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The back (left to right) shows Kinnosuke Ogawa, Moriji Mochida, Sohachi Shimatani, Sosuke Nakano, Goro Saimura.

The Hasso Kata taken from the Jiltishin Kage Ryu No Kata, published in 1901 by Meishin Saito.

I would like to offer from the Budo Hokan of Showa Tenran Shiai Huroku Dai Nihon Yuben Kai (kodansha press 1930 showa 5) a translation of the philosophy of the kata, and some interpretation into the meanings.

UCHIDACHI

HANSHI (SASABURO TAKANO)

SHIDACHI

HANSHI (HAKUDO NAKAYAMA)

TACHI NO KATA

Each KATA means as follows:

DAI Ippon (the first)

Kamae of AI-JODAN, having SEN-attitude both move forward to each other, and then SHIDACHI wins by means of SEN-SEN-NO-SEN.

DAI Nihon (the second)

Kamae of AI-CHUDAN, having SEN-attitude both move forward to each other, and then SHIDACHI wins by means o SEN-SEN-NO-SEN.

DAI Sanbon (the third)

Kamae of AI-GEDAN, having SEN-attitude both move forward to each other, and then SHIDACHI wins by means of SEN-SEN-NO-SEN.

DAI Yohon (the fourth)

Kamae of IN-YO-NO-KAMAE, both move forward to each other, and then SHIDACHI wins by means of GO-NO-SEN.