Yonkyu
Time as a Gokyu (orange) belt
Minimum Time Average Time 2 months 5-7 months
Techniques
- Front and rear 90 degree Tai Sabaki (Body Pivot)
- Front and rear 180 degree Tai Sabaki
- Collar grip
- Low label grip
- Drive through break against the collar grip
- Ko-Uchi-Gari (Minor Inside Reaping Throw)
- Koshi Guruma (Hip Wheel Throw)
- Ko Soto Gari (Minor Outside Reaping Throw)
- Tsuri Komi Goshi (Lifting Pulling Hip Throw)
- Hiza Guruma to O Soto Gari combination or the reverse
- Counter O Soto Gari
- Counter Seoi Nage
- Counter Hiza Guruma
- Counter O Goshi
- Break out into mat work
- Break down into mat work
- Kuzure Yoko Shiho Gatame (Modified Side Hold)
- Kuzure Kami Shiho Gatame (Modified Upper Corners Hold)
- Bridge and roll escape from Yoko Shiho Gatame
- Double bridge and roll escape from Kami Shiho Gatame
Terminology
TAI Body KAITEN Rolling ZEMPO KAITEN UKEMI Front rolling falls OTOSHI Drop TANI Valley SHINTAI Body movement TAI-SABAKI Pivoting or turning the body WAZA Technique KAESHI WAZA Counter techniques KIYOTSUKE Attention! REI Bow! SENSEI Teacher DOJO Practice hall for Judo JUDOGI Judo uniform JUDOKA Judo player KO UCHI GARI Minor Inside Reaping Throw KOSHI GURUMA Hip Wheel Throw KUZURE YOKO SHIHO GATAME Modified Side Hold SODE Judo uniform sleeve ERI Judo uniform lapel UWAGI Judo uniform jacket OBI Belt TORI The attacker UKE The defender UCHI KOMI Repetition attack practice without throwing done in pairs SUTE GEIKO Alternate throwing practice without resistance TANDOKU RENSHU Pantomine practice KATA Form practice RANDORI Free practice KEIKO Practice in general SHISEI Posture in general RENRAKU WAZA Combination or faking techniques KO SOTO GARI Little Outside Reaping throw TSURI KOMI GOSHI Lifting Pulling Hip throw KUZURE KAMI SHIHO GATAME Modified Upper Corners hold YONKYU Fourth class (kyu) Judo rank
General Information
Divisions of mat techniques OSAE KOMI WAZA Holding techniques SHIME WAZA Strangulation techniques KANSETSU WAZA Locking techniques Judo's 10th Degree Black Belts Nagaoka Mifune Iizuka Samura Yamashita Kotani Isogai Tabata Okano Shoriki Kurihara Nakano Two principals of Judo Maximum efficiency, Minimum effort JITA KYEOI Mutual Benefit and Welfare Ultimate goal of Judo Harmonious development and perfection of human character
Other Requirements
- Knowledge and techniques of all previous ranks: