Judo Terminology
Basic Glossary
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DOJO |
- TRAINING HALL | TACHI-WAZA | - STANDING WORK |
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JUDOKA |
- JUDO PLAYER | NE-WAZA | - GROUND WORK |
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JUDOGI |
- JUDO SUIT | NAGE-WAZA | - STANDING TECHNIQUES |
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REI |
- BOW | KATAME-WAZA | - GROUND TECHNIQUES |
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TATAMI |
- JUDO MATS | SHIME-WAZA | -CHOKING or STRANGLING TECHNIQUES |
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RANDORI |
-FREE PRACTISE | KANSETSU-WAZA | - LOCKING TECHNIQUES |
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KATA |
- PRE-ARRANGED FORMS | TE-WAZA | - HAND TECHNIQUES |
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SHIAI |
- CONTEST | KOSHI-WAZA | - HIP TECHNIQUES |
| SENSEI | - INSTRUCTOR or TEACHER | ASHI-WAZA | - LEG or FOOT TECHNIQUES |
| O | - MAJOR or BIG | MA-SUTEMI-WAZA | - REAR SACRIFICE TECHNIQUES |
| KO | - MINOR or SMALL | YOKO-SUTEMI-WAZA | - SIDE SACRIFICE TECHNIQUES |
| SOTO | - OUTER or OUTSIDE | KIAI | - SHOUT FROM THE STOMACH |
| UCHI | - INNER or INSIDE | JOSEKI | - SEAT OF HONOUR |
| GARI | - REAPING | GOKYO | - DAN GRADE SYLLABUS (+KATA) |
| HARAI/BARAI | - SWEEPING | MON | - GATEWAY (JUNIOR GRADE) |
| GAKE | - HOOK | KYU | - STUDENT (SENIOR GRADE) |
| GOSHI/KOSHI | - HIP | DAN | - DEGREE or LEVEL (INSTRUCTOR GRADE) |
| TAI | - BODY | ICHI | - ONE or FIRST |
| OTOSHI | - DROP | NI | - TWO or SECOND |
| TE | - HAND | SAN | - THREE or THIRD |
| GURUMA | - WHEEL | YON | - FOUR or FOURTH |
| KATA | - SHOULDER or CROSS | GO | - FIVE or FIFTH |
| GATAME | - HOLD or CRUSH | HIKITE | - PULLING ARM or HAND |
| KESA | - SCARF | JIGOTAI | - DEFENSIVE CROUCH |
| IPPON | - SINGLE ARM | TAI-SABAKI | - BODY MOVEMENTS |
| MOROTE | - DOUBLE ARM | MA-AI | - SPACING |
| SEONAGE | - SHOULDER THROW | KUZUSHI | - UNBALANCING THE OPPONENT |
| SEO-OTOSHI | - SHOULDER DROP | TSUKURI | - FITTING OF THE BODIES |
| ASHI | - LEG or FOOT | KAKE | - THE THROWING ACTION |
| TSURI | - LIFTING | KIYOSHI | - METHOD OF KNEELING ON ONE KNEE AND ONE LEG IN KATA |
| KOMI | - DRAWING | AYUMI ASHI | - NORMAL WALKING |
| DE | - ADVANCED | TSUGI-ASHI | - WALKING WITH A TRAILING FOOT |
| YOKO | - SIDE | SUKUI | - SCOOPING |
| KAMI | - UPPER | RENRAKU-WAZA | - COMBINATION TECHNIQUES |
| SHIHO | - FOUR QUARTERS | RENZOKU-WAZA | - CONTINUATION TECHNIQUES |
| YAMA | - MOUNTAIN | KAESHI-WAZA | - COUNTER THROWS |
| ARASHI | - STORM | HON-SHIZENTAI | - BASIC STANCE |
| MATA | - THIGH | HIDARI | - LEFT |
| JIME | - CHOKE | MIGI | - RIGHT |
| KUZURE | - BROKEN | UKEMI | - BREAKFALL |
| UDE | - ARM | MAE | - FRONT |
| GARAMI | - ENTANGLEMENT | ZA-REI | - KNEELING BOW |
| HIZA | - KNEE | KENKA-YOTSU | - GRIP FIGHTING |
| MAKI-KOMI | - WINDING | GAESHI/KAESHI | - COUNTER or REVERSAL |
| SASAE | - PROPPING | HARA | - CENTRE or STOMACH |
| SODE | - DOUBLE SLEEVE | WAKARE | - SEPERATION |
| USHIRO | - REVERSE | UKE | - RECEIVER OF TECHNIQUE |
| UTSURI | - CHANGING | TORI | - PERFORMER OF TECHNIQUE |
| TOMOE | - STOMACH or WHIRLING | URA | - REAR |
| TANI | - VALLEY | HANE | - SPRING |
| JUJI | - CROSS (resembling a ....) | HIKIKOMI | - BACKWARDS FALL |
| WAKI | - ARMPIT | RYO-TE | - DOUBLE HAND |
| OKURI | - SLIDING | HISHIGI | - TAKING |
| ERI | - COLLAR | RITSU-REI | - STANDING BOW |
| SANGAKU | - TRIANGULAR | KATA-HA | - SINGLE WING |
| TATE | - LENGTHWISE | HADAKA | - NAKED |
| NAMI | - REGULAR | OBI | - BELT |
| GYAKU | - OPPOSITE | SEIZA | - FORMAL KNEELING POSITION |
| TSUKKOMI | - THRUSTING | OMOTE | - FRONT |
| SUMI | - CORNER | MUNE | - CHEST |
| TSURITE | - LIFTING HAND | TOKUI-WAZA | - FAVOURITE TECHNIQUE |
| MAE-MAWARI-UKEMI | - ROLLING BREAKFALL | UKI | - FLOATING |
Refereeing Terminology
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HAJIME |
- BEGIN |
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SOREMADE |
- THAT IS ALL |
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IPPON |
- FULL POINT (10) |
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WAZA-ARI |
- NEAR POINT (7) |
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WAZA-ARI-AWASETE-IPPON |
- NEAR POINT, TWO ARE EQUAL TO A FULL POINT |
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YUKO |
- NEAR WAZA-ARI (5) |
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KOKA |
- NEAR YUKO (3) |
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OSAEKOMI |
- HOLDING |
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TOKETA |
- HOLDING BROKEN |
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MATTE |
- STOP |
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SONOMAMA |
- DO NOT MOVE |
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YOSHI |
- CARRY ON |
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HIKIWAKE |
- DRAW |
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HANTEI |
- REQUEST FOR JUDGES DECISION |
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YUSEI-GACHI |
- MAJORITY WIN |
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SOGO-GACHI |
- COMPOUND WIN |
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FUSEN GACHI |
- WIN BY WITHDRAWAL |
| HANSOKU | - DISQUALIFICATION |
| SHIDO | - NOTE |