r/judo • u/DeductiveFan01 • 6d ago

Technique Is standing Kata Guruma viable? Or other methods of Kata Guruma

Hi all,

I recently learned kata Guruma and I really love the throw however I don’t want to get too fixated on the one I learnt (a cross grip drop version), is there any other variants that are viable?

I’m aware of some like the way Heydarov does his kata Guruma but is standing kata Guruma or more traditional versions still competitively viable? Or from different grips like a belt grip or reverse kata Guruma?

Thanks for the advice :))

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u/Various-Stretch2853 4d ago

Yeah in this case ura nage is probably closer. I dont think without sacrificing the throw would be possible. Its only the grip that remain, the throw comes from the selffalling. And as i said yes as well, kata-guruma is more like it on 5. And "7" is at 2:00, there the plain throw is probably done and shes starting with combinations, as i said.

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u/fleischlaberl 4d ago
  1. Standard Form (kihon) Kata guruma 2. Variation (henka) to the front 3. to the back 4. over her (right) shoulder not diagonally but laterally. 5. from the knees diagonally 6. from the knees diagonally without leggrab 7. same as 6 but with a one sided grip (tsurite changes from left lapel to right lapel 8. O uchi attack to opposite sided Kata guruma from the knees

Actually Tori is quite following the script from the Kodokan video of the early 80's. 4 is (or should be) also 4 in the video.

Judo - Kata-guruma

9 und 10 are Ippon Seoi nage attempts followed by Ko uchi makikomi (former Ko uchi sutemi) to the opposite and to the near leg. That's a little bit strange. Can't see a Kata guruma attack to Ko uchi makikomi ... Maybe because it's late :)

11 and following: Defence and Counters to Kata guruma and Kata guruma as a Counter (Kaeshi waza)