori steps forward
by Tsugi-ashi to control Uke ’s left elbow joint (Photos 5- ① ② ) and throws
Uke to the right front corner by locking the elbow (Photos 6, 7, 8).

<Important points>
a. After throwing Uke by locking the elbow, Tori takes one step forward withhis left foot to assumes the posture while changing his left grip on the staff
and pointing the end of staff toward Uke (Photo 8).
b. Short after being thrown, Uke rises naturally and moves into position for
the next technique without turning to face Tori or assuming Kyoshi 11).
c. After taking the staff away, Tori returns the staff to Uke holding it withboth of his hands.

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3. against Pistol（1）Shomen-zuke
Tori and Uke stand facing each other, while Tori stands on the right sideand Uke on the left side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke draws out the pistol from his
jacket with his right hand and orders Tori “Hands up!” or “Te wo agero! ”(Photo 2).

Tori raises both of his hands slowly. Uke points the muzzle of pistol at Tori ’s abdomen while taking a half-step forward with his right foot (Photo 3) andtries to search the right side of Tori ’s hip with his left hand.
Seizing the opportunity, Tori twists his hips to his right and simultaneously
dodges the muzzle of pistol to his right to grasp the barrel of pistol with hisleft hand pointing the thumb up (Photo 4- ① ② ③ ). Tori grasps Uke ’s rightwrist with his right hand (Photos 5- ① ② ③ ), pulls his right hand towards
him, while pushing the muzzle of pistol to point towards Uke ’s right armpit
with his left hand, and takes the pistol away (Photos 6, 7, 8).

<Important points>
a. When taking the pistol away, Tori makes Uke ’s fingers point opposite
direction toward Uke ’s right armpit (The finger shall not inserted into thetrigger guard of pistol.).
b. After taking the pistol away, Tori shall not strike Uke ’s head with the pistol
or make any similar move.
c. After taking the pistol away, Tori returns the pistol to Uke holding it withboth of his hands while pointing the muzzle to his right and the grip towardUke .

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（2）Koshi-gamae
Tori and Uke stand facing each other while Tori stands on the left side andUke on the right side toward Shomen , both in Shizen-hontai , and move
forward each other (Photo 1).

Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke draws out the pistol from his
jacket with his right hand to hold it at the ready in the right side of his hip,while aiming the muzzle of pistol toward Tori ’s abdomen, orders Tori “Hands
up!” or “Te wo agero! ” and approaches to Tori (Photo 2).

Tori raises both of his hands slowly. Uke steps forward with his left foot andtries to search the right side of Tori ’s hip with his left hand (Photo 3).
While seizing the opportunity, Tori twists his hips to his left andsimultaneously grasps the barrel of pistol with his right hand pointing thefour fingers up to dodge to his left (Photos 4-①②). Tori grasps the pistol withhis left hand from below (Photos 5- ①② ), pulls his both of his hands toward
his right side to take the pistol away while twisting his hip to his right (Photos
6- ①② ) and, with Kiai, strikes Uke ’s face with the pistol (Photos 7- ①② ).

<Important points>
a. When taking the pistol away, Tori bends Uke ’s right wrist outward (Photos
5- ①② ).
b. After taking the pistol away, Tori returns the pistol to Uke holding it withboth of his hands while pointing the muzzle to his right and the grip towardUke .

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（3）Haimen-zuke
Tori stands on the right side toward Shomen and Uke stands behind Tori ,both in Shizen-hontai (Photo 1). First Tori takes a few steps forward from hisleft foot and then Uke follows.
Upon reaching the appropriate distance, Uke draws out the pistol from his
jacket with his right hand and orders Tori “Hands up!” or “Te wo agero! ”(Photo 2).

Tori raises both of his hands slowly. Uke points the muzzle of the pistol at
the middle of Tori ’s back while taking a half-step forward with his right foot(Photo 3) and tries to search the left side of Tori ’s hip with his left hand (Photo
4).

While seizing the opportunity, Tori twists his body diagonally downward
to his right in the place to dodge the muzzle of pistol (Photos 5- ① ② ).
Tori immediately steps to his right side with his left foot and controls Uke ’s body by reaching under Uke ’s right arm with his right arm to pull Uke ’s right forearm towards him. Tori grasps the barrel of pistol with his left
hand pointing the thumb up (Photos 6-①②), steps back with his left foot andthrows Uke down while taking the pistol away (Photos 7, 8, 9, 10).

<Important points>
a. When taking the pistol away, Tori applies the similar manner in Kote-

gaeshi 23).

c. After taking the pistol away, Tori returns the pistol to Uke holding it withboth of his hands while pointing the muzzle to his right and the grip towardUke .

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“Kodokan Goshin-jutsu ” Glossary of Terms[Parts of the body used to strike]1）hiza-gashira
The front part of knee when bending knee. The
kneecap.

－ hiza-gashira2）te-gatana
When extending the four fingers and thumb fully while
holding them together, the base of little finger area istensed and become stiff. This area is called te-gatana .

te-gatana3）te-no-ko
The back part of hand. When applying blinding-strikeor me-tsubushi , the fingers are also naturally included.

4）sokuto
The part on sole between the base of little toe andheel.

kakato5）kakato
The rear part of sole.

sokuto6）shotei
The part of palm close to wrist.

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uarken7）uraken
The back part of a clenched fist.

8）uzumaki
The bottom of the clenched fist, near the little finger.

kobushi9）sekito
The part around the bases of every toe in sole. The
body part for attack using to kick with foot from front.

sekitokneecap[Attacking postures]
10）yahazu
The form in the tip of an arrow is called a “yahazu ” in Japanese. When using
hand, the form of V-shape separating between the thumb and forefinger is called“to make it yahazu ”.

11）kyoshi
A posture which one takes one step backward with his left foot to kneel down
his left knee on the previous spot of his left heel, while keeping the left toe raise,moves to slide his right foot to his right side (the lower leg at about 90°with thethigh), puts his right palm on his right knee while resting his left hand naturally
down.

[Targets attacked]12）kokan
A vital point for male (testicles) called also tsuri-gane .

13）kasumi
A vital point called “komekami ” or temple on left and right sides.

14）shita-ago
A bottom part of the top of chin. One of vital points in human body.

15）suigetsu
One of vital points on the part of stomach and called also “mizu-ochi ” or solar
plexus.

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16）ashi-no-ko
The surface of foot. It mostly contains of bones and is used for attack. Also one ofvital points.

17）zen-keibu
The front side of neck with the Adam’s apple which is one of vital points.

18）waki-bara
A vital point called denko (the bottom of rib bone in the right side of stomach) or
tsukikage (the same area as Denko but in the left side).

19）uto
One of vital points between eyebrows and also called “miken ”.

[Attacking techniques]20）kote-hineri(in the case that one controls opponent’s right wristwith his right hand) One puts his right thumb on thebase of opponent’s index finger, his little finger on
the process of opponent’s ulna (umeboshi ) and grasps
around wrist joint deeply. One puts his left hand on
the wrist pointing the four fingers up and reverses
opponent’s right hand inward to control.

21）me-tsubushi
A strike to opponent’s eyes by whipping the back of fingers (including the back ofhand) with a snap to impair temporarily an opponent’s vision.

22）udehishigi-te-gatame
One reaches under opponent’s right armpit to grasp opponent’s left front-lapel
from the right side of opponent’s body and grasps opponent’s right wrist to
stretch out with his right hand (in the case that one attacks from the right side of
opponent’s body). Or one grasps either of opponent’s wrists with one of his hands
or both of his hands and twists opponent’s arm toward the back of opponent’s
body to lock the elbow joint.

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23）kote-gaeshi(in the case that one controls opponent’s right wristwith his left hand) One puts the little finger part ofhis left hand on the inside of opponent’s right wrist
and his thumb on the back of opponent’s right hand.
In other words, one grasps opponent’s right wrist as
catching it between his thumb and little finger of hisleft hand. One grasps opponent’s right wrist with hisright hand over his left hand while overlapping his
thumb and little finger of his right hand on those of hisleft hand respectively. One reverses opponent’s righthand outside to lock.

24）udehishigi-waki-gatame
One grasps one of opponent’s wrist with both of his hands from the side of
opponent’s body and locks the arm while catching it under his armpit to stretchout.

25）udehishigi-ude-gatame
One catches one of opponent’s wrists between his neckand shoulder and locks the elbow joint while pressing
it to stretch out with both of his hands.

26）hadaka-jime
Reaching over opponent’s right shoulder with his right hand, one bends his arm
to put his wrist part on opponent’s throat (in the case of choke with his righthand), crosses his right palm with his left palm, the right hand on top, above
opponent’s left shoulder, puts his right cheek on opponent’s left cheek to control
the body and breaks opponent’s balance backward to choke the neck by pullingboth of his hands tightly.

27）osoto-otoshi
One of ashi-waza in throwing techniques. The technique which one breaks
opponent’s balance to the rear or the rear corner and drops opponent down
backward by moving to slide down on the outside and back side of opponent’s
thigh with one of his legs from above or the similar as this technique.

28）osoto-gari
One of ashi-waza in throwing techniques. The technique which one breaks
opponent’s balance to the rear or the rear corner and throws opponent backward
by reaping up opponent’s leg rested the weight on with one of his legs.

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Vital points of human (illustration)
Uto(Miken)

Tento
KasumiJinchuZen-keibu

Shita-ago

Suigetsu
Wakibara(Tsukikage)Waki-bara(Denko)

Myojo

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“Kodokan Goshin-jutsu ” was created in 1956. Later, we have strived to unify
the practical movement in 1987 by reexamining on the positioning of Uke
and Tori , weapons handling and techniques besides adjusting the expressionsof text, adding the remarks of important points, retaking photograph and soon.
In 1992, the photographs were retaken and the text was reviewed once
again.
In this time, we have unified the viewpoint and reviewed the text by
examining the techniques further and imported the photographs newly fromthe video of “Kodokan Goshin-jutsu ” in order to be helpful reference whenstudying this Kata .

in Photos：Tori - Koshi Onozawa , 8th dan
Uke - Koji Komata , 7th dan (at the time of shooting)- 57 -