Last weekend, the city of Freital was the scene of a special highlight in the national judo calendar: The German Kata Championships 2025 attracted athletes from all over Germany to Saxony. In the hall of the Freital-Hainsberg sports park, the German champions were determined in the various Kata on Saturday and Sunday.
The German Judobund represented by the Vice President Jenny Frey and the host Judo Association of Saxony in the person of President Frank Nitzel praised the excellent organization of the organization, PSV Freital, who put a dignified championship with a committed team of helpers and a lot of passion. The mood in the hall was characterized by mutual recognition, concentration and sporting fairness.
But what does it take to take part in the German Kata Championships or even become a German Kata master? These questions also arose some newcomer couples and the answer was the same for everyone: courage. Courage to face the competition, the other couples and, above all, themselves. Because kata competitions are about technology, precision and expression. And the advantage is not alone, but with your partner, to be able to perform the best possible technology, whereby this is not to be confused with a show, because the functionality of the technology and the work of attack and defense is above everything.
In addition to the six competitions of the seniors in the Nage No Kata, Katamen No Kata, Ju No Kata, Kime No Kata, Kodokan Goshin Jutsu and Koshiki No Kata, the German Kata Championship U18 was also carried out in the Nage No Kata, in which the judo youngsters showed impressively how much technical skills and understanding are possible at a young age.
For some couples, the German championships were not only a national show of strength, but also an important step towards the European Kata Tour and the world of world championships in Paris this year.
The nail no kata impressively showed that experienced kata athletes can pass dropouts and mistakes. This in turn offered the newcomers and young teams the opportunity to qualify for the final of the best six teams. Impressive achievements were also provided in the other Kata. It is encouraging in this context that the Judover Association Saxony-Anhalt was happy about its first national cata medal, because in the Koshiki No Kata the Hannig/Schiek team won with a very remarkable Kata Silver.
A special highlight this year was again the including the German Kata Championship for people with impairments. In various performance classes, the judoka impressively demonstrated with physical, mental or multiple impairments that Judo is a sport for everyone. Inclusion and adapted judo was not only lived in Freital, but celebrated: With a lot of applause and respect, the audience paid tribute to the outstanding achievements that expressed itself in precision, rhythm feeling and a partnership -based harmony.
The inclusive kata championship once again showed how powerful the connecting effect of the judo can be-regardless of individual requirements.
“The cata championships were not only a sporting highlight, but also a strong sign of community, respect and diversity in our judo community-values that form the core of the judo. People with impairments and without impairments start in the same place and support each other and appreciate the performance of each couple, appreciative, how much training diligence in every individual Kata Sticks, ”emphasizes DJB Kata speaker Sebastian Frey.
The North Rhine-Westphalia State Association won in front of Saxony and Hesse in the state ranking.
The complete results of all competitions are available here.
