JUDO NOTES

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INTRODUCTION

JUDO GI

In many Asian martial arts, the color of the belt denotes the wearer's
experience and rank. In judo, there are a combined 16 belt levels. There are
six colored-belt levels called grades, and 10 levels of degrees for black belts.
White is the universal color that represents a novice practitioner, while black
represents an expert with varying degrees of black belts. The highest rank in
judo is a 10th-degree black belt.
As the judo practitioner advances through the six grades, or kyu ranks, he will
wear colored belts that include yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, brown,
and black-belt ranks that are called degrees, or "dan".

HOW TO TIE YOUR JUDO BELT

GREETING AND RESPECT = REIHO

In the Japanese culture bowing is routinely performed as a sign of greeting and

respect. In judo we perform two types of bows, standing and seated. Bowing is done
when entering or leaving the mat, at the beginning and end of class, before and after
practicing with a partner and at tournaments at the beginning and end of each match.
Players are expected to respect their practice partners, opponents, their instructors,
coaches, and the referees and officials at tournaments. Our respect for others in judo
is expressed through our actions and words. REI means greeting and showing respect
by performing a bow. There are two kinds of Rei: ZAREI (seated bow) and RITSUREI
(standing bow).
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JUDO COMPETITION AREA = TATAMI

JUDO TECHNIQUES

JUDO FALLING TECHNIQUES (BREAKFALLS) = UKEMI

Fall breaking is employed to prevent injury and minimize the pain when a contestant falls or is thrown by an
opponent. Fall breaking includes back, front, side (right and left) break falls, and a forward roll break fall. In
addition to being a basic component of throwing techniques, fall breaking is also a fundamental part of all Judo
techniques, and is therefore of the highest importance.
Break fall drills begin gently and from low postures, and are gradually performed faster and from higher
postures. Finally, they are performed during actual movement.
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UKEMI = JUDO FALLING TECHNIQUES (BREAKFALLS)

USHIRO UKEMI

YOKO UKEMI

MAE UKEMI

ZEMPO KAITEN UKEMI

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OSAE KOMI WAZA = JUDO GROUND or CONTROLLING TECHNIQUES

The first concepts you should know before any technique in Judo are TORI and UKE concepts. TORI is the judoka
who performs the technique, and UKE is the one who receives it.
"OSAE KOMI WAZA" (Hold-down techniques) is one of KATAME-WAZA (grappling techniques) (NE WAZA [Ground
techniques]), and consists of covering the opponent with your body, etc., to prevent him from escaping.
Break fall drills begin gently and from low postures, and are gradually performed faster and from higher
postures. Finally, they are performed during actual movement.

Here we are going to see some common controlling techniques in Judo:

NAGE WAZA = JUDO STANDING or THROWING TECHNIQUES

NAGE WAZA include all techniques in which TORI attempts to throw or trip UKE, usually with the aim of placing
UKE on his back. NAGE WAZA are typically drilled by the use of UCHI KOMI, repeated turning-in, taking the throw
up to the point just before throwing. There are three types:
• TE-WAZA (hand techniques), in which TORI predominantly uses his arms to throw UKE
• KOSHI-WAZA (hip techniques) throws that predominantly use a lifting motion from the hips
• ASHI-WAZA (foot and leg techniques), throws in which tori predominantly utilizes their legs

Here we are going to see some common throwing techniques in Judo:

TE-WAZA
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NAGE WAZA = JUDO STANDING or THROWING TECHNIQUES

TE-WAZA

KOSHI-WAZA
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NAGE WAZA = JUDO STANDING or THROWING TECHNIQUES

ASHI-WAZA

RANDORI = FREE PRACTICE

This term covers a variety of forms of practice, and the intensity depending on the level of expertise of the
participants. Randori is usually limited to either OSAE WAZA (ground work) or NAGE WAZA (standing
techniques). It usually starts with the instructor command “HAJIME”, and stops when listen to “MATTE”