Kata guruma (肩車) is one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Kano Jigoro, is detailed in Kano's writings as borrowed from a book on western wrestling. [1] Kata guruma belongs to the third group of the traditional throwing list in the Gokyo no waza of the Kodokan Judo.[2] It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo.[3] Because the technique is not a sweep nor a trip and requires tori to pull uke into a carry, it is categorized as a hand throwing technique (tewaza).[4]
Technique Description
Exemplar Videos: Alabama Judo Federation video channel: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZWkqmG4QY4Q
- Demonstrated from http://www.suginoharyu.com/html/index.html
- Randori from http://www.suginoharyu.com/html/video/sambo.htm
If you have the time, keep an eye out for Mifune's version of kata guruma (9:56 into the video) in Kodokan Judo With Master Kyuzo Mifune. His entry is much higher, almost standing, and only bows down at the actual throw.
Technique History
Similar Techniques, Variants, and Aliases
English Aliases:
- Shoulder wheel
Variants:
- In the video, The Essence of Judo, Kyuzo Mifune demonstrates three variations of kata guruma. In the second variation, Mifune steps behind uke, and in the third he steps behind uke and grabs uke's left leg instead. In all three variations, uke is lifted up to tori's shoulder behind tori's head, and then dropped forward (as in the above clip).
- Drop kata guruma
- A variant of kata guruma, Demonstrated from http://www.suginoharyu.com/html/index.html
Similar:
- Fireman's Carry
References
See also
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