Go no Kata (forms of hardness)

Go no Kata is a sequence of strength matching exercises between two judoka followed by a throwing or choking technique. The sequence of techniques used in Go no Kata is performed in the order set out below:

• Seoi nage (lifting shoulder throw)
• Ushiro goshi (rear throw)
• Sukui nage (scoop throw)
• Hidari seoi nage (left shoulder throw)
• Uki goshi (floating half-hip throw)
• Hadaka jime (naked strangle) Koshi kudaki (crushing hip)
• Tobi goshi (jumping hip) Uki goshi (floating hip)
• Osoto otoshi(large shoulder drop)
• Kata guruma (shoulder wheel)