摘要：The objective of the present study was to characterize the kata practice among judo teachers , responsible by São Paulo State Federation’s kata competition and grade examinations. A closed questionnaire was applied to 20 teachers (male = 18; female = 2). The sample was 46 ± 10 years-old, with judo practice time of 34 ± 9 years, and graduation 5 ± 1 dan. Practice often varied from 2 (50%) to 4 (30%) sessions per month. Nage no kata was identified as the most performed (78%) and preferred (31%) kata, followed by katame no kata (25%), ju no kata (21%) and kime no kata (12%). Initiation of kata study usually started at the teacher’s dojo (79%) and through courses offered by state federation (21%). Practice is directed to techniques improvement (46%), complementation for judo training (29%), spiritualized/mental practice (14%) and for competition preparation (11%). The following attributes are the most important meanings given for kata: foundation (45%), essence (25%), origin (15%), form (10%) and principle (5%).
关键词：Significado de la kata;principios del judo;caracterización de la kata;transferencia de conocimientos;evolución de la kata;Significado do kata;princípios do judô;caracterização do kata;transferência de conhecimentos;evolução do kata
其他关键词：Kata meaning;judo principles;kata characterization;transfer of knowledge;kata evolution
