
Rokyu
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Time as a white belt
Minimum Time Average Time 2 months 3-4 months
Techniques
- Jigo Hon Tai (Basic Defensive Posture)
- Shizen Hon Tai (Basic Natural Posture)
- Side falls
- Back Falls
- Front falls
- Forward roll outs
- Hiza Guruma (Knee Wheel Throw)
- O Goshi (Major Hip Throw)
- Seoi Nage (Shoulder Throw)
- O Soto Gari (Major Outer Reaping Throw)
- Kesa Gatame (Scarf Hold)
- Yoko Shiho Gatame (Side Quarter Hold)
- Bridge & roll from Kesa Gatame
- Turn & twist from Kesa Gatame
- Leg entangling escape from Yoko Shiho Gatame
Terminology
HIZA Knee GOSHI Hip or waist TE Hand ASHI Foot O Big or major KO Little, small or minor GATAME Lock or hold UKEMI Falling methods or ways GURUMA Wheel HAJIME Start or Begin (referee call) MATTE Stop (referee call) OSAEKOMI Hold down (referee call) TOKETA Hold broken (referee call) SONO MAMA Stop, don't move (referee call used to stop
players in mat work but not to break them up)YOSHI Continue (referee call when both
players are grappling and have been told to stop)HIZA-GURUMA Knee wheel throw O-GOSHI Major hip throw KESA-GATAME Scarf hold SEOI Shoulder YOKO Side NAGE Throw GARI Reap SHIHO Quarter or corners as in hold-downs UCHI Inner or inside SOTO Outer or outside SHIZEN Natural HON Basic or fundamental JIGO Defensive SORE-MADE Time's up (referee call) MAITTA I surrender SHIZEN-HON-TAI Basic natural posture JIGO-HON-TAI Basic defensive posture SEOI-NAGE Shoulder throw O-SOTO-GARI Major outer reaping throw YOKO-SHIHO-GATAME Side quarter hold ROKYU Sixth class (kyu) judo rank
General Information
JIGORO KANO Name of the founder of judo KODOKAN Name of the judo school that the founder of judo formed 1882 Date of founding of Judo JUJITSU Unarmed combat before Judo 600-1000 YEARS Time unarmed combat martial arts practiced in Japan USJA National judo organization to which you belong Parts of a Judo throw KUZUSHI Balance part of a throw TSUKURI Entry part of a throw KAKE Execution part of a throw Parts of unarmed combat ATEMI-WAZA Striking techniques NAGE-WAZA Throwing techniques KATAME-WAZA Grappling techniques