Ukemi
Students first learn how to fall, and must master the fall exercises before moving on to the throws lists.
Mae Ukemi, forward fall.
Ushiro Ukemi, backward fall.
Yoko Ukemi, side fall (accompanied by hard slap of tatami mat).
Zenpo Kaiten, forward Judo roll.
Nagewaza
The 67 Throws of Judo
Dai Ikkyo
(1st group, yellow belt)
- Deashi Harai
- Hiza Guruma
- Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi
- Uki Goshi
- Osoto Gari
- O Goshi
- Ouchi Gari
- Seoi Nage
Dai Nikyo
(2nd group, orange belt)
- Kosoto Gari
- Kouchi Gari
- Koshi Guruma
- Tsurikomi Goshi
- Okuriashi Harai
- Tai Otoshi
- Harai Goshi
- Uchi Mata
Dai Sankyo
(3rd group, green belt)
- Kosoto Gake
- Tsuri Goshi
- Yoko Otoshi
- Ashi Guruma
- Hane Goshi
- Harai Tsurikomi Ashi
- Tomoe Nage
- Kata Guruma
Dai Yonkyo
(4th group, blue belt)
- Sumi Gaeshi
- Tani Otoshi
- Hane Makikomi
- Sukui Nage
- Utsuri Goshi
- O Guruma
- Soto Makikomi
- Uki Otoshi
Dai Gokyo
(5th group, brown belt)
- Osoto Guruma
- Uki Waza
- Yoko Wakare
- Yoko Guruma
- Ushiro Goshi
- Ura Nage
- Sumi Otoshi
- Yoko Gake
Habukareta Waza
(preserved techniques from 1895 gokyo)
- Obi Otoshi
- Seoi Otoshi
- Yama Arashi
- Osoto Otoshi
- Daki Wakare
- Hikikomi Gaeshi
- Tawara Gaeshi
- Uchi Makikomi
Shinmeisho No Waza
(newly accepted techniques)
- Morote Gari
- Kuchiki Taoshi
- Kibisu Gaeshi
- Uchi Mata Sukashi
- Daki Age
- Tsubame Gaeshi
- Kouchi Gaeshi
- Ouchi Gaeshi
- Osoto Gaeshi
- Harai Goshi Gaeshi
- Uchi Mata Gaeshi
- Hane Goshi Gaeshi
- Kani Basami
- Osoto Makikomi
- Kawazu Gake
- Harai Makikomi
- Uchi Mata Makikomi
- Sode Tsurikomi Goshi
- Ippon Seoinage
Katamewaza
The 29 Official Grappling Techniques of Kodokan Judo
Osaekomi-waza
(pins or mat holds)
- Kuzure-kesa-gatame
- Kata-gatame
- Kami-shiho-gatame
- Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame
- Yoko-shiho-gatame
- Tate-shiho-gatame
- Kesa-gatame
Shime-waza
(chokes or strangles)
- Nami-juji-jime
- Gyaku-juji-jime
- Kata-juji-jime
- Hadaka-jime
- Okuri-eri-jime
- Kata-ha-jime
- Do-jime
- Sode-guruma-jime
- Kata-te-jime
- Ryo-te-jime
- Tsukkomi-jime
- Sankaku-jime
Kansetsu-waza
(joint locks)
- Ude-garami
- Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame
- Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame
- Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame
- Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame
- Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame
- Ashi-garami
- Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame
- Ude-hishigi-te-gatame
- Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame