SEIROKO ZENYO KOKUMIN TAIIKU NO KATA (Prearranged Form of Exercise)
A strong and healthy mind and body is the ideal outcome of an effective system of physical education. There are three characteristics of an effective system of physical education:
1. It is interesting.
2. It is useful.
3. It promotes the development of the mind, body, and spirit.
Seiryoku Zenyo Kokumin Taiku (maximum-efficiency Physical Education) is a system that meets the characteristics outlined above. This system is beyond gymnastics and is a complete training routine that is ideal for all Judokas.
Seiryoku Zenyo Kokumin Taiku was created in 1924 and contains 2 groups of exercises:
1. Practiced alone.
2. Practiced with a partner.
This form of kata is used by Judokas to warm up or warm down. These exercises are performed dynamically, using the maximum amount of speed that is possible. For example, when striking with your fist, you should be able to make contact with the surface of the target at a right angle. Right and left-handed forms of each exercise are done 5 times each.
Seiryoku Zenyo Kokumin Taiku is not just a kata of attack, it is an effective form of physical education, martial arts, and defence.
It contains the following movements:
· 29 movements of solo practice (tandoku-undo)
· 20 movements of duo practice (aitai-undo)
In 1924, Seiryoku Zenyo Kokumin Taiku was developed as a method of physical education for attack and defence. This form of kata teaches practitioners how to train their minds and bodies, especially when they are practices attack and defence techniques.
This form has impact techniques (atemi), which suggests that Kano used explored karate techniques and added them into this form. Seiryoku Zenyo Kokumin Taiku Techniques
1. Individual exercises (tandoku-undo)
Goho Ate (strikes in five directions)
- Hidari-mae Naname-ate
- Migi-ate
- Ushiro-ate
- Mae-ate
- Ue-ate
Ogoho ate (Large strikes in five directions)
- Hidari-mae-naname-ate
- Migi-ate
- Ushiro-ate
- Mae-ate
- Ue-ate
Gogo-geri (Kicks in five directions)
- Mae-geri
- Ushiro-geri
- Hidari-mae naname-geri
- Migi-mae naname-geri
- Taka-geri
- Kagami-migaki (Kagami-togi)
- Sayū-uchi
- Zengo-zuki
- Ryō-te-ue-zuki
- Ō-ryō-te-ue-zuki
- Sayū-kōgo-shita-zuki
- Ryō-te-shita-zuki
- Naname-ue-uchi
- Naname-shita-zuki
- Ō-naname-ue-uchi
- Ushiro-sumi-zuki
- Ushiro-uchi
- Ushiro-zuki
- Mae-shita-zuki
Aitai-undo (Duo exercises) (aitai-undō)
Kimeshiki-renshu (agreed drills)
- Ryō-te-dori
- Furi-hanashi
- Gyakute-dori
- Tsukkake
- Kiri-kake
Tachi-ai (Standing techniques)
- Tsuki-age
- Yoko-uchi
- Ushiro-dori
- Naname-zuki
- Kiri-oroshi
Jūshiki-renshū,
Ikkyo (teaching)
- Tsuki-dashi
- Kata-oshi
- Kata-mawashi
- Kiri-oroshi
- Katate-dori
Nikyo (teaching)
- Katate-age
- Obi-tori
- Mune-oshi
- Tsuki-age
- Ryō-gan-zuki
