The design of the Kotegashira dertermine the flexibility and the compresion of the stuffing.

Design:

• Takumi Hyoujungata : standard and widespread design.
  • Flexibility : Normal
  • Compression : Normal
• Kacchougata : modification of the "Takumi Hyoujungata" to improve the compresion of the stuffing without losing flexibility. 
  • Flexibility : Standard
  • Compression: Standard+
• Yoroigata : design with a great compression the stuffing but with less flexibility
  • Flexibility : Low
  • Compression : High
• Imomushigata : Design with the Kazari Ito perpendicalar to the finger, improve greatly the flexibility but compress les the stuffing
  • Flexibility : High
  • Compression : Standard-
• Machine Imomushigata : Similar to Imomushigata. Realised with a simple sewing and no Kazari Ito, it less durable in case of important friction but easier to produce
  • Flexibility : High
  • Compression : Standard-
• Ichidan Kazari : Simple design it improves the flexibility at the expense of compression
  • Flexibility : Standard+
  • Compression : Standard-

Flexibility : ease to move figers

Compression : maitain the stuffing in place and compress it to improve its impact absorbtion capacity