Hoteki kata, Shoden gata level - Koto ryu

By Yossi Sheriff

Video of Hoteki no kata


Hoteki (放擲), (הוטקי נו קאטה - קוטו ריו - נינג'יטסו), (release and punch) is a kata of the Koto Ryu koryu in the Takamatsu Den schools of Ninjutsu, It belongs to the basic Shoden level.

Description of Hoteki no kata

From shizen tai uke holds tori lapel and attacks with a punch to the face, tori performs tai sabaki to the right and back while blocking with jodan yuke then grabs uke's left wrist and left elbow with his right hand and performs seoe on the left hand then rolls uke with zenpo kaiten.