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Yonkyu: 4th Degree Green Belt, pdf (download)

 

General knowledge

• Basic Judo etiquette
  • wear slippers to mat area, bow when entering into dojo an mat area, proper bow
• Basic Judo hygiene
  • clean; personal hygiene, judogi
• Purpose of ukemi
  • Learn to fall so you will not injured yourself, dissipate the force of falling
• Correct forms of sitting and kneeling
  • informal-anza, formal-seiza
• Who was the founder of Judo?
  • Dr Jigoro Kano.
• What is the name of the school he founded?
  • The Kodokan.
• What is the date of the founding of Judo?
  • 1882.
• What was unarmed combat called in Japan before Judo?
  • Ju Jitsu.
• What is the name of your Judo organization?
  • The United States Judo Federation.
• Name the three parts of a Judo throw in English and Japanese:
  • Off Balance-Kuzushi.
  • Entry-Tsukuri.
  • Execution-Kake.
• Name the three parts of unarmed combat in English and Japanese:
  • Throwing techniques-Nage Waza.
  • Grappling techniques-Katame- Waza
  • Striking techniques-Atemi Waza.

 

Count to 10 in Japanese

 

Tournament Management

• Demonstrate how to keep a score on a pool sheet
• Time keeping
• Pool recording
• Score keeping
• Terminology

 

Nage-waza

•  Ability to Demonstrate
  • O-Soto-Gari
  • Ko-Soto-Gari
  • Hiza-Guruma
  • Okuri-ashi-barai
  • O goshi
  • Harai-Goshi

 

Osae Waza-Holding Techniques

•  Ability to Demonstrate
  • Kesa- Gatame
  • Kuzure-kesa- Gatame
  • Kuzure-Yoko-Shiho- Gatame (modified)

 

Shime-Waza

•  Ability to Demonstrate
  • Juji-jime
  • Okuri-Eri-Jime

 

Vocabulary Knowledge

• Time is up: Soremade
• Knee: Hiza
• Hip or waist A: Goshi or Koshi Continue: Yoshi
• Hand- Te
• Foot - Ashi
• Big or major - O
• Little or minor - Ko
• I surrender - Maitta
• Knee wheel - Hiza Guruma
• Major hip throw - 0 Goshi
• Lock or Hold - Gatame
• Scarf hold - Kesa Gatame
• Shoulder - Seoi
• Shoulder throw - Seoi Nage
• Falling method or ways - Ukemi
• Side- Yoko
• Major outside reap - O Soto Gari
• Wheel - Guruma
• Throw - Nage
• Begin - Hajime
• Reap - Gari
• Modified Side hold - Kuzure Yoko Shiho Gatame Stop - Matte
• Hold down - Osae Komi
• Inside - Uchi
• Sweep - Harai
• Hold-down broken - Toketa
• Don't move! (referee's call) - Sonomama! Continue! (referee's call) - Yoshi!
• Knee wheel throw - Hiza Guruma
• Major hip throw - O Goshi
• Side - Yoko
• Corners (as in hold-downs) - Shiho
• Outside - Soto
• Off-balancing - Kuzushi
• Forms of gripping one's opponent - Kumi Kata

Tournament Management: 2 Assist (Timer/Scorekeeper) Outside Tournament

• 1 Assist CCSF Invitational Judo Tournament or Clinic