Koshiki-no-kata (古式の形, こしきのかた).

About
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A kata is a prearranged form, performed with a partner to a set pattern, and it teaches the principle behind a technique rather than how to win with it. Gradings ask for them, and not only for the dan grades.

What is here, and what is not
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The sets below and the order of their items are as the Kodokan's own kata textbook lists them. How each is performed, and the photographs that show it, are the Kodokan's and are not reproduced here: the textbook itself is linked below and is the authority.
Your federation's kata syllabus is the authority for what you will be asked to do.

At a glance
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Revised on April 11th, 1990.
Amended on October 1st, 2008.
Sets: Omote, Ura.
Recordings: 7.

Where it is asked for:
  6th Dan, Dan grades: Nage-no-kata, Katame-no-kata, Ju-no-kata, Kime-no-kata, Kodokan Goshin-jutsu and Koshiki-no-kata, each to at least BJA Level 1
  7th Dan, Dan grades (USA Judo): excellent proficiency in Nage-no-kata, Ju-no-kata, Katame-no-kata, Kime-no-kata, Kodokan Goshin-jitsu, and either Itsutsu-no-kata, or Koshiki-no-kata.
  8th Dan, Dan grades (USA Judo): excellent knowledge and skills in Nage-no-kata, Ju-no-kata, Katame-no-kata, Kimenokata, Kodokan Goshin-jitsu, Itsutsu-no-kata, and Koshiki-no-kata.
  9th Dan, Dan grades (USA Judo): Practical and demonstrated theoretical knowledge of all kata: Nage No Kata – Katame No Kata – Kime No Kata – Ju No Kata – Koshiki No Kata- Kodokan Goshin Jitsu
  10th Dan, Dan grades (USA Judo): Practical and demonstrated theoretical knowledge of all kata: Nage No Kata – Katame No Kata – Kime No Kata – Ju No Kata – Koshiki No Kata- Kodokan Goshin Jitsu
  Shichidan (7th Dan), Dan grades (USJF): Competitor: Itsutsu no Kata (tori & uke) and Koshiki no Kata (tori)
  Shichidan (7th Dan), Dan grades (USJF): Non-competitor: Complete: Itsutsu no Kata (tori & uke) and Koshiki no Kata (tori & uke)
  Hachidan (8th Dan), Dan grades (USJF): (Competitor) Koshiki no Kata (tori & uke)
  BJA Kata Certification: 6th Dan - Koshiki-no-kata, at least BJA Level 1, in addition to the five kata above

The sets it is divided into
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Revised on April 11th, 1990. Amended on October 1st, 2008.

Omote
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  1. Tai
  2. Yume-no-uchi
  3. Ryoku-hi
  4. Mizu-guruma
  5. Mizu-nagare
  6. Hiki-otoshi
  7. Ko-daore
  8. Uchi-kudaki
  9. Tani-otoshi
  10. Kuruma-daore
  11. Shikoro-dori
  12. Shikoro-gaeshi
  13. Yu-dachi
  14. Taki-otoshi

Ura
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  1. Mi-kudaki
  2. Kuruma-gaeshi
  3. Mizu-iri
  4. Ryu-setsu
  5. Saka-otoshi
  6. Yuki-ore
  7. Iwa-nami

Reference pages elsewhere
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Koshiki-no-kata: the Kodokan’s kata textbook (Kodokan Judo Institute): https://kdkjd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Koshiki-no-Kata.pdf

Demonstrations
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Kodokan: 令和8年講道館鏡開式 古式の形 / Kodokan Kagami Biraki ceremony 2026 Koshiki-no-Kata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBEPvItdK0Y
Kodokan: 令和7年講道館鏡開式 古式の形 / Kodokan Kagami Biraki ceremony 2025 Koshiki-no-Kata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aL640NhyA0
Kodokan: 令和6年講道館鏡開式 古式の形 取 鮫島元成 八段 受 森脇保彦 八段 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIaAGmxeK5I
Kodokan: Koshiki-no-Kata (English ver.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2_zAscgWpo
Kodokan: 古式の形 日本語版 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQKaNu-woiY
Assorted: Judo: Koshiki-no-kata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OFQezNC0HA
Assorted: Judo - Koshiki no Kata Demonstration - Nippon Budokan Kagamibiraki 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R8oHO-zXTU

Source: Kodokan KATA Textbook, official English translation, read 2026-08-30.
Sets and the order of the items within them, as the Kodokan’s own textbook lists them. Copyright in that textbook is the Kodokan Judo Institute’s and its instructions and photographs are not reproduced here.

From Waza Book: https://wazabook.com/kata/koshiki-no-kata/