List of katas in traditional japanese shotokan karate. Even within the shotokan style, this kata has many variations. Jitte is a very robust and heavy kata, having many powerful techniques. The reason for this is that it was observed that the style use can be found in karate with some grappling techniques thrown in. Jitte ten hands the goal of this kata is to teach a student to fight against ten opponents.
Kata kion, heian shodan, heian nidan, heian sandan, heian yondan, heian godan, tekki shodan, bassaidai, kankudai, empi, jion, hangetsu, bassaisho. The technique of today is the monks salutation found in kata like jion, bassai dai, jitte, chinte only in shotokan, jiin and perhaps some other obscure kata. Telecharger lessentiel du karate shotokan livre pdf. The name jitte is often interpreted to mean that the kata involves fighting with ten opponents. The most popular image associated with kata is that of a karate practitioner performing a series of punches and kicks in the air. Karate female team kata bronze medal serbia vs italy wkf world championships belgrade 2010 12 duration. Mastery of the kata is supposed to imply that the karateka is able to perform the actions of ten men, further inferring that one has the ability to fight off ten armed opponents.
It has similar techniques and performance line as jion. Imura takenori kata jitte champion 6th shoto world cup 34. International shotokan karate federation of jamaica iskfj. Kata is often described as a set sequence of karate moves organized into a. The second in a series of three katas the name jitte implies that once a student has mastered this kata they should be able to defend themselves with the hands of ten men. This kata is particularly effective in dealing with stick attacks such as a bo or a jo. Mastering the heian kata results in proficiency in. Some experts suggest that jitte can be traced to ancient kung fu.
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