Rokyu

 

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

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