Itsutsu-no-kata

{{short description|Judo form/technique}}

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|class = Kata

|sub_class = Kodokan kata

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|romaji =Itsutsu-no-kata

|japanese =五の形

|english =Forms of five

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{{nihongo|Itsutsu-no-kata|五の形||"forms of five"}} is a kata (a set of prearranged techniques) in Judo. It consists in five techniques, known only by their number. Although popular media generally claim that it was developed by Jigoro Kano,Jigoro Kano, Kodokan Judo, Kodansha International.{{Cite web|url=http://www.judorio.org.br/sistcad/apostilas/ITSUTSU_NO_KATA%20.pdf|format=PDF|title=ITSUTSU NO KATA|access-date=March 25, 2012|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509034449/http://www.judorio.org.br/sistcad/apostilas/ITSUTSU_NO_KATA%20.pdf|archive-date=May 9, 2010|url-status=dead}} recent scientific research has conclusively shown that the kata predates the foundation of Kodokan judo and that Jigoro Kano took it from Tenjin Shinyō-ryū jujutsu and merely imported it into judo after he made minor amendments to it.De Crée Carl, The Origin, essence, biomechanical foundations, and teaching and performance challenges of Itsutsu-no-kata [The Forms of Five] ―Kōdōkan jūdō’s esoteric sixth kata [Thesis]; Rome, Italy: University of Rome; 2012, pp. 1–423. The kata is generally considered unfinished. However, an unofficial completed performance version of the kata, expanded to ten techniques (by a European judoka as part of a Master’s level academic programme in judo coaching) was presented in 2012 under the name {{nihongo|Tō-no-kata|十の形||"forms of ten"}}.Ibid. pp. 257-276 The techniques of Itsutsu-no-kata are composed of gentle movements evocative of natural forces.