is one of the traditional forty throws of judo as developed by Kano Jigoro. Kata guruma belongs to the third group of the traditional throwing list in the Gokyo no waza of the Kodokan Judo.The Gokyo of Kodokan Judo: Videos of 40 Throwing Techniques It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo.The 67 Kodokan Judo Throws – Nagewaza Because the technique is not a sweep nor a trip and requires tori to pull uke into a carry, it is categorized as a hand throwing technique (tewaza).Classification of Techniques in Kodokan Judo
Description In The Essence of Judo, Kyuzo Mifune demonstrates three variations of kata guruma. In the second variation, Mifune steps behind uke, and in the third he steps behind uke and grabs ukes left leg instead. In all three variations, uke is lifted up to toris shoulder behind toris head, and then dropped forward (as in the above clip). The drop kata guruma is a variant of kata guruma.Demonstrated from http://www.suginoharyu.com/html/index.html Other, minor variations were invented by Mifune's understudy Kyutaro Kanda.Raisuke Kudo, 9th dan Kyutaro Kanda, 1965, Judo Meikan
Ronda Rousey uses a variation in WWE where she drops opponents backwards like a Samoan drop. Because the most common versions of kata guruma involve a grip below the belt/touching the legs, these variations are now illegal under the current International Judo Federation rules (as of 2019).
See also The Canon Of Judo Fireman's carry Judo technique
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Information on the Techniques of Judo Collection of Kata Guruma Videos Alabama Judo Federation video channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWkqmG4QY4Q Demonstrated from http://www.suginoharyu.com/html/index.html Randori from http://www.suginoharyu.com/html/video/sambo.htm http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3748489073060595313, Kyuzo Mifune performed one version of kata guruma that is much higher, almost standing, and only bows down at the actual throw at the 9:56 mark.