Jitte (kata)
Jitte or Jutte ( Japanese十 手, dt. "Ten hands") is a kata, d. H. a stylized fight against several imaginary opponents, in the Japanese martial art karatedō . This kata is practiced in the styles Shōtōkan and Shōtōkai , as well as Shito Ryu, which can be traced back to Tomari Te.
history
The Jitte comes from the Tomari area and has reached Shuri-te and Shōtōkan, as well as Shito Ryu, via this route . The first syllable Ji suggests that the three Kata Jion , Jiin and Jitte belong together. Ji is the Okinawan abbreviation of Ji-Hi, the Chinese term for mercy. Ji-te can thus be translated as "technique of grace". Another indication is the basic position of the three Kata, Jiai no gamae. The right hand is placed in the left palm as a fist. In ancient Chinese boxing and Shaolin this was considered a greeting. In Japan the kata was called jutte because it was believed that whoever mastered the kata could take on ten men.
literature
- Werner Lind : Lexicon of the martial arts. China, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Taiwan, etc. Sportverlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-328-00838-1 , ( Edition BSK ).
- Roland Habersetzer : Koshiki Kata Palisander Verlag 2005. ISBN 3-938305-01-0
- Werner Lind : The classic kata. Spiritual origin and practice of traditional karate. OW Barth Verlag, 1995. ISBN 978-3502644033
Web links
- Course of the jitte (Shōtōkan, drawing by Albrecht Pflüger )
- Jitte (Shotokan) as video
- Jitte learn online
