by David Waterhouse Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:48 pm
I agree that this kata, in either version, looks bogus. There are mis-translations and mis-spellings of the Japanese names; and why are there nine techniques, rather than ten? The kaeshi no kata which is referred to is probably that described by Alan Fromm and Nicolas Soames in their Judo: The Gentle Way (1982), pp. 71-72 and 108-09. It is said to have been introduced into England by Tani Yukio, and continued by his pupil Ōtani Masutarō (1898-1977); but was perhaps invented by Ōtani. It consisted of ten techniques (five counters to leg techniques, and five counters to hip techniques): of which at least four are the same as or similar to those listed for the All England Judo Federation kata.
David Waterhouse