VIDBE-Q 2025 Volume 70 Issue 4
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Yoko-shiho-gatame
Applying What You Have Learned in Ground Fighting in the Colosseum
Finally, what has been learned can be applied in a competition or presented
as a ground fighting performance (kata). If ground fighting is held as kata, two
(maximum four) students should always create a performance together, which is
limited by time constraints or a specification regarding the number of elements
(e.g., number of holds). The students can determine the tempo, intensity, and
musical accompaniment. Grading can be based on the difficulty and coherence of
the idea, the relationship between partners, and the quality of the movements. The
grading criteria should be determined together with the students.
The competition can also be used as a motivational organizational tool. A
large mat area is set up in the hall. The long sides of four thick mats lying on the
floor form a rectangle, which is lined with thin mats (fighting area) on the inside.
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