Kata guruma
4 Seasons
Traditional Kata guruma is now banned due to the touching of the leg.
But in this collection we reveal how Kata guruma has been modified and can still prove very successful. Both legal and illegal variations of this technique are included here.
The best place to start is with Mongolian World Champion Khashbaatar, who shows you how his Kata guruma has evolved to adapt to the rule changes.
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02:44Episode 1
Takato's Kata guruma | Neil Adams
Episode 1
Neil Adams analyses the Kata guruma used by Japan's Naoshi Takato in the final of the 2015 Paris GS against France's Limare.
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Mollaei’s reverse Kata guruma | Neil Adams
Episode 2
In the quarter finals of the Ekaterinburg Grand Slam 2018 Mollaei (IRI) catches both sleeves and takes Kabachirov (RUS) over for a reverse Kata guruma.
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02:10Episode 3
The Gokyo - Kata guruma (illegal)
Episode 3
The Gokyo version of Kata guruma, demonstrated by Neil Adams.