Judo term
Katame-no-kata
- Pronunciation
- kah-tah-meh noh kah-tah
- Meaning
- Forms of grappling
In Judo
Katame-no-kata is the form of grappling. It studies ground control in three groups: for holds, for chokes, and for joint locks.
How to recognize it
Recognize Katame-no-kata when a prescribed sequence takes place on the ground: Tori applies each control in a fixed order, and Uke answers with set escape attempts or a submission signal.
Don't mix it up
Grappling form versus throwing form
Katame-no-kata stays on the ground. studies fifteen standing throws in five groups.