Judo - Koshiki no Kata Demonstration - Kagami Biraki 2022

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Judo Demonstration during the 2022 Kagami Biraki & Budo Hajime, at the Nippon Budokan.

Demonstration by Kakefuda Hitoshi, 8th Dan, and Koike Kenzo, 6th Dan.

The Koshiki-No-Kata stems from the ancient Kitoryu Jujutsu Kobudo and is mainly composed of techniques used to throw Samurai warriors while wearing the traditional armor, the Yoroi. The Kata consists of an Omote and an Ura form.

The Omote form is executed with a calm and solemn heart, and every movement of attack and defense has to be accurate and precise.
The Ura form teaches quick and resolute motions, principles that are also used for attack and defense in Judo.

The Kagami biraki is a traditional ceremony that translates to "opening the mirror" (symbolically).
Taking its roots in the Shogunate, it is strongly linked to Budo practice and, naturally, the Budo Hajime (the first practice of the year) is celebrated at the same time.

At the Nippon Budokan, the ceremony is held at the beginning of January and consists in:
The Kagami biraki, with a historical reconstruction (in armor).
Budo Demonstrations (by the 9 "official Budo").
Budo Hajime (the first practice of the year, all practitioners present can practice).
The Oshiruko kai. “Oshiruko” is a traditional and popular sweet azuki bean paste soup with mochi (which symbolizes the sharing of the mochi that was broken before during the ceremony). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this last part has been canceled for sanitary reasons.

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