List of judo techniques 1

List of judo techniques

This page is a list of judo techniques. There are a variety of techniques recognized by Kodokan (講道館) judo
(柔道) and other budō (武道). Below is a partial list, organized by technique type and alphabetically within type.

Nage-waza (投げ技): throwing techniques

Te-waza (手技): hand throwing techniques

1. Ippon seoinage (本背負い投げ, or 本背負投): One arm shoulder throw
2. Kata guruma (肩車): Shoulder wheel
3. Kibisu gaeshi (踵返): One-hand reversal
4. Morote gari (双手刈): Two-hand reap
5. Obi otoshi (帯落): Belt drop
6. Seoi nage (背負い投げ, or 背負投): Lifting shoulder throw or back carry throw
7. Seoi otoshi (背負落): Kneeling shoulder drop
8. Sukui nage (掬投): Scoop throw
9. Sumi otoshi (隅落): Corner drop
10. Tai otoshi (體落): Body drop
11. Uchi mata sukashi (内股透): Inner thigh void throw
12. Uki otoshi (浮落): Floating drop
13. Yama arashi (山嵐): Mountain storm
Unrecognized technique
1. Te guruma (手車)

Koshi-waza (腰技): hip throwing techniques

1. Daki age (抱上): Hugging high lift. (Forbidden in competition.)
2. Hane goshi (跳腰): Spring hip throw
3. Harai goshi (払腰): Sweeping hip throw
4. Koshi guruma (腰車): Hip wheel
5. O goshi (大腰): Full hip throw
6. Sode tsurikomi goshi (袖釣込腰): Sleeve lifting and pulling hip throw
7. Tsuri goshi (釣腰): Lifting hip throw
8. Tsurikomi goshi (釣込腰): Lifting and pulling hip throw
9. Uki goshi (浮腰): Floating half-hip throw
10. Ushiro goshi (後腰): Rear throw
11. Utsuri goshi (移腰): Hip shift
Unrecognized techniques
1. Tobi goshi (飛腰): Flying/surfing hip throw
2. Ushiro guruma(後車): Rear wheel
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Ashi-waza (足技): foot throwing techniques

1. Ashi guruma (足車): Leg wheel
2. Deashi harai (出足払): Advanced foot sweep
3. Hane goshi gaeshi (跳腰返): Hip spring counter
4. Harai goshi gaeshi (払腰返): Hip sweep counter
5. Harai tsurikomi ashi (払釣込足): Lift-pull foot sweep
6. Hiza guruma (膝車): Knee wheel
7. Kosoto gake (小外掛): Small outer hook
8. Kosoto gari (小外刈): Small outer reap
9. Kouchi gari (小内刈): Small inner reap
10. O guruma (大車): Large wheel
11. Okuri ashi harai (送足払): Foot sweep
12. Osoto gaeshi (大外返): Big outer reap counter
13. Osoto gari (大外刈): Big outer reap
14. Osoto guruma (大外車): Big outer wheel
15. Osoto otoshi (大外落): Big outer drop
16. Ouchi gaeshi (大内返): Big inner reap counter
17. Ouchi gari (大内刈): Big inner reap
18. Sasae tsurikomi ashi (支釣込足): Propping and drawing ankle throw
19. Tsubame gaeshi (燕返): Swallow counter
20. Uchi mata (内股): Inner-thigh
21. Uchi mata gaeshi (内股返): Inner-thigh counter

Sutemi-waza (捨身技): sacrifice techniques

Ma-sutemi (真捨身技): rear sacrifices

1. Hikikomi gaeshi (引込返): Pulling in reversal
2. Sumi gaeshi (隅返): Corner reversal
3. Tawara gaeshi (俵返): Rice bag reversal throw
4. Tomoe nage (巴投): Circle throw
5. Ura nage (裏投): Rear throw

Yoko-sutemi (橫捨身技): side sacrifices

1. Daki wakare (抱分): High separation
2. Hane makikomi (跳巻込): Springing wraparound
3. Harai makikomi (払巻込): Hip sweep wraparound
4. Kani basami (蟹挟): Crab or scissors throw. (Forbidden in competition.)
5. Kawazu gake (河津掛): One-leg entanglement. (Forbidden in competition.)
6. Osoto makikomi (大外巻込): Big outer wraparound
7. Soto makikomi (外巻込): Outer wraparound
8. Tani otoshi (谷落): Valley drop
9. Uchi makikomi (内巻込): Inner wraparound
10. Uchi mata makikomi (内股巻込): Inner thigh wraparound
11. Uki waza (浮技): Floating drop
12. Yoko gake (横掛): Side prop
13. Yoko guruma (横車): Side wheel
14. Yoko otoshi (横落): Side drop
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15. Yoko wakare (横分): Side separation

Unrecognized techniques
1. Tama guruma (彈車)
2. Ude Gaeshi (腕返)
3. Yoko Tomoe Nage (横巴投)

Katame-waza: grappling techniques

Turtle turnovers
1. Daki Wakare
Unrecognized techniques
Guard sweeps:
1. Elevator Sweep
2. Push Sweep
Guard passes:
1. Near Knee Guard Pass
2. Simple Guard Pass
3. Stacking Guard Pass
Turtle turnovers:
1. Turtle Flip Over
2. Ura-gatame
Back mount:
1. Back Mount Escape
2. Foot lock counter to rear-mounted position

Osaekomi-waza (押込技): pins or matholds

1. Kami-shiho-gatame (上四方固): Upper four quarter hold down
2. Kata-gatame (肩固): Shoulder hold
3. Kesa-gatame (袈裟固): Scarf hold
4. Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame (崩上四方固): Broken upper four quarter hold down
5. Kuzure-kesa-gatame (崩袈裟固): Broken scarf hold
6. Tate-shiho-gatame (縦四方固): Vertical four quarter hold
7. Yoko-shiho-gatame (横四方固): Side four quarter hold
Unrecognized techniques
1. Uki-gatame (浮固): Floating hold
2. Ura-gatame (裹固)
3. Ura-kesa-gatame (裹袈裟固)
4. Ushiro-kesa-gatame (後袈裟固): Reverse Scarf Hold. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as
kuzure-kesa-gatame.[1]
5. Sangaku-Gatame : Triangular Hold (三角固)
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Shime-waza (絞技): chokes or strangles

1. Do-jime (胴絞): Trunk strangle. Do-jime is a prohibited technique in Judo[1] , and is considered a 'slight
infringement' according to IJF rules, Section 27: Prohibited acts and penalties, article 21[2]
2. Gyaku Jūji-jime (逆十字絞): Reverse cross strangle
3. Hadaka-jime (裸絞): Naked strangle
4. Kata-ha-jime (片羽絞): Single wing strangle
5. Kata-juji-jime (片十字絞): Half cross strangle
6. Kata-te-jime (片手絞): One-hand strangle
7. Nami-juji-jime (並十字絞): Normal cross strangle
8. Okuri-eri-jime (送襟絞): Sliding lapel strangle
9. Ryo-te-jime (両手絞): Two-hand strangle
10. Sankaku-jime (三角絞): Triangular strangle, triangle choke
11. Sode-guruma-jime (袖車絞): Sleeve wheel strangle (Eziquiel/Ezekiel choke)
12. Tsukkomi-jime (突込絞): Thrust choke
Unrecognized techniques
1. Jigoku-jime (地獄絞): Hell strangle[3]
2. Ura-juji-jime (裹十字絞)

Kansetsu-waza (関節技): joint locks

1. Ashi-garami (足緘): Leg entanglement. (Forbidden in competition.)
2. Ude-garami (腕緘): Arm entanglement or "figure-four" key lock
3. Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame (腕挫足固): Side-lying arm bar
4. Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame (腕挫腹固): Side-extended arm bar, lower stomach against opponent's elbow.
5. Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame (腕挫膝固): Knee arm bar.
6. Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame (腕挫十字固): Back-lying perpendicular arm bar.
7. Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame (腕挫三角固): Triangular strangle, using the legs.
8. Ude-hishigi-te-gatame (腕挫手固):
9. Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame (腕挫腕固):
10. Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame (腕挫腋固):
Unrecognized techniques
1. Ashi-hishigi (足挫)
2. Sankaku-garami (三角緘): Triangular entanglement[4] [5] [6]

Atemi-waza (当て身技): body-striking techniques

Although taught within kata (型 or 形) and sometimes used within informal randori (乱取), striking techniques are
forbidden in standard judo competitions.

Ashi-ate-waza: leg striking techniques

1. Mae-ate: Front knee
2. Mae-geri: Front kick
3. Naname-geri: Front crossing kick
4. Taka-geri: High front kick
5. Ushiro-geri: Backward kick
6. Yoko-geri: Side kick
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Ude-Ate-waza: arm striking techniques

1. Empi-uchi: Elbow blow
2. Kami-ate: Upward blow
3. Kirioroshi: Downward knife hand blow
4. Naname-ate: Front crossing blow
5. Naname-uchi: Slanting knife hand blow
6. Ryogan-tsuki: Strike both eyes with fingertips
7. Shimo-tsuki: Downward blow
8. Tsukiage: Uppercut
9. Tsukidashi: Stomach punch with fingertips
10. Tsukkake: Straight punch
11. Uchioroshi: Downward strike
12. Ushiro-ate: Rear elbow strike
13. Ushiro-sumi-tsuki: Rear corner blow
14. Ushiro-tsuki: Rear blow
15. Ushiro-uchi: Rear blow
16. Yoko-ate: Side blow
17. Yoko-uchi: Side blow

Uke-waza (blocks and parries)

1. Tenkan: Outside turning

Ukemi (receiving techniques or breakfall techniques)

1. Mae ukemi: Forward roll
2. Ushiro ukemi: Backward roll
3. Yoko ukemi: Sideways fall accompanied by hard slap of tatami (mat).

See also
• List of Kodokan Judo techniques
• Chokehold
• Grappling hold
• Joint lock
• Throw (grappling)
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Footnotes
[1] The Kodokan Judo Institute. Kodokan.Org classification of techniques (http:/ / www. kodokan. org/ e_waza/ index. html). www.kodokan.org.
URL last accessed March 4, 2006.
[2] International Judo Federation. IJF Referee Rules (http:/ / www. ijf. org/ rule/ rule_referee. php). www.ijf.org. URL last accessed March 5,
2006
[3] Wolfe, David. The David Brent Wolfe Dictionary of Japanese Martial Art Terms (http:/ / pages. prodigy. net/ david_wolfe/ pmaa/
Japanese_terms_J. html). pages.prodigy.net. URL last accessed February 11, 2006.
[4] Inokuma, Isao; Sato, Nobuyuki (1987). Best Judo. Kodansha America. ISBN 0-87011-786-6.
[5] United States Judo association. Exam for all senior Judo ranks (http:/ / www. uky. edu/ StudentOrgs/ Judo/ JudoHome_files/ srpromo. pdf).
www.uky.edu. URL last accessed February 5, 2006.
[6] Judo-club Hadamar. Judo von A - Z (http:/ / www. judoclubhadamar. de/ Judolexikon. htm). www.judoclubhadamar.de. URL last accessed
February 5, 2006. (In German)

Sources
• Ohlenkamp, Neil (2006) Judo Unleashed (http://judounleashed.com) basic reference on judo. ISBN
0-07-147534-6.
• Ohlenkamp, Neil. The 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo (http://judoinfo.com/gokyo.htm). JudoInfo.com. URL last
accessed March 6, 2006.
• Sources of kanji: (http://web.archive.org/web/20041108052350/http://hk.geocities.com/fareastjudoclub/
Newaza/Newaza.htm), (http://www.ejudo.info/waza/compare1.html), (http://www.plk1984.edu.hk:8001/
~cit018/teach2.htm), (http://www.judokan.org.hk/Waza.htm)
• The Kodokan Judo Institute. Kodokan.Org classification of techniques (http://www.kodokan.org/e_waza/
index.html). www.kodokan.org. URL last accessed March 4, 2006.

External links
• Italian site with good stills (http://www.webalice.it/davidegiubilato/Pagine/Katame.htm)
• Techniques of Judo (http://judoinfo.com/techjudo.htm)
• categorized judo techniques on video (http://www.judo-snijders.nl/) - Tournaments, champions, Olympics etc.
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Article Sources and Contributors

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