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    Yonkyu: Green Belt Promotion

    Yonkyu-Green Belt Requirement

    Yonkyu: Green Belt Promotion Yonkyu-Green Belt Requirement

    Belt Promotion

    Yonkyu: Green Belt; 4th Degree

    Students are provide the opportunity to advance from White, Green, Brown and Black belt. Candidates are required to: demonstrate knowledge, skill and tournament management applications. Promotions are held 2 times during the semester. A Certificate of Promotion will be awarded after successful completion.

    The promotional candidate must also be registered with the United States Judo Federation for rank verification.

    • General knowledge: History of Judo
      1. Devise 3 questions on the History of Judo.
      2. Devise 3 questions on Basic Judo etiquette and Judo hygiene.
    • Purpose of Ukemi
    • Correct forms of sitting and kneeling
    • Name the three elements of a Judo throw in English and Japanese: Canvas/LMS
    • Tournament Management: One volunteer position, CCSF Invitational Judo Tournament
      1. Scorekeeper/Timer
      2. Competition Bracket
      3. Facility Setup

    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

    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
    Throw – Nage

    Go-Kyo-No-Waza

    (40 Throwing Techniques)

    * Required

    1st Kyo*
    De-Ashi-Barai
    Hiza-Guruma
    Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi*
    Uki Goshi
    O Soto Gari*
    O Goshi*
    O Uchi Gari

    Seoi-nage:

    Ippon/Morote
    2nd Kyo*
    Ko Soto Gari*
    Ko Uchi Gari
    Koshi Guruma*
    Tsuri Komi Goshi
    Okuri Ashi Harai*
    Tai O-toshi
    Harai Goshi
    Uchi Mata
    3rd Kyo
    Ko Soto Gake
    Tsuri Goshi
    Yoko Otoshi
    Ashi Guruma*
    Hane Goshi
    Harai Tsuri Komi Ashi
    Tomoe Nage
    Kata Guruma
    4th Kyo
    Sumi Gaeshi
    Tani Otoshi
    Hane Maki Komi
    Sukui Nage
    Utsuri Goshi
    O Guruma
    Soto Maki Komi
    Uki Otoshi
    5th Kyo
    O Soto Guruma
    Uki Waza
    Yoko Wakare
    Yoko Guruma
    Ushiro Goshi
    Ura Nage
    Sumi Otoshi
    Yoko Gake

    Ne-waza – Mat Work

    *Required

    Osae – Waza

    Kesa- Gatame*
    Kuzure Yoko Shiho Gatame*
    Tate Shiho Gatame*
    Kuzure-Kesa- Gatame*

    Shime – Waza

    Gyaku Juji-Jime*
    Okuri-Eri-Jime*
    Hadaka Jime*

    You have the opportunity to take the sample quizzes on vocabulary and technique identification.  You can take each quiz multiple times.

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