Techniques: The Basics
Folding your Gi
Tie your Obi (Belt) Modern
Tie your Obi (Belt) Traditional
Folding your Gi
Tie your Obi (Belt) Modern
Tie your Obi (Belt) Traditional
Goyku-no-Waza
The Gokyo no Waza (five sets of techniques) is the standard syllabus of Judo throwing techniques originated in 1895 at the Kodokan in Tokyo, Japan. Click on the “View video” link to see a video demonstration of how to do each technique.
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Go Kyo no waza
Revised in 1920 (40 techniques) |
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Dai-ikkyo
(Group1) |
De-ashi-harai
Hiza-guruma
Sasae-tsurikomi-ashi
Uki-goshi,
Osoto-gari O-goshi
Ouchi-gari
Seoi-nage (8 techniques)
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Dai-nikyo
(Group 2) |
Kosoto-gari
Kouchi-gari
Koshi-guruma
Tsurikomi-goshi
Okuri-ashi-harai
Tai-otoshi
Harai-goshi
Uchi-mata (8 techniques)
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Dai-sankyo
(Group 3) |
Kosoto-gake
Tsuri-goshi
Yoko-otoshi
Ashi-guruma
Hane-goshi
Harai-tsurikomi-ashi
Tomoe-nage
Kata-guruma (8 techniques)
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Dai-yonkyo
(Group 4) |
Sumi-gaeshi
Tani-otoshi
Hane-makikomi
Sukui-nage
Utsuri-goshi
O-guruma
Soto-makikomi
Uki-otoshi (8 techniques)
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Dai-gokyo
(Group 5) |
Osoto-guruma
Uki-waza
Yoko-wakare
Yoko-guruma
Ushiro-goshi
Ura-nage
Sumi-otoshi
Yoko-gake (8 techniques)
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Osae-waza
Judo holds, or Osaekomi-Waza, are methods used for securing your opponent. They are meant to hold your opponent and designed to keep them still or pin then down. Ideally, you want to take them down and then pin them, immobilizing them so they are unable to get back up.
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Kesa-gatame
Kuzure Kesa-gatame
Kata-gatame
Kami-shiho-gatame
Yoko-shiho-gatame
Tate-shiho-gatame
Shime-waza
The execution of choke is in practice a subtle art because of the potential danger for the opponent. There are three fundamental manners for chokes: compression of the neck-veins which restricts the flow of blood and oxygen to the brain, compression of the trachea,and compression of the chest and the lungs which prevents breathing.
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- Gyaku Juji Jime (Reverse Cross Choke)
- Nami Juji Jime (Normal Cross Choke)
- Kata Juji Jime (Half Cross Choke)
- Hadaka Jime (Rear Naked Choke)
- Kata Ha Jime (Single Wing Choke)
- Kata Te Jime (One hand Choke)
- Okuri Eri Jime (Sliding Lapel Choke)
- Ryo Te Jime (Two Handed Choke)
- Sankaku Jime (Triangle Choke)
- Sode Guruma Jime (Sleev Wheel Choke)
- Tsukkomi Jime (Thrust Choke)
Kansetu-waza
Kansetsu-waza (Joint locks) techniques includes joint lock techniques against many joints of the body, contemporary judo only involves kansetsu-waza against the elbow. And one can using legs, arms, and knees, to grasp the opponent’s joint, and bend it in the reverse direction to lock the joint, thereby rendering him virtually helpless.