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]
- Mae ukemi, forward fall.
- Ushiro ukemi, backward fall.
- Yoko ukemi, side fall (accompanied by hard slap of tatami mat).
- Mae Mawari Ukemi, forward judo roll.
Katame-waza (grappling techniques)
The 32 official grappling techniques of Kodokan judo[3]
Osaekomi-waza
(pins / mat holds)
- 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)
- Kuzure-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)