Aikido Kata – Koryu Dai San
This page provides details about Aikido kata – Koryu Dai San. This kata is divided into seven sections focused on kneeling & standing techniques versus armed & unarmed opponents.
Please watch the video below to see how these Aikido techniques are utilized in this Aikido kata. Also listed below are the techniques used in each section of this Aikido kata. For other katas, please visit Black Belt Wiki’s main Aikido katas page.
Koryu Dai San – Sections 1-7
Koryu Dai San – Sections 1-3
Sections in Aikido Kata – Koryu Dai San
Suwari Waza (Section A – Kneeling Techniques)
1. Oshi-taoshi
2. Gyaku-gamae-ate
3. Kote-gaeshi
4. Ryote-mochi-sukui-nage
5. Tentai-kote-hineri
6. Shiho-nage
7. Gedan-ate
8. Hiji-kime
Tachi Waza (Section B – Standing Techniques)
1. Kote-mawashi
2. Uchi-tenkai-nage
3. Gyaku-gamae-ate
4. Hiji-kime
5. Mae-otoshi
6. Ushiro-waza-mae-otoshi
7. Ushiro-waza-tentai-kote-hineri
8. Mune-tori-kata-gatame
Tanto-dori (Section C – Standing Techniques – Hand against Knife)
1. Ushiro-ate
2. Gyaku-gamae-ate
3. Tentai-oshi-taoshi
4. Ushiro-ate
5. Ude-gatame
6. Kote-gaeshi
7. Tentai-kote-hineri
8. Shomen-giri-gendan-ate
Tachi-dori (Section D – Standing Techniques – Hand against Sword )
1. Mae-otoshi
2. Shiho-nage
3. Ai-gamae-ate
4. Oshi-otoshi
5. Hiji-kujiki
Jo-no-bu Jo-dori (Section E – Standing Techniques – Hand against Jo)
1. Gyaku-gamae-ate
2. Shomen-ate
3. Hishigi
4. Renraku-waza-hiji-hishigi
5. Irimi-mae-otoshi
Jo-no-bu Jo-no-tsukai-kata (Section F – Standing Techniques – Jo against Hand)
1. Migi-sumi-otoshi
2. Migi-sumi-gori-hidari-sumi-otoshi
3. Tekube-kime-(gori)-shomen-tsuki
4. Mae-otoshi
5. Shiho-nage
6. Shiho-nage-gyaku-kaiten-nage
7. Ude-kujiki
8. Kokyu-nage
Tachi-tai-tachi (Section G – Standing Techniques – Sword against Sword)
1. Ai-uchi-men
2. Hidari-men
3. Migi-men
4. Tsuki
5. Do
6. Kote-nuki-kote
7. Kaeshi-men
8. Hasso-waki-gamae
References
- London Aikido Dojo, Koryu Dai San, http://www.londonaikido.com/index.php/aikido/tomiki-system/koryu-no-kata/koryu-dai-san.html