KODOKAN GOSHIN JUTSU

KodokanGoshinJutsu was createdin January,1956. \A/henthe textbookfor Goshin

of Tori and Uke and the handlingof weaponswas not
Jutsuwas created,the positioning
clear. At this time,in orderto unifythis kata,we havepublisheda newtextbook,rewritten
to make key points more clear and also adding new picturesto make it easier to
understand.

July,1987
KodokanGoshinJutsuResearchCommittee

FromKodokanJudo* JigoruKano
The KodokanGoshin Jutsu is the newest kata, having been created in 1956. lt
complementsKime no Kata and is composedof a numberof self defensetechniques
makinguse of throws,armlocks,strikesand kicks. These actualcombatforms include
defensesagainstall formsof armedor unarmedattacks.

INDEX

Created
Explanation
Revised
Printed

January8, 1956
July15,1987
December
1, 1992
April1999

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HAVEBEENTAKEN
FROMSHOMEN
EXCEPT
WHERE
DESIGNATED.
l. Bowing,Handling
of Weapons,KeyPointson Performance
of Kata
1. Bowing

1
1

(1) Beginning

(2) Ending

2. Howto handletheweaponsby Ukeat beginning

andending

3. Keypointswhenchangingfrom unarmedattackto armedattackfor Uke

4. Howto handletheweaponbetweenthe techniques

5. KeyPointson Performance
of Kata

ll. AgainstUnarmedAttack
1. WhenHeld
(1)

Ryote-dori (Two Hand Hold)

(2)

Hidari Eri-dori (Left Lapel Hold)

(3)

MigiEri-dori (Right Lapel Hold)

(4)

Kataude-dorl (Single Hand Hold)

11

(5)

Ushiro Eri-dori (Collar Hold from Behind)

13

(6)

Ushiro-jime (Chokefrom Behind)

15

(7)

Kakae-dori (Seize and Hold from Behind)

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2. At a Distance
(1) NanameUchi (SlantingStrike)

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(2) Ago Tsuki (Uppercut)

21

(3) GammenTsuki (ThrustPunchto Face)

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(4) Mae-geri (FrontKick)

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(5)

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Yoko-geri(SideKick)

ill AgainstArmedAttack

1. AgainstKnifeAttack
(1)

Tsukkake(Thrust)

29

(2) Choku-zuki(StraightThrust)

31

(3) Naname-zuki
(Slanting
Stab)

33

2. AgainstStickAttack
(1) Furiage(Upswing
againstStick)

35

(2) Furioroshi(Downswing
againstStick)

37

(3) Morote-zuki(Two-Hand
ThrustagainstStick)

39

3. AgainstPistolAttack
(1) Shomen-zuke(Pistolat the Abdomen)

41

(2) Koshi-gamae(Pistolheldat the side)

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(3) Haimen-zuke(Pistolagainstthe back)

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1.

BOWING,HOWTO HANDLETHE WEAPONS

BCNATNG

( 1 ) Beginning
Uke has a pistolinsidehis judogiand a stick (about3 feet in length,1 inch in
diameterand dagger(bladeup) in right hand,pointingend of stick and dagger
diagonallydownward.
Tori is rightside facing Shomen and Uke is left side. Tori and Uke are apart
5.4 meters (18 feet) and bow to Shomen. Then bow to each other.
(2) Ending
Uke hold the weaponsin the same way as in the beginning,and standingat the
same startingposition. Then bow to each other and bow to Shomen.

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2.

ANDEND
BY UKEAT BEGINNING
HOWTO HANDLETHEWEAPONS

After bowingto each other,Uke draws his rightfoot back,thenturns to his left
90 degreesfacing Shomen and advances3 metersforward. Then kneelsdown to
Seiza position. Uke placesthe weaponson the mat, daggerfirst (daggerblade
towardsUke and end of daggerpointingto Uke's left,stick and pistolnozzlealso
pointingto Uke's left). After placingthe weaponsdown, Uke standsup and turns
aroundto the right 180 degreesand advanceswith Aumiashi3 metersand turns left
90 degreesto face Tori. Tori and Uke step forwardleft foot then right foot. They
are now readyto beginthe kata.
At the end of the kata,Uke alreadyhas a pistolinsideof his judogi,Uke draws
his rightfoot back,then turnsto his left 90" facingShomen and advanceshis left foot
forwardand walks towardthe weaponswith Aumiashi. When Uke reachesthe
weapons,Uke kneelsdown to Seiza. Uke takes the daggerand stick with his right
hand and puts them on his right hip and stand up and turns aroundto the right 180
degreesand advances3 metersand turns left 90 degreesto face Tori with Shizen
hontai. Step back lo Kiotsuke positionand bow to each other and bow to Shomen.

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3.

KEYPOINTSWHENCHANGING
FROMUNARMED
ATTACKTO ARMEDATTACK

After finishingYokogeri(Side-kick),Uke goes back to the originalpositionand

faces Tori and both stand in Shizenhontai. Uke draws the right foot back then turns
to his left 90' (facingShomen)and advancesthe left foot forward. Walk toward the
weaponswith aumiashi. When Uke reachesthe weapons,he kneelsdown to place left
knee on the mat, and then puts a daggerinsideof his judogi. Uke stands up and goes
back to the originalpositionand faces Tori. You now begin to performthe dagger
attack and defense.
When changingfrom dagger attack to stick attack, and stick attack from pistol
attack,Uke moves in the same manneras explainedabove.

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4.

HOWTO HANDLETHEWEAPONS
BETWEEN
TECHNIQUES

When Uke handlesthe dagger,stickand pistol,Uke placesthe left kneeon the

mat as show in the pictures.Picturesbelowshow how to pick the weaponsup from
the mat into your hand or into the judogi.

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5.

KEYPOINTSON PERFORMANCE
OF KATA
(A)

Tori and Uke switchsidesaftereachtechnique.They walk to the original

positionwhere Tori and Uke stood after taking Shizen-hontai.When they
reachthe originalposition,they turn aroundand approacheach other for
the beginningof the nexttechnique.

(B)

After the first seventechniques,Tori and Uke returnto their starting

positionsto begin the attacksfrom a distance.

(c)

Uke's attacksare performedwhile movingtoward Tori when Uke reaches

the properdistance.(ExceptKataude-dori.)

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II AGAINST UNARMEDATTACK
1.

WHENBEINGHELD
( 1)

Ryote-dori(Two Hand Hold)

Tori'srightsidefacesShomenand Uke'sleft sidefaces Shomen. Tori and

Uke stand in Shizen hontai. They start to approacheach other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),he advanceshis left foot
grabs Tori's wristsand then tries to kick Tori's groin
forwardand simultaneously
area with his rightknee.
Tori immediately
spreadshis arms outsideand pullsthem back slightly
with extendedfingers,draws his left foot diagonallyback, (this actionshould
make Uke off-balanced
to his front). Now he bendshis right arm hard toward
his chestand freeinghis rightarm, (F3) strikesUke'srighttemplewith the knife
edge of his right hand (shufo).(F4) Tori grabs Uke's rightwrist from top with
his right hand and appliesKote-hinerl(Tori turns Uke's wrist toward Uke's
centerline)(F5XF5') He steps back with his rightfoot and opens his body to his
right. Tori clampsUke's rightarm underhis left arm and twists Uke's right wrist.
(F6)
Uke givessubmissionsignalby tappingtwo (2) times,eitherto his body or
to Tori's body when the Kote-hineriis effective.

KEY POINT:
W h e n T o ri co n tro l s U ke 's right wr ist, Tor i m ust clamp Uke' s r ight
a r m a s sh o w n i n p i ctu re (F6) .

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Hidari Eri-dori (Left-lapelHold)

Tori's left side faces Shomen,and Uke's rightside faces Shomen. Tori and
Uke stand in Shizen-hontai. They start to approacheach other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),he advanceshis right
foot forwardsimultaneously
grabbingTori'sleft lapel. He then tries to push Tori
backwardand down to the ground.
grabshis left lapeljust belowUke's righthand and strikes
Tori immediately
at Uke'seyes with the back of his righthandwhile drawinghis left foot diagonally
back. UsingUke'spushingenergyto makehim off-balance.
(F2) Then he
immediatelygrabs Uke's rightwrist from the top with his right hand and applies
Kote'hineri. Tori placeshis left hand on Uke's right elbow (F4) and steps
diagonallyback from his rightfoot, openshis body to his right,with Tsugiashi.
He bringsUke's body to the mat (F5),Tori placeshis left knee at the back of
Uke's rightshoulderblade,pushesUke'srightarm towardUke's head and applies
Ude-hishigiTe-gatameon Uke's right elbow.
Uke givessubmissionsignalby tappingtwo timeson the mat when the
Te-gatameis effective.

KEY POINTS:
( A ) When Tori strikes Uke's eyes, Tori should use the back of his
hand. (Hand kept open). (F2)
Do not make a fist.
(B)

Keep Uke's right hand on your left lapel while Tori applies Koteh i n e ri a g a i n st U ke' s r ight wr ist. ( F3,4)

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Tori's right side faces Shomenand Uke's left side faces Shomen. Tori and
Uke stand in Shizen hontai. They start to approacheach other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),he grabs Tori's right
lapelthen steps back with his left foot and tries to pull Tori down to mat. (F1)
Tori immediatelystepsforwardwith his right foot and deliversan
uppercutwith his rightfist. (F2) Tori grabs Uke's right hand from the top with
- Tori turns Uke'swrist away from
his left hand,(thisshouldbe in Kote-gaeshi
Uke's centerline) (F3),and grabs Uke's righthand from bottomwith his right
hand and pressesit firmlyagainsthis chest.(F3') Tori draws his left foot back
and turns his body to his left to twist Uke's rightwrist untilhe throwsUke on the
mat. (F4)

KEY POINTS:
( A ) When Tori grabs Uke's right hand lo Kote'gaeshi, he keeps
U ke 's ri g h t h a n d gr abbing his r ight lapel.
(B)

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g i ve a n a rmb a r a fter takes down Uke with Kote- gaeshi.

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(Single-Hand
Kataude-dori
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Tori'sleftsidefacesShomen,and Ukestandsat Tori'sbackrighthandcorner.

Toriand Ukestandin Shizen-hontai.
FromthatpositionUketakesTori'srightwristwithhisrighthandandthengrabs
Tori'srightelbowwith his left hand. UkepushesToriforwardby steppingforwardwith his
leftfoot,rightfootand leftfoot. (F1,2)
Torialsostepsforwardwith his leftfoot,rightfoot and leftfootwhilemaintaining
hisbalance.At the thirdstep,Toritakesa slightlylargerstepforwardwithhis leftfootand
placesit in frontof Uke'sleftfoot. AndthenToriturnsslightlyleftandsimultaneously,
givesa rightsidekickto the insideof Uke'sleftkneewhilemakingUkeoff-balance
to his
front.(F3) Toridropshis rightfoot in frontof Uke'srightfoot and stepsforwardwith his
(F4,F4'),thenToridrawshis
leftfootwhilegrabbingUke'srightwristfromunderneath,
rightfootto his rightwhileturningto his right.WhileToriis turningto his right,Toriapplies
Wakigatame
to Uke'srightelbow
Ukegivessubmission
signalby tappingtwotimeson Tori'sbodyor hisownbody
when Wakigatame
is effective.
KEYPOINTS:
(A)
Tori does not moveforwarduntil Uke pusheshim fonrard.
(B)

WhenTori grabs Uke'sright wrist with Tori's right handfrom underneath,

Tori's right thumb is insideas shown in picture(F4).

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lJshiroEri-dori(CollarHoldfrom Behind)

and UkestandsbehindTori,bothToriand Uke

Tori'srightsidefaces Shomen,
Toriwalksseveralstepsforwardand Ukefollows,eachstarting
standin Shizen-hontai.
withthe leftfoot.
he grabsTori'sbackcollarand
As soonas UkegetsintoMaai(properdistance),
backwithhis leftfoot'
steps
Uke
triesto pullToridownon the mat,simultaneously,
TorifollowsUke'spullby steppingbackwith his leftfoot. As Tori'sleftfoot is
placedbehindhis rightfoot(F3),he turnsto hisleftwhilepivotingon his rightheel.
he givesrightpunch,palmdown,to Uke'ssolarplexuswhileprotecting
bimultaneously,
hisfacewithhis leftirm. (Fa) ToriclampsUke'srightarmwithhis leftshoulderandleft
(F5)
appliesUde-frishigi-Ude-gatame.
cheek,and immediately
signalby tappingtwotimeson Tori'sbodyor his ownbody
Ukegivessubmission
is effective.
when Ude-hishigi-Ude-gatame
KEYPOINT:
to Uke'sright elbow,he must put his right hand
WhenTori appliesUde-gatame
over his left hand.
* Picturestakenfromoppositesideof Shomen'

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(6)

Tori'sleftsidefacesShomen,and UkestandsbehindTori,bothToriand Uke

standin Shizen-hontai.
Toristartswalkingforwardand UkefollowsTori,eachstarting
withthe leftfoot.
Theytakeseveralstepsforward.As UkegetsintoMaai(properdistance),Uke
appliesrightHadaka-jime
overTori'srightshoulder.(F2)
Toritucksin hischinandpullsUke'srightarmdownwithbothhisarms.(F3) He
lowershis body,advanceshisrightfootandturnsto his leftwhilecontrolling
Uke'sright
armwithhisrightshoulderandslipsthroughunderUke'srightarmpitto freehis head.
(F4) Toridrawshis leftfootbackbehindhisrightfootandgripsUke'srightwristfrom
belowwithhis lefthand,fingersandthumbtowardhim,andpresseson Uke'srightelbow
fromabovewithhis lefthand.(F5) Toristepsbackagainwithhis leftfoot,pullsand
appliesTe-gatame
to Uke'srightelbowto forcehimto the mat,facedown.(F7)
Ukegivessubmission
signalby tappingtwotimeson the matwhenthe Te-gatame
is effective.
KEYPOINT:
WhenTori slips throughUke'sright armpit,he grabs Uke'sright wrist with his right
hand,palm facing to him while he controlsUke'sright arm by holding it tightly
againsthis body with his arms.

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Kakae-dori(Seizeand HoldfromBehind)

Tori'srightsidefacesShomen,and UkestandsbehindTori. Toriand Ukestandin

Shizen-hontai.
Toristartswalkingforwardand UkefollowsTori,eachstartingwiththe left
foot. Theytakeseveralstepsforward.
As soonas UkegetsintoMaai(properdistance),Ukestepsforwardwith rightfoot
and putshisarmsaroundToriin a bearhug.(F2)
At thatinstant,ToristampsUke'sinstepwithhis rightheel,and immediately
lower
his bodywhileexpanding
bothof hiselbowoutwardto freehis bodyfromUke'shold. Tori
grabsUke'srightwristfromthetop,bringhisleftfootaroundhis rightfoot(F3),Toriturns
hisbodyto his left. Toriplaceshisrightforearmon Uke'srightelbow(F4),usinghisarm
to controlUke'srightarm. He stepsforwardwithhisleftfoot(f5). Torithensteps
backward
withhisrightfootandturnsto hisright.TorithrowsUketo his rightbackcorner
by twistingand pushinghisrightarm.(F7)
UketakesleftZenpo-kaiten
ukemi. AfterUketakesone breath,he gets up
naturally
andtakesthe positionfor Naname-uchi,
the nexttechnique.
KEYPOINT:
WhenTori controlsUke'sright arm with his arms in pictureF4 and F5, he lowers
his body and grabs Uke'sright wrist from top and thumb side, pushesUke'sright
arm toward Uke'sbody while placingthe right forearmat Uke's right elbow
and pullingtowardTori. After completelyfacing Uke,Tori's body comes up to
apply more pressureto Uke'sright elbowwhile pushingUke'sright arm toward
Uke'sbody and pullingtowardTori with the right forearmat Uke's right
elbow.

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AT A DISTANCE
(1)

(Slanting
Naname-uchi
Strike)

Tori'srightsidefaces Shomenand Uke'sleftsidefaces Shomen.Tori and Uke

standin Shizenhontai. Theystartto approacheachother.
As soonas UkegetsintoMaai(proper
distance),
he raiseshis rightarm (F1)and
stepsforwardwith his rightfootwhileaiminga blowat the sideof Tori'stemplewiththe
bottomof hisfist.
Toristepsbackwith his rightfoot andturnshis bodyslightlyto his right,he parries
Uke'srightarmwithhislefthand(F2). lmmediately,
Torideliversan uppercut
withhis
rightfistto Uke'schin,(F3),grabsUke'sthroatwithhisrighthand,histhumbto the left,
whiletakingUke'srightupperarm in his left hand(F4)andthrowhimwith a rightOsfoofoshr.(F5)
KEYPOINT:
Tori must keep Uke's right arm pushed inside,when he changeshis left hand from
Uke's wrist area to his upper arm.

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Ago Tsuki (Uppercut)

Tori's left side faces Shomen,and Uke's rightside faces Shomen. Tori and
Uke stand in Shizen-hontai. They start to approacheach other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),he steps forward with
his right foot, and aims a right uppercutat Tori's chin. (F1)
Tori steps slightlyback with his left foot and deflectsthe Uke's uppercut
from below with his right hand (F2). lmmediately,Tori grabs Uke's right wrist
with his right hand, thumb down, and Uke's elbow with his left hand. Tori twists
Uke's wrist away from him and pushesUke's elbow toward his face (F3).
KeepingTori's left arm extendedand lockingUke's elbow. Tori takes a big step
forward with his left foot and throws him forward. (F4)
Uke takes a left zenpo-kaiten ukemi. After Uke takes one breath, he gets
up naturallyand takes a positionfor the next technique.
* Picturestaken from oppositeside of Shomen.

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GammenTsuki (Thrust-Punch

Tori's right side faces Shomenand Uke's left sidefaces Shomen. Tori and
Uke stand in Shizen hontai. They start to approacheach other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),he steps forward with
his left foot, and punchesat Tori'sface with his left fist. (F1)
Tori steps diagonallyforwardto his right side with his rightfoot and
dodgesUke'spunch,at the sametime Tori punchesUke in Uke'ssidewith the
rightfist. (F2) Tori movesby fsugiashifromhis right and left foot to get behind
over his rightshoulder(F3),stepping
Uke. Tori applieshis rightHadaka-jime
backwardwith his left foot, then right foot to make Uke's body off-balancedto
his back. (F4)
Uke tries to escapethe Hadaka-jimeby grabbingTori's right forearm with
his arms and pullsit down. But Uke can not escape,and givesthe submission
signalby stampingthe mat twice with his foot.
Tori releasesthe Hadaka-jimeand side stepsto the left. Uke will naturally
falls backwardand takes ukemi.

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Mae-geri (FrontKick)

Tori'sleftsidefacesShomen,and Uke'srightsidefaces Shomen.Toriand Uke

standin Shizen-hontai.
Theystartto approacheachother.
As soonas UkegetsintoMaai(properdistance),he stepsforwardwith his leftfoot
andattemptsto kickTori'sgroinarea. (F1,2)
Toristepsbackwith his rightfoot and deflectsthe Uke'sMae-geri.Torigrabs
Uke'srightanklefromunderneath
withhislefthand(F2)andthe ballof Uke'srightfoot
withhis righthand(F3)and liftsand pushesbackUke'srightlegwithhis handsuntilhe
fallson hisback.(F4)
Uketakesa ukemiandhe gets up naturallyandtakesa positionfor the next
technique.
KEYPOINT:
Tori should twist Uke'sright ankleoutwardwith his right handthat is holdingthe
ball of Uke's right foot, then throw him on his back by lifting and pushinghis right
leg. (F3)
* Picturestakenfromoppositesideol Shomen.

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Yoko-geri(SideKick)

Tori'srightsidefacesShomenand Uke'sleftsidefacesShomen.Toriand Uke

eachother.
standin Shizenhontai.Theystartto approach
As soonas UkegetsintoMaai(properdistance),he stepsforwardwith his leftfoot
andattemptsto kickToriin the rightsidewiththe outsideof Uke'srightfoot.(F1,2)
forwardto his leftsidewithhis leftfootandthenhis rightfoot
Toristepsdiagonally
(F3,4) Tori immediately
againstUke'srightYoko-geri.
and performsrightGedan-barai
putshis handson Uke's
Tori
stepswithhis leftfootforwarduntilhe is directlybehindUke.
(F5) Toridropsto his leftkneeandpullsUkedownon his backto the right.
shoulders.
andtakesukemiandgetsup to takea positionfor the next
Ukefallsbackward
technique.
KEYPOINTS:
(A)
WhenTori gives right gedan-baraiagainstUke'syoko-geri,he should block
with his right forearmwith his right handopen and fingersare fully extended
while taking steps to his teft with his left foot then his right foot.
(B)

Torishould pull Ukedown with the handswhen Uketries to recoverhis

balanceand startsto raisehis body up afterTori blocks Uke's kick.
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III A GA INST ARMED ATTACK

1.

AGAINSTKNIFEATTACK
(1 )

Tsukkake(Thrust)

Tori's rightside faces Shomenand Uke'sleft side faces Shomen. Uke goes
to the weaponarea and placesthe daggerinsideof his judogiand comes back
to the originalposition. Tori and Uke stand in Shizen hontai. They start to
approacheach other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),he steps back with his
rightfoot and reachesinsidethe fold of his judogiwith right hand,takes out the
dagger,whichhe hold at his rightside.(F1, 2) Uke'sleft hand shouldbe at his
belt to hold an imaginaryscabbardas he drawsthe dagger.
steps diagonallyforwardto
BeforeUke can stab Tori, Tori immediately
the Uke's left with his rightfoot,then takes Uke'sleft elbowin his right hand,
thumb up, and appliesMetsu-bushi( strikingeye) with his left palm.(F3, 4) Tori
grabs Uke's left wrist with his left hand and twistsit away from Uke,
placesthe righthand,palm up, on Uke'sleft elbowand pushesit
simultaneously
up. (F5) Tori steps back to his left cornerwith tsugi ashi from the left foot and
pullsUke down on Uke'sstomachby puttingpressureon Uke'selbow. Tori
applies lJde-hishigi Te-gatameon his left elbow. Tori does not need to put
his right knee to the left side of Uke's back. (F6)
Uke givessubmissionsignalby tappingtwo (2) timeswith his right hand.
Uke standsup while puttingthe daggerinsideof his judogi.

KEY POINT:
The blade of the dagger should be up when Uke takes a dagger out
t o s ta b T o ri a n d h e h o l d s it in fr ont of his r ight hip.
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Choku-zuki (StraightThrust)

Tori's left side faces Shomen,and Uke's rightside faces Shomen. Tori and
Uke stand in Shizen-hontai.Tori and Uke beginto walk toward each other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),Uke steps forwardwith
his left foot and reachesinsidethe fold of his judogiwith the right hand (F1) and
takes out a dagger,then steps with the right foot forward,blade up, and
attemptsto stab Tori in the stomach.(F2)
Tori steps diagonallyforwardto the left with his left foot, turns his body
slightlyto the right,grabs Uke's rightelbowwith the left hand,fingerspointing
givesa rightuppercutto his chin. (F2) Tori bringshis right
down, simultaneously
hand under Uke's right arm and grabs Uke's rightwrist from below (F3) and
grabs Uke's rightwrist from abovewith the left hand. (F4) Tori
simultaneously
breaksUke's balanceto Uke's rightfront corner,clampsthe left arm over Uke's
right arm and appliesUde-hishigiWaki-gatameto Uke's right elbow.(F4,5)
Uke givesthe submissionsignalby tappingon Tori'sbody or his own body
twicewith his left hand. Whilemovingintothe nexttechnique,Uke placesthe
d a g ge ri n si d eo f h i s j u d o g i .
KEY POINT:
When Tori applies Waki-gatame lo Uke's right elbow, he should
advances his feet to his right front corner naturally, using Tsugiashi.
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Naname-zukie(SlantingStab)

Tori's right side faces Shomenand Uke'sleft side faces Shomen.Tori and
Uke stand in Shizen hontai. They start to approacheach other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),Uke steps forwardwith
his left foot and takesout the daggerwith his righthand,blade up. Uke raises
his righthand up abovethe rightside of his head.(F1) Uke stepsfonrvard
with
right foot while attemptingto stab the left side of the Tori's neck. (F2)
Tori avoidsthe attackby steppingback with his right foot and turns his
body slightlyto the right.(F2) At the same time, Tori grabs Uke's right wrist
from the top with his left hand and puts his right hand on the bottomof Uke's
rightwrist and appliesKote-gaeshiwhile steppingforwardwith his rightfoot and
drawinghis left foot aroundhis rightfoot to throw Uke on the mat. (F3, 4) Tori
placeshis rightknee to Uke's rightarmpitand insertshis right hand throughand
underneathUke's rightelbow. He then grabsUke's rightwristwith his right
hand.(F5) Tori appliesTe-gatamelo Uke's rightelbowand takes the dagger
from Uke's right hand with his left hand. Tori does not grab the blade,
w h e n h e ta ke s U ke 's d agger away fr om Uke' s r ight hand. ( F6)
Uke givessubmissionsignalby tappingtwo (2) timeswith his left hand
and Uke standsup. Tori handsthe daggerto Uke by holdingdaggerwith two
hands,palmsup, and bladefacingTori and pointedaway lrom Shomen. Uke
reacheswith his hands,left palm up and rightpalm down,to the daggerand
placesit insideof his judogi.
Tori goes back to the left side and Uke goes back to the rightside as
seen from Shomen,and they face each otherin shizen-hontai.

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AGAINSTSTICKATTACK
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Furiage (UpswingagainstStick)

Tori's rightside faces Shomenand Uke'sleft side faces Shomen. Uke goes
to the weapon area and placesthe daggeron the mat and he takes the stick in
his righthand,holdingthe end of the stick. The otherend is pointingdownward
Uke goes back to originalpositionto face Tori. Tori and Uke stand in shizen
hontai. They start to approacheach other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),he steps back with his
right foot and raisesthe stick over his head. (F2)
As Uke raisesthe stick over his head,Tori immediatelysteps in with his left
foot and blocksUke's right arm with his left forearm,at the same time gives a
right Shofei (bottomof palm)punchto his chin. (F2, F3) Tori throwsUke with
right Osofo-gariwhile wrappingUke's rightarm with his left arm and grabbing
Uke'sleft lapelwith his righthand. (F4, F5)

KEY POINT:
Uke maintains hold of the stick while taking the ukemi.
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Furioroshi (DownswingagainstStick)

Tori's left side faces Shomen,and Uke's rightside faces Shomen. Tori and
Uke stand in Shizen-hontai.Uke holdsthe stick in his righthand as they
approach each other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),Uke steps forward with
his left foot and raisesthe stick to his side while bringinghis left hand to end of
the stick. (F1) Uke then steps forwardwith his right foot and attemptsto strike
Tori on the left side of his head. (F2)
Tori avoidsthe blow by bringinghis rightfoot back slightly.(F2)
fmmediately,Tori steps into Uke with fsugi-ashifromhis left foot and then his
right foot and gives lell Uraken (back fist) to Uke's face. (F3, F4) Tori hits Uke
again by strikingUke betweenUke's eyes with Tori's Shuto (knifeedge of your
grabsthe stickwith his right hand. (F5) Tori
left hand) (F5), and simultaneously
steps forwardwith his left foot while pushingUke's head backwardhard with the
left hand and throws Uke on Uke's back and takes the stick away from his
hands.(F6, F7)
After Uke stands up, Tori hands the stick back to Uke and they take a
positionfor the next technique,Morote-zuki.
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Morote-zukl(Two-HandThrustagainstStick)

Tori's right side faces Shomenand Uke'sleft side faces Shomen.Tori and
Uke stand in Shizen hontai. Uke holdsa stick in his right hand.They start to
approacheach other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),Uke steps forwardwith
while puttinghis left hand
his left foot and pointsthe stickto Tori'smid-section
on middlepart of the stick.(F1) Then Uke again stepsforwardwith his left foot
and attemptsto thrust the stick into Tori's solar plexus.(F2)
Tori avoidsthe attackby steppingdiagonallyforwardto his right with his
rightfoot while turninghis body slightlyto the left and sweepsthe stick with his
Tori grabsthe end of the
right hand,fingerson top, to his left. (F2) lmmediately
stick from the top with his left hand, and steps forwardwith his right foot in
front of Uke'sfeet while grabbingthe stickfrom the top betweenUke's hands
with his right hand. (F3) Tori advancesforwardwith tsugi-ashi,puttingpressure
againstUke's left elbowwith the rightforearm(F4), and throws Uke to his right
f r o n t co rn e r.
After Uke takes right zenpo-kaiten ukemi, he takes one breath on the mat,
then Uke standsup naturally.Tori handsthe stick backto Uke. Tori goes back
to the left side and Uke goes back to the right side as seen lrom Shomen. Both
face each other in shizen-hontai.
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AGAINSTPISTOLATTACK
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(Pistolat the abdomen)

Shomen-Zuke

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distance),
As soonas UkegetsintoMaai(proper
"Hands
up".(F1) Ukestepsforward
hisjudogiandtellsTorito raisehishandby saying
withhisrightfootand pressesa pistolagainstTori'sabdomen.Toriraiseshis hands
slowly.Ukesearchesthe rightsideof Tori'swaistwithhislefthand.(F2)
As Ukesearchesthe rightsideof Tori'swaistwithUke'slefthand,Tori
twistshishipswithoutmovinghisfeetto his rightwhilegrabbingthe barrelof
immediately
the pistolwithhis lefthand,thumbon top.(F3) Thisactionmakesthe pistolpointto Tori's
rightsideand no longerpointingat him. TorithengrabsUke'srightwristfromtop withhis
righthand.(F4) Toripullshisrighthandtowardhimselfand pushesthe barrelof the pistol
towardUke'srightarmpit(F5,F5'),andtakesthe pistolawayfromUke'srighthand.
Torihandsthe pistolbackto Uke,handlesidefacinghim,barrelpointingaway
fromShomen.
KEYPOINTS:
(A)
Toristops walkingwhen Ukesays "Handsup".
(B)

WhenTori takesthe pistol awayfrom Uke,he is also applyinga wrist and

fingerlockto his right hand.

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Tori does not needto strike Ukewith the pistol after he takes it away from
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Koshi-gamae(Pistolheld at the side)

Tori's left side faces Shomen,and Uke's rightside faces Shomen. Tori and
Uke stand in Shizen-hontai.Uke holdsthe stick in his righthand as they
approacheach other.
As soon as Uke gets into Maai (properdistance),Uke drawsthe pistol
from insidehis judogiand tellsTori to raisehis hand by saying"Handsup". (F1)
Uke steps forwardwith his left foot and pointsa pistolagainstTori's abdomen
while keepingthe pistolon his righthip awayfrom Tori. Tori raiseshis hands
slowly. Uke searchesthe rightside of Tori'swaistwith his left hand.(F2)
Tori immediately
twistshis hips to his left withoutmovinghis feet while
grabbingthe top of the barrelwith his right hand,four fingerson top, and then
with his left hand from underneath
of Uke's righthand. This actionmakesthe
pistolpointto Tori's left side and no longerpointingat tori. (F3, F3', F3") Tori
twistshis hips to the rightand pulls in that directionwith both hands. The
pressureon Uke's rightwrist will force Uke to let go of the pistol.(F4) Tori
takes it away from Uke and hits Uke in the face with it. (F5)
Tori handsthe pistolbackto Uke,the handleside facingUke,barrel
pointingaway lrom Shomen.
KEY POINT:
When Tori takes the pistol away from Uke, he is also applying a
w r i s t an d fi n g e rl o ck to h i s r ight hand. ( F3")
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(Pistolagainstthe back)
Haimen-zuke

Tori'srightsidefacesShomenand UkestandsbehindTori.Toriand Ukestandin

Shizenhontai. Toristartsto walkingforwardandthen UkefollowsTori.
As soonas Ukegets intoMaai(properdistance),Ukedrawsthe pistolfrom inside
hisjudogiandtellsTorito raisehis handby saying"Handsup".(Fl) Ukestepsforward
withhis rightfootandholdsa pistolagainstthe middleof Tori'sback. Toriraiseshis
handsslowly.Ukesearchesthe leftsideof Tori'swaistwithhis lefthand.(F2)
Toriimmediately
turnshis bodyto hisrightslightlyleaningto the rightwhile
bringinghis rightarmunderneath
of Uke'srighthand.(F3) Toricontinues
turningto his
rightwhilesteppingwithhis leftfoottwistingto the rightandwrapshis rightarmaround
Uke'srightarm.Toripullshis rightforearmtowardhis bodywithhis rightarmandcontrols
Uke'sbody,andthengrabsthe barrelwithhislefthand,thumbup. (F4) Toripivotson his
rightfootby drawinghis leftfootbackandpullingthe barrelhard. ThismakesUke'swrist
be lockedlikea kofe-gaeshi.
Toritakesthe pistolawaywhilethrowingUkeon the mat.
(F5,F6)
AfterUkestandsup,Torihandsthe pistolbackto Uke. Ukeputsthe pistolback
intohisjudogi. Bothgo backto theiroriginalposition,
Toriis on the rightsideand Ukeis
on the leftsideseenfrom Shomen.Theyfaceeachotherin shizen-hontai.Ukedrawshis
rightfootbackthenturnsto his left90 degrees(facingShomen)
andwalkstowardthe
weaponswithaumiashifrom his leftfoot. WhenUkereachesthe weapons,he kneels
downto SeLa.Then he takesthedaggerandstickandplacethemon his righthip. Uke
standsup andturnsaroundto the right180degreesandadvances3 meters.He then
turnsto the left90 degreesto faceToriwithshizen-hontai.Theystepbackto Kiotsuke
positionand bowto eachotherandthenbowto Shomen.

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