Jitte

Jitte is a very robust and "heavy" kata, having many powerful techniques. Even the slow movements are executed with a certain vigor and tension. Although Jitte does not have any really complex movements, some of the hip motions require a lot of practice to develop proper kime.

Many of the applications for Jitte focus on defenses against stick (bo) attacks; such as bo-tsukami-uke, followed by bo-toriage, followed by bo-oshimodoshi. The zenwan-uchi-barai is only found in this kata. The "stick defense" applications of Jitte usually work equally well against an opponent's arm, providing many arm-breaking techniques.