Shato kata, Shoden gata level - Koto ryu

By Yossi Sheriff

Video of Shato no kata


Video of henka, variation, of Shato no kata


Shato, (Shatō), (斜倒), (שאטו נו קאטה - קוטו ריו - נינג'יטסו), (Oblique attack) is a kata of the Koto Ryu koryu in the Takamatsu Den schools of Ninjutsu, It belongs to the basic Shoden level.

Description of Shato no kata

uke and tori in shizen tai, uke holds tori's gi with his left hand and attacks with his right hand with tsuki to tori's face. tori blocks with jodan yuke, attacks with bushi ken to the neck and kin geri then takes uke down with the bushi ken.