There is a variety of techniques recognized by Kodokan(講道館) judo (柔道) and other budo (武道). Below is a partial list, organized by technique type and alphabetically within type.

Nage-waza (投げ技): throwing techniques

Te-waza (手技): hand throwing techniques

• Ippon seoinage (本背負い投げ, or 本背負投): One arm shoulder throw
• Kata guruma (肩車): Shoulder wheel
• Kibisu gaeshi ( 踵返): Heel trip reversal
• Kouchi gaeshi (小内返): Small inner reap counter
• Kuchiki taoshi (朽木落): One-hand drop
• Morote gari (双手刈): Two-hand reap
• Obi otoshi (帯落): Belt drop
• Seoi nage (背負い投げ, or 背負投): Lifting shoulder throw
• Seoi otoshi (背負落): Kneeling shoulder drop
• Sukui nage (掬投): Scoop throw
• Sumi otoshi (隅落): Corner drop
• Tai otoshi (体落): Body drop
• Uchi mata sukashi (内股透):
• Uki otoshi (浮落): Floating drop
• Yama arashi (山嵐): Mountain storm throw

Koshi-waza (腰技): hip throwing techniques

• Daki age (抱上): Hugging high lift. Forbidden in competition.
• Hane goshi (跳腰): Spring hip throw
• Harai goshi (払腰): Sweeping hip throw
• Koshi guruma (腰車): Hip wheel
• O goshi (大腰): Full hip throw
• Sode tsurikomi goshi (袖釣込腰): Sleeve lift and pulling hip throw
• Tsuri goshi (釣腰): Lifting hip throw
• Tsurikomi goshi (釣込腰): Lifting and pulling hip throw
• Uki goshi (浮腰): Floating half-hip throw
• Ushiro goshi (後腰): Rear throw
• Utsuri goshi (移腰): Hip shift

Ashi-waza (足技): foot throwing techniques

• Ashi guruma (足車): Leg wheel
• Deashi harai (出足払): Advanced foot sweep
• Hane goshi gaeshi (跳腰返): Hip spring counter
• Harai goshi gaeshi (払腰返): Hip sweep counter
• Harai tsurikomi ashi (払釣込足): Lift-pull foot sweep
• Hiza guruma (膝車): Knee wheel
• Kosoto gake (小外掛): Minor outer hook
• Kosoto gari (小外刈): Minor outer clip
• Kouchi gari (小内刈): Small inner reap
• O guruma (大車): Large wheel
• Okuri ashi harai (送足払): Foot sweep
• Osoto gaeshi (大外返): Big outer reap counter
• Osoto gari (大外刈): Large outer reap
• Osoto guruma (大外車): Big outer wheel
• Osoto otoshi (大外落): Big outer drop
• Ouchi gaeshi (): Big inner reap counter
• Ouchi gari (大内刈): Major inner reap
• Sasae tsurikomi ashi (支釣込足): Propping and drawing ankle throw
• Tsubame gaeshi (燕返): Swallow counter
• Uchi mata (内股): Inner-thigh reaping throw
• Uchi mata gaeshi (内股返): Inner-thigh reap counter

Sutemi-waza (捨身技): sacrifice techniques

Ma-sutemi (真捨身技): front sacrifices

• Hikikomi gaeshi (引込返): Pulling in reversal
• Sumi gaeshi (隅返): Corner reversal
• Tawara gaeshi (俵返): Rice bag reversal throw
• Tomoe nage (巴投): Stomach throw
• Ura nage (裏投): Rear throw

Yoko-sutemi (橫捨身技): side sacrifices

• Daki wakare (抱分): High separation
• Hane makikomi (跳巻込): Springing wraparound
• Harai makikomi (払巻込): Hip sweep wraparound
• Kani basami (蟹挟): Crab or scissors throw. Forbidden in competition.
• Kawazu gake (河津掛): One-leg entanglement. Forbidden in competition.
• Osoto makikomi (大外巻込): Big outer wraparound
• Soto makikomi (外巻込): Outer wraparound
• Tani otoshi (谷落): Valley drop
• Uchi makikomi (内巻込): Inner wraparound
• Uchi mata makikomi (内股巻込): Inner thigh wraparound
• Uki waza (浮技): Floating drop
• Yoko gake (横掛): Side prop
• Yoko guruma (横車): Side wheel
• Yoko otoshi (横落): Side drop
• Yoko wakare (横分): Side separation

Osaekomi-waza (押込技): pins or matholds

• Kami-shiho-gatame (上四方固): Upper four quarter hold down
• Kata-gatame (肩固): Shoulder hold
• Kesa-gatame (袈裟固): Scarf hold
• Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame (崩上四方固): Broken upper four quarter hold down
• Kuzure-kesa-gatame (崩袈裟固): Broken scarf hold
• Tate-shiho-gatame (縦四方固): Horizontal four quarter hold
• Yoko-shiho-gatame (横四方固): Side four quarter hold

Unrecognized techniques:

• Uki-gatame (浮固): Floating holdLewis, Bill. Neil Adams - Armlocks (Book Review). www.bjj.org. URL last accessed March 4 2006.
• Ushiro-kesa-gatame (後袈裟固): Backwards scarf hold

Shime-waza (絞技): chokes or strangles

• Do-jime (胴絞): Trunk strangle (prohibited technique)
• Gyaku-juji-jime (逆十字絞): Reverse cross strangle
• Hadaka-jime (裸絞): Naked strangle
• Kata-ha-jime (片羽絞): Single wing strangle
• Kata-juji-jime (片十字絞): Half cross strangle
• Katate-jime (片手絞): One-hand strangle
• Nami-juji-jime (並十字絞): Normal cross strangle
• Okuri-eri-jime (送襟絞): Sliding lapel strangle
• Ryo-te-jime (両手絞):
• Sankaku-jime (三角絞): Triangular strangle, triangle choke
• Sode-guruma-jime (袖車絞): Sleeve Wheel strangle (Eziquiel/Ezekiel choke)
• Tsukkomi-jime (突込絞):

Unrecognized techniques:

• Jigoku-jime (地獄絞): Hell strangleWolfe, David. The David Brent Wolfe Dictionary of Japanese Martial Art Terms. pages.prodigy.net. URL last accessed February 11 2006.

Kansetsu-waza (関節技): joint locks

• Ashi-garami (足緘): Leg entanglement. (Knee bar?) Forbidden in competition.
• Ude-garami (腕緘): Arm entanglement or "figure-four" key lock
• Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame (腕挫脚固): Side-lying arm bar
• Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame (腕挫腹固): Side-extended arm bar, lower stomach against opponent's elbow.
• Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame ( 腕挫膝固): Knee arm bar.
• Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame (腕挫十字固): Back-lying perpendicular arm bar.
• Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame (腕挫三角固): Triangular strangle, using the legs
• Ude-hishigi-te-gatame (腕挫手固):
• Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame (挫腕固):
• Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame (腕挫腋固):

Unrecognized techniques

• Sankaku-garami (三角緘): Triangular entanglementUnited States Judo association. Exam for all senior Judo ranks. www.uky.edu. URL last accessed February 5 2006.Judo-club Hadamar. Judo von A - Z. www.judoclubhadamar.de. URL last accessed February 5 2006. (In German)

Atemi-waza (当て身技): body-striking techniques

Although taught within kata (型 or 形) and sometimes used within informal randori (乱取), striking techniques are forbidden in almost all judo competitions.

Ashi-ate-waza: leg striking techniques

• Mae-ate: Front knee
• Mae-geri: Front kick
• Naname-geri: Front crossing kick
• Taka-geri: High front kick
• Ushiro-geri: Backward kick
• Yoko-geri: Side kick

Ude-Ate-waza: arm striking techniques

• Kami-ate: Upward blow
• Kirioroshi: Downward knife hand blow
• Naname-ate: Front crossing blow
• Naname-uchi: Slanting knife hand blow
• Ryogan-tsuki: Strike both eyes with fingertips
• Shimo-tsuki: Downward blow
• Tsukiage: Uppercut
• Tsukidashi: Stomach punch with fingertips
• Tsukkake: Straight punch
• Uchioroshi: Downward strike
• Ushiro-ate: Rear elbow strike
• Ushiro-sumi-tsuki: Rear corner blow
• Ushiro-tsuki: Rear blow
• Ushiro-uchi: Rear blow
• Yoko-ate: Side blow
• Yoko-uchi: Side blow

Ukemi (receiving techniques)

• Mae ukemi: Forward roll
• Ushiro ukemi: Backward roll
• Yoko ukemi: Sideways fall accompanied by hard slap of tatami mat.

See also

• Chokehold
• Grappling hold
• Joint lock
• Throw (grappling)

Footnotes

References

Main reference

Other references

External links

• Cambridge University Jujitsu Club
• Italian site with good stills
• Techniques of Judo

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