Glossary of Techniques

Nage-waza (Throwing Techniques) Alphabetical Order

Japanese Name	English Name	Level
Ashi-guruma	Foot Wheel	orange-green
Daki-age	High Lift	brown
Daki-wakare	High Separation	brown (prohibited)
De-ashi-barai	Advanced Foot Sweep	white-yellow
Hane-goshi	Spring Hip Throw	green-blue
Hane-goshi-gaeshi	Spring Hip Counter	brown
Hane-makikomi	Spring Rolling Throw	brown
Harai-goshi	Sweeping Hip Throw	orange
Harai-goshi-gaeshi	Sweeping Hip Counter	brown
Harai-makikomi	Sweeping Rolling Throw	blue-brown
Harai-tsuri-komi-ashi	Sweeping Lifting Blocking Foot Sweep	green-blue
Hikkomi-gaeshi	Pulling Counter	blue
Hiza-guruma	Knee Wheel	yellow-orange
Ippon seoi-nage	One Arm Shoulder Throw	white-yellow
kani-basami	Scisors Throw	brown (prohibited)
Kata-garuma	Shoulder Wheel	green
kawazu-gake	Leg Entanglement	brown (prohibited)
Kibisu-gaeshi	Ankle/Heel Counter	blue
Koshi-guruma (arm to shoulder blade)	Hip Wheel	orange
Kosoto-gake	Minor Outer Hook	orange
Kosoto-gari	Minor Outer Reaping	yellow
Kouchi-gaeshi	Minor Inner Counter	brown
Kouchi-gake	Minor Inner Hook	orange
Kouchi-gari	Minor Inner Reaping	yellow
Kuchiki-taoshi	One Hand Drop	blue
Morote-gari	Double Reaping	green-blue
Morote-seoi-nage	Two Arm Shoulder Throw	yellow
Obi-otoshi	Belt Drop	brown
O-goshi	Major Hip Throw	white-yellow
O-guruma	Major Wheel	blue
Okuri-ashi-barai	Sliding Foot Sweep	yellow-orange
Osoto-gaeshi	Major Outer Counter	orange-green
Osoto-gari	Major Outer Reaping	white-yellow
Osoto-guruma	Major Outer Wheel	green
Osoto-makikomi	Major Outer Rolling Throw	blue-brown
Osoto-otoshi	Major Outer Drop	white-yellow
Ouchi-gaeshi	Major Other Counter	green-blue
Ouchi-gari	Major Inner Reaping	yellow
Sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi	Drawing Lifting Blocking Foot Sweep	yellow-orange
Sode-tsuri-komi-goshi	Sleeve Lifting Blocking Hip Throw	orange-green
Soto-makikomi	Outer Rolling Throw	blue-brown
Sukui-nage	Scooping Throw	green
Sumi-gaeshi	Corner Reversal	green-blue
Sumi-otoshi	Corner Drop	blue
Tai-otoshi	Body Drop	yellow
Tani-otoshi	Valley Drop	orange-green
Tawara-gaeshi	Ricebag Reversal	brown
Tomoe-nage	Circle Throw	green
Tsubame-gaeshi	Swallow Counter	yellow-orange
Tsuri-goshi	Lifting Hip Throw	orange
Tsuri-komi-goshi	Lifting Blocking Hip Throw	orange
Uchi-makikomi	Inner Rolling Throw	blue-brown
Uchi-mata	Inner Thigh Throw	orange-green
Uchi-mata-gaeshi	Inner Thigh Counter	brown
Uchi-mata-makikomi	Inner Thigh Rolling Throw	blue-brown
Uchi-mata-sukashi	Inner Thigh Slip	blue-brown
Uki-goshi	Floating Hip Throw	yellow-orange
Uki-otoshi	Floating Drop	green
Uki-waza	Floating Technique	green
Ura-nage	Back Throw	brown
Ushiro-goshi	Back Hip Throw	green-blue
Utsuri-goshi	Switching Hip Throw	brown
Yama-arashi	Mountain Storm	brown
Yoko-gake	Side Hook	blue
Yoko-guruma	Side Wheel	blue-brown
Yoko-otoshi	Side Drop	blue
Yoko-wakare	Side Separation	brown

 

 

 

Nage-waza (Throwing Techniques) By Belt Level

Level	Japanese Name	English Name
white-yellow	Osoto-otoshi	Major Outer Drop
white-yellow	Osoto-gari	Major Outer Reaping
white-yellow	O-goshi	Major Hip Throw
white-yellow	Ippon seoi-nage	One Arm Shoulder Throw
white-yellow	De-ashi-barai	Advanced Foot Sweep
yellow	Tai-otoshi	Body Drop
yellow	Ouchi-gari	Major Inner Reaping
yellow	Kouchi-gari	Minor Inner Reaping
yellow	Kosoto-gari	Minor Outer Reaping
yellow	Morote-seoi-nage	Two Arm Shoulder Throw
yellow-orange	Uki-goshi	Floating Hip Throw
yellow-orange	Sasae-tsuri-komi-ashi	Drawing Lifting Blocking Foot Sweep
yellow-orange	Tsubame-gaeshi	Swallow Counter
yellow-orange	Okuri-ashi-barai	Sliding Foot Sweep
yellow-orange	Hiza-guruma	Knee Wheel
orange	Tsuri-goshi	Lifting Hip Throw
orange	Koshi-guruma (arm to shoulder blade)	Hip Wheel
orange	Tsuri-komi-goshi	Lifting Blocking Hip Throw
orange	Kosoto-gake	Minor Outer Hook
orange	Kouchi-gake	Minor Inner Hook
orange	Harai-goshi	Sweeping Hip Throw
orange-green	Tani-otoshi	Valley Drop
orange-green	Sode-tsuri-komi-goshi	Sleeve Lifting Blocking Hip Throw
orange-green	Osoto-gaeshi	Major Outer Counter
orange-green	Uchi-mata	Inner Thigh Throw
orange-green	Ashi-guruma	Foot Wheel
green	Kata-garuma	Shoulder Wheel
green	Uki-otoshi	Floating Drop
green	Sukui-nage	Scooping Throw
green	Tomoe-nage	Circle Throw
green	Uki-waza	Floating Technique
green	Osoto-guruma	Major Outer Wheel
green-blue	Hane-goshi	Spring Hip Throw
green-blue	Ushiro-goshi	Back Hip Throw
green-blue	Harai-tsuri-komi-ashi	Sweeping Lifting Blocking Foot Sweep
green-blue	Morote-gari	Double Reaping
green-blue	Sumi-gaeshi	Corner Reversal
green-blue	Ouchi-gaeshi	Major Other Counter
blue	Hikkomi-gaeshi	Pulling Counter
blue	Kuchiki-taoshi	One Hand Drop
blue	Kibisu-gaeshi	Ankle/Heel Counter
blue	Sumi-otoshi	Corner Drop
blue	O-guruma	Major Wheel
blue	Yoko-gake	Side Hook
blue	Yoko-otoshi	Side Drop
blue-brown	Yoko-guruma	Side Wheel
blue-brown	Uchi-mata-sukashi	Inner Thigh Slip
blue-brown	Harai-makikomi	Sweeping Rolling Throw
blue-brown	Osoto-makikomi	Major Outer Rolling Throw
blue-brown	Uchi-makikomi	Inner Rolling Throw
blue-brown	Soto-makikomi	Outer Rolling Throw
blue-brown	Uchi-mata-makikomi	Inner Thigh Rolling Throw
brown	Yoko-wakare	Side Separation
brown	Utsuri-goshi	Switching Hip Throw
brown	Ura-nage	Back Throw
brown	Tawara-gaeshi	Ricebag Reversal
brown	Daki-age	High Lift
brown	Obi-otoshi	Belt Drop
brown	Yama-arashi	Mountain Storm
brown (prohibited)	Daki-wakare	High Separation
brown	Hane-makikomi	Spring Rolling Throw
brown	Uchi-mata-gaeshi	Inner Thigh Counter
brown	Hane-goshi-gaeshi	Spring Hip Counter
brown	Harai-goshi-gaeshi	Sweeping Hip Counter
brown	Kouchi-gaeshi	Minor Inner Counter
brown (prohibited)	kani-basami	Scisors Throw
brown (prohibited)	kawazu-gake	Leg Entanglement

 

Osaekomi-waza (Hold-down Techniques)

Japanese Name	English Name	Belt Level
Kesa-gatame	Scarf Hold	yellow
Yoko-shiho-gatame	Side Control of the Four Corners Hold	yellow
Kami-shiho-gatame	Top Control of the Four Corners Hold	yellow
Tate-shiho-gatame	Straight Control of the Four Corners Hold	yellow
Kata-gatame	Shoulder Hold	yellow
Ushiro-kesa-gatame	Back Scarf Hold	yellow
Mune-gatame	Chest Hold	orange
Makura-kesa-gatame	Pillow Scarf Hold	orange

 

Kansetsu-waza (Joint-locking Techniques – for 14+ only)

Japanese Name	English Name	Belt Level
Juji-gatame	Straight-arm Cross Armlock	yellow
Ude-garami	Arm Entanglement	yellow
Ude-gatame	Straight Armlock	orange
Waki-gatame	Armpit Armlock	orange
Hiza-gatame	Knee Armlock	green
Hara-gatame	Stomach Armlock	blue
Te-gatame	Hand Armlock	blue
Kannuki-gatame	Latch Armlock	brown
Gyaku Juji Gatame	Reverse Straight Arm Cross Arm-lock	brown
Ashi Gatame	Leg Hold	brown

 

Shimme-waza (Strangulation Techniques – for 14+ only)

Japanese Name	English Name	Belt Level
Hadaka-jime	Naked Choke	yellow
Nami-juji-jime	Normal Cross Choke	yellow
Gyaku-juji-jime	Reverse Cross Choke	yellow
Kata-juji-jime	Single Cross Choke	yellow
Kata-ha-jime	Single Wing Choke	orange
Okuri-eri-jime	Sliding Lapel Choke	orange
Sode-guruma-jime	Sleeve Wheel Choke	orange
Ryote-jime	Two-hand Choke	green
Tsukkomi-jime	Plunging Choke	green
Sankaku-jime	Triangle Choke	green
Koshi-jime	Hip Choke	blue
Kagato-jime	Shin Choke	brown
Morote-jime	Two Hand Choke	brown
Kata-te-jime	Single Hand Choke	brown
Jigoku-jime	Hell Strangle	brown

 

 

Japanese Terminology

Parts of the Body/Judo Gi	ashi	foot or leg		Theory	ashi-waza	foot techniques
	eri	collar or lapel			gaeshi-waza	counter techniques
	gi	uniform			happo no kuzushi	eight directions of kuzushi
	hara	stomach			hikite	pulling hand
	hidari	left			jigotai	defensive posture
	hiji	elbow			ju-no-kata	forms of gentleness
	hiza	knee			kake	finish of a technique
	kata	shoulder			kata	set of forms
	koshi/goshi	hip			kansetsu-waza	joint-locking techniques
	kubi	neck			kenka-yotsu	fighting grip
	migi	right			kime-no-kata	forms: combat attack/defence
	momo	thigh			koshi-waza	hip techniques
	mune	chest			kumikata	gripping methods
	obi	belt			kuzushi	breaking of  balance
	sode	sleeve			ma-sutemi-waza	rear sacrifice techniques
	te	hand			nage-no-kata	forms of throwing
	tekubi	wrist			osaekomi-waza	holding techniques
	ude	arm			randori	free practice
	waki	armpit			randori-no-kata	randori demonstration
	yoko	side			renraku-waza	combination techniques
	yubi	finger or toe			shime-waza	strangulation techniques
					shizentai	natural posture
Descriptive Words Used in Judo	gake	hook			tai-sabaki	body control
	gari	reaping			te-waza	hand techniques
	guruma	wheel			tokui-waza	favourite throw
	harrai/barrai	sweeping			tori	attacker
	ko	small			tsukuri	entry into opponent’s space
	makikomi	rolling action			tsuri-te	fishing/lifting hand
	nage	throw			uke	defender
	o	big			uchi-komi	repetition practice
	otoshi	drop			ukemi	breakfall
	soto	outer			waza	technique
	tsuri	lift (fishing motion)			yoko-sutemi-waza	side sacrifice techniques
	uchi	inner
	uki	floating
	ushiro	back

 

	Japanese	English			Japanese	English
Belt Ranks	kyu	beginner grades		Counting in Japanese	ichi	one
	go-kyu	yellow			ni	two
	yon-kyu	orange			san	three
	san-kyu	green			shi	four
	ni-kyu	blue			go	five
	ik-kyu	brown			roku	six
	dan	black belt grade			shichi	seven
	shodan	1st degree black belt			hachi	eight
	nidan	2nd degree black belt			ku	nine
	sandan	3rd degree black belt			ju	ten
	yondan	4th degree black belt			ju-ichi	eleven
	godan	5th degree black belt			ju-ni	twelve
	rokudan	6th degree black belt (red and white)			ju-san	thirthen
	shichidan	7th degree black belt (red and white)			ni-ju	twenty
	hachidan	8th degree black belt (red and white)			san-ju	thirty
	kyudan	9th degree black belt (red)
	judan	10th degree black belt (red)

 

 

 

Miscelaneous	dojo	training hall or school		Bowing In/Out and Manners	kiotsuke	attention
	domo arigato gozai mashita	thank you very much			onegai shimasu	please help me
	hajime	start			rei	bow
	judoka	judo practitioner			reishiki	Japanese etiquette
	kamiza/shomen	wall with Prof Kano’s picture			ritsurei	standing bow
	kiai	shout releasing spirit			seiza	kneeling sitting position
	Kodokan	Prof Kano’s Judo School			sensei	master
	kuzure	modified method of			zarei	kneeling bow
	mate	stop			bowing in	1: shomen-ni – rei! (bow to shomen)
	mudansha	colour belt				2: sensei-ni – rei! (bow to senseis)
	saure-mate	end of exercise/match			bowing out	1: sensei-ni – rei! (bow to senseis)
	tatami	mat				2: shomen-ni – rei! (bow to shomen)
	yudansha	black belt				3: sensei-gata-ni – domo arigato gozai mashita (bow to senseis)
						4: etiquitte is to wait for all senseis to get up white belts are last to rise
Shiai Terminology	hansoku-make	disqualification
	hiki-wake	draw
	ippon	full point (amounts to a win)
	kogeki-seyo	judoka to be more active
	koka	score less than a yuko
	osaekomi	hold down time to begin
	shiai	contest
	shido	penalty worth a koka
	sono-mama	stop, don’t move (freeze)
	toketa	hold down broken
	waza-ari	half point
	waza-ari-a-wasete ippon	“2 waza-aris = a full point”
	yoshi	resume action (sono mama)
	yuko	score less than a waza-ari
	yusei gachi	win by judges’ decision