List of Kodokan judo techniques
Like many other martial arts, Kodokan judo provides lists of techniques students must learn to earn rank. For a more complete list of judo techniques by technique classification, including Japanese kanji, see the article judo techniques.
Ukemi (breakfalls)[]
Students first learn how to fall, and must master the fall exercises before moving on to the throws lists.[1]
- , forward fall.
- , backward fall.
- , side fall (accompanied by hard slap of tatami mat).
- , forward judo roll.
Nage-waza (throwing techniques)[]
The 68 throws of Kodokan judo[2]
Dai ikkyo[]
(1st group)
- Deashi harai (or barai)
- Hiza guruma
- Sasae tsurikomi ashi
- Uki goshi
- Osoto gari (Major Outside Reap)
- O goshi
- Ouchi gari
- Seoi nage
Dai nikyo[]
(2nd group)
- Kosoto gari
- Kouchi gari
- Koshi guruma
- Tsurikomi goshi
- Okuriashi harai
- Tai otoshi
- Harai goshi
- Uchi mata
Dai sankyo[]
(3rd group)
- Kosoto gake
- Tsuri goshi
- Yoko otoshi
- Ashi guruma
- Hane goshi
- Harai tsurikomi ashi
- Tomoe nage
- Kata guruma
Dai yonkyo[]
(4th group)
- Sumi gaeshi
- Tani otoshi
- Hane makikomi
- Sukui nage
- Utsuri goshi
- O guruma
- Soto makikomi
- Uki otoshi
Dai gokyo[]
(5th group)
Habukareta waza[]
(preserved techniques from 1895 gokyo)
- Obi otoshi
- Seoi otoshi
- Yama arashi
- Osoto otoshi
- Daki wakare
- Hikikomi gaeshi
- Tawara gaeshi
- Uchi makikomi
Shinmeisho no waza[]
(newly accepted techniques in 1987, 1997 and 2017)
- Morote gari (双手刈)
- Kuchiki taoshi (朽木倒)
- Kibisu gaeshi (踵返)
- Uchi mata sukashi
- Tsubame gaeshi
- Kouchi gaeshi
- Ouchi gaeshi
- Osoto gaeshi
- Harai goshi gaeshi
- Uchi mata gaeshi
- Hane goshi gaeshi
- Kani basami
- Osoto makikomi
- Kawazu gake
- Harai makikomi
- Uchi mata makikomi
- Sode tsurikomi goshi
- Ippon seoinage
- Daki age was excluded as a Kodokan officially recognized technique.
Katame-waza (grappling techniques)[]
The 32 official grappling techniques of Kodokan judo[3]
Osaekomi-waza[]
(pins / mat holds)
- Kuzure-kesa-gatame (崩袈裟固)
- Kata-gatame (肩固)
- Kami-shiho-gatame (上四方固)
- Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame (崩上四方固)
- Yoko-shiho-gatame (横四方固)
- Tate-shiho-gatame (縦四方固)
- Kesa-gatame (袈裟固)
- Uki-gatame (浮固)(Added 2017)
- Ura-gatame (裏固)(Added 2017)
- Ushiro-kesa-gatame (後袈裟固)(Added 2017)
Shime-waza[]
(chokes or strangles)
- Nami-juji-jime (並十字絞)
- Gyaku-juji-jime (逆十字絞)
- Kata-juji-jime (片十字絞)
- Hadaka-jime (裸絞)
- Okuri-eri-jime (送襟絞)
- Kata-ha-jime (片羽絞)
- Do-jime (胴絞)
- Sode-guruma-jime (袖車絞)
- Kata-te-jime (片手絞)
- Ryo-te-jime (両手絞)
- Tsukkomi-jime (突込絞)
- Sankaku-jime (三角絞)
Kansetsu-waza[]
(joint locks)
- Ude-garami (腕緘)
- Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame (腕挫十字固) "Arm Breaking Cross Lock"
- Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame (腕挫腕固) "Arm Breaking Arm Lock"
- Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame (腕挫膝固) "Arm Breaking Knee Lock"
- Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame (腕挫腋固) "Arm Breaking Underarm Lock"
- Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame (腕挫腹固) "Arm Breaking Belly Lock"
- Ashi-garami (足緘)
- Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame (腕挫脚固)
- Ude-hishigi-te-gatame (腕挫手固)
- Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame (腕挫三角固)
Kinshi-waza (forbidden techniques)[]
These are techniques that have been removed from competition, mostly because of their high risk of injury.
- Ashi-garami (足緘)
- Do-jime (胴絞)
- Kani-basami (蟹挟)
- Kawazu-gake (河津掛)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Falling Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Name of Judo Techniques
- ^ [1]
External links[]
- Judoinfo site
- JudoVideo—Reference for the Kodokan judo techniques
- Lists of judo techniques