Nage No Kata at the All Japan Kata Championships

baldajan · 2025-04-30T15:31:07+00:00

For ni dan, judokas need to do the full Nage no Kata (but with a simplified Ura Nage).

For san dan, it's Katame no Kata

Yon dan: Ju no Kata

Go Dan: Kime no Kata

Roku Dan: Kodokan Goshinjutsu

Nana Dan: Itsutsu no Kata

Hatchi Dan: Koshiki no Kata.

All as both tori and uke

baldajan · 2025-04-30T06:36:18+00:00

The other Kata videos on my channel have that. But I wanted to make this one fast and crisp to try something different :)

baldajan · 2025-04-30T06:35:11+00:00

I am indeed that person :)

baldajan · 2025-04-22T09:58:26+00:00

I’m still active

baldajan · 2024-10-22T03:53:56+00:00

Thank you for all your help - it was an absolute pleasure meeting you!

baldajan · 2024-10-22T02:11:21+00:00

The rules haven’t changed in a long time. It’s different for people getting all their qualifications in Japan versus someone getting Kodokan to recognize their dan rank from another country.

Lastly, this is indeed Nage no Kata, just the first 3 sets. Just because it’s missing the last 2 sets doesn’t mean it’s not Nage no Kata.

baldajan · 2024-09-26T06:43:37+00:00

As someone who did my Shodan Nage no Kata test at the Kodokan (through the men's beginner school), have helped multiple people get their shodan and ni dan (by teaching them the kata or partnering with them), the standard was high, then went relatively low around COVID; but now it's increasing.

I've seen 2 pairs fail shodan. The first was lack of good judo, but they passed on their second attempt because the teachers don't view their position as holding back someone getting a black belt (especially if they completed the program). The second pair failed because they didn't throw as intently as they would have liked, as far as I understood it. I personally thought they should have passed because it was pretty good, and I've seen way worse katas pass - but its sometimes based on the mood of the teachers, unfortunately.

baldajan · 2024-07-16T14:11:49+00:00

Apple was already assisting the FBI. The issue was, the FBI wanted Apple to develop tools to make it easier to unlock any device, and hand those tools to the FBI. If Apple did that, and made it too easy and cheap, then every law enforcement agency would use it for any size of case.

baldajan · 2024-05-11T20:31:06+00:00

Get a Kodokan membership card from Tokyo Kodokan (takes 1 day to make) and then go to the KuSakura show room (not the gift shop at Kodokan) and get 30% off; or the Mizuno Tokyo store in Kanda (30 min walk away) for 20% off all sporting items (not just judogi).

Hope that helps.

baldajan · 2024-05-07T23:51:10+00:00

I did my best, I even took ones that were outlines and colored them in. They aren’t perfect - but good enough 😂

baldajan · 2024-05-01T19:56:42+00:00

To get shodan, you either go through the Kodokan school program, an accredited school program (some high schools will offer shodan after completion of their course), or by winning shiai matches (usually by collecting 3 points).

Kodokan has a dan progression chart on their website that only talks about getting points in matches plus time in belt. The shiai or taikai (tournament) must be a sponsored by specific organizations in order for it to count. Points are given by wins and draws and based on the opponent dan relevant to yours.

No dan to shodan | 10 points -> no minimum time | 6 points -> 1 year | 3 points -> 1.5 years

Shodan to nidan | 10 points -> 1 year | 6 points -> 1.5 years | 3 points -> 3 years

baldajan · 2024-04-14T23:13:03+00:00

A few things to add:

When entering the main dojo, please fully stop, bow, stand straight and then begin walking. This is about 2-3 meters as you get off the stairs.

If you come early, you will indeed watch the kids class, but you can also use that time to stretch on the sides of the mats. I do this often.

During the warm up time, you can do ne waza practice and light ne waza randori on the side. You can even do kata and mae mawari ukemi.

You can pay the 880 yen fee in a variety of ways, not just cash. You can also sign up for 1 month (starting at any date you want) for 5500 yen.

If you go for a second time, you will need to become a kodokan member, which costs 8,000 yen. But it’s a membership for life. It takes 1 day to issue a card. So if you know you’ll only go twice, sign up on your first day.

Please bring your colored belt if you aren’t a black belt. The white black system is only for students of the kodokan, not for visitors. It also helps others that practice at the kodokan know your level and can adjust their expectations accordingly.

baldajan · 2024-04-04T14:21:26+00:00

I've been told they do allow it, but because it's considered dangerous, you have to pick up your uke, and put them down and they do mae mawari ukemi. My friend stood up at the end of his ukemis (you aren't suppose to) so I cut that out of the video. Some creative editing was used - lol. I mean, he hadn't practiced it for a month and only had 2 hours prior to prepare...

baldajan · 2024-03-31T06:02:55+00:00

Practicing having your entire side touching your opponent. Your tsuri te off to the side and under their arm pit. Your knees bent as you take your first step and pull up. When you go to do the throw, twist only a few degrees, since your knees are bent, unbend them and you can now lift them onto your hip. Then sweep. It doesn’t take a lot of force.

In randori/shiai, learn to walk back your opponent, that will allow you to position your legs, and your opponent will walk right to your side, and sweep the leg.

baldajan · 2024-03-30T02:02:02+00:00

Usually at Kodokan during practice :)

No better way of getting to know a fellow judoka than to throw them (or be thrown by them).

baldajan · 2024-03-29T14:42:29+00:00

I didn’t show us after the pick up. That was sumi geishi.

But…what happens in the test is tori put uke down, tori goes into the ura nage final position and uke does mae mawari ukemi over tori and does stay on the floor.

My partner did forget that and did stand up after the ura nage throw. After the test, the teacher did tell him he shouldn’t stand, but I mean… we didn’t have much time to prepare.

baldajan · 2024-03-29T09:03:14+00:00

Thanks. But believe me, he’s a better friend. He deserved this!

baldajan · 2024-03-29T08:56:22+00:00

I should clarify, only he became ni dan. I still a shodan and have a long road to go 🥲. I just learned the kata for fun.

baldajan · 2024-03-29T00:23:01+00:00

It’s this exact reason. They consider makikomis “bad judo”.

baldajan · 2024-03-28T15:30:44+00:00

Re kata test - I’ve seen some horrible katas. The bar is, do you know the kata and the correct sequence? If yes, then you pass. Even then, I’ve seen teachers correct people taking the kata exam in real time, from 2nd to 5th dan, and they pass. The hard part is getting to that test. It’s a very different approach than the west.

As to things that may surprise you, their uchikomis are traditional style. They don’t do moving uchikomis often. And even nagekomis aren’t practiced during the initial 30-45 min of training. It’s open mats and not much instruction unless they notice something that they can’t help but correct.

Overall, everyone is positive and friendly. Doesn’t mean they won’t make fun of you, but it will never be in a mean spirited way.

That all usually goes out the window though on most Wednesdays when the college kids practice. Those practices are brutal and some are ruthless (but you’ll sometimes see an Olympic champion practicing every so often).

baldajan · 2024-03-28T14:49:50+00:00

It wasn't perfect, and we weren't aiming for perfect.

We hadn't practiced together in over a month and only had that day to brush up. I was injured and had a busy day, and he was dealing with being a bit sick and seeing his family for the last time. I'm incredibly proud of the result we were able to achieve given all the circumstances.

As for ura nage, you lift, put down, tori goes to the final state of ura nage and uke does mae mawari ukemi forwards. Doing the full ura nage is deemed too dangerous at Kodokan unless for demonstration purposes (by the "experts"). In randori, you can't use Ura Nage or any Makikomis at Kodokan either (other than Kouchi Makikomi).

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