Judo techniques

Kime no Kata

Also known as shinken shobu no kata, or kata of combat, it is designed to teach the fundamentals of attack and defence and it includes strikes at vital areas.

The first section is idori (kneeling), and is further divided into toshu (unarmed) and buki (armed). In this first section, only a dagger or knife is used as a weapon. The second section is tachiai (standing), and is also split between toshu and buki techniques. In the standing buki techniques, a dagger and sword are both used.