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Ju-no-Kata

"Forms of Gentleness" — a dynamic, expressive, gymnastic demonstration of attack and defence in slow, moderate motion, enabling accurate understanding of Judo's principles regardless of the practitioner's age or strength. 15 techniques in 3 sets of 5, each practiced on both left and right sides.

partner 15 steps Signature [T2][S2/S3][M3/M4]
Demonstration Judo: Ju no Kata Lessons with Pat Parker, part 1 of 7
This form’s signature
Temporal — who acts firstn=15 steps
T2 100%
Spatial — range of resolutionn=15 steps
S2 53%S3 47%
Modal — mechanismn=15 steps
M3 53%M4 47%

[T2][S2/S3][M3/M4]

Full action list

Every action, in order

Each step names a technique. Coordinates appear when that technique has T·S·M facet slots.

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1 Dai-ikkyo 1 — Tsuki-dashi Per the official Kodokan Ju-no-Kata textbook (S114), technique list p.3. T2S3M4 2 Dai-ikkyo 2 — Kata-oshi Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S2M3 3 Dai-ikkyo 3 — Ryote-dori Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S3M4 4 Dai-ikkyo 4 — Kata-mawashi Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S3M4 5 Dai-ikkyo 5 — Ago-oshi Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S2M3 6 Dai-nikyo 1 — Kiri-oroshi Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S2M3 7 Dai-nikyo 2 — Ryokata-oshi Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S2M3 8 Dai-nikyo 3 — Naname-uchi Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S3M4 9 Dai-nikyo 4 — Katate-dori Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S3M4 10 Dai-nikyo 5 — Katate-age Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S2M3 11 Dai-sankyo 1 — Obi-tori Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S3M4 12 Dai-sankyo 2 — Mune-oshi Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S2M3 13 Dai-sankyo 3 — Tsuki-age Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S2M3 14 Dai-sankyo 4 — Uchi-oroshi Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S2M3 15 Dai-sankyo 5 — Ryogan-tsuki Per S114, technique list p.3. T2S3M4