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Koshiki no Kata (古式の形, Koshiki-no-kata, Form of the antique things) is a kata (a set of prearranged techniques) in Judo. It is also known as Kito-ryu no Kata (起倒流の形). It consists of 21 techniques originally belonging to the Takenaka-ha [ 1 ] Kito School of jujutsu .
Katakana (片仮名、カタカナ, IPA: [katakaꜜna, kataꜜkana]) is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, [2] kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived from components or fragments of more ...
Kata (Japanese: 形, or more traditionally, 型; lit. "form") is a Japanese word describing detailed patterns of movements practiced either solo or in pairs. [1] Karate kata are executed as a specified series of a variety of moves, with stepping and turning, while attempting to maintain perfect form.
Tensho is a kata originating from Goju Ryu karate.Translated, it means "revolving hands", "rotating palms", or "turning palms." [1] This kata emphasizes the soft aspects of Goju Ryu, and encompasses continuous, flowing movements. [2]
Sōchin (壯鎭) (Japanese: "Tranquil Force", or "Preserve the Peace") [citation needed] is a kata practiced in several styles of karate.It may have derived from Dragon style kung fu, [speculation?] and was taught in the Naha-te school in Okinawa by Seisho Arakaki.
Suku is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There is some debate about its classification. Nurse & Philippson (2003) [ 3 ] accept its traditional classification in the Yaka branch of Bantu.
The randori-no-kata were developed by Jigoro Kano as a teaching aid when it became apparent that he had too many students to effectively demonstrate throws and grappling techniques in his classes. [1] The kata were developed in five years that followed the establishment of the Kodokan, between 1882 and 1887. They originally consisted of ten ...
The Master of Martyrs Battalion, better known as Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada' (KSS; Arabic: كتائب سيد الشهداء, Battalion of the Master of Martyrs) and officially the 14th Brigade, is an Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group formed in 2013.