List of Kodokan judo techniques


Like many other martial arts, Kodokan judo provides lists of techniques students must learn to earn rank. For a more complete list of judo techniques by technique classification, including Japanese kanji, see the article judo techniques.

Ukemi (breakfalls)

Students first learn how to fall, and must master the fall exercises before moving on to the throws lists.

Nage-waza (throwing techniques)

The 68 throws of Kodokan judo

Dai ikkyo

  1. De ashi barai : Advanced foot sweep
  2. Hiza guruma : Knee wheel
  3. Sasae tsurikomi ashi : Propping and drawing ankle throw
  4. Uki goshi : Floating hip throw
  5. O soto gari : Big outer reap
  6. O goshi : Full hip throw
  7. O uchi gari : Big inner reap
  8. Seoi nage : Shoulder throw

Dai nikyo

  1. Ko soto gari : Small outer reap
  2. Ko uchi gari : Small inner reap
  3. Koshi guruma : Hip wheel
  4. Tsurikomi goshi : Lifting-and-pulling hip throw
  5. Okuri ashi harai : Sliding foot sweep
  6. Tai otoshi : Body drop
  7. Harai goshi : Sweeping hip throw
  8. Uchi mata : Inner-thigh

Dai sankyo

  1. Ko soto gake : Small outer hook
  2. Tsuri goshi : Lifting hip throw
  3. Yoko otoshi : Side drop
  4. Ashi guruma : Leg wheel
  5. Hane goshi : Spring hip throw
  6. Harai tsurikomi ashi : Lift-pull foot sweep
  7. Tomoe nage : Circle throw
  8. Kata guruma : Shoulder wheel

Dai yonkyo

  1. Sumi gaeshi : Corner reversal
  2. Tani otoshi : Valley drop
  3. Hane makikomi : Springing wraparound
  4. Sukui nage : Scoop throw
  5. Utsuri goshi : Shifting hip throw
  6. O guruma : Large wheel
  7. Soto makikomi : Big outer wraparound
  8. Uki otoshi : Floating drop

Dai gokyo

  1. O soto guruma : Big outer wheel
  2. Uki waza : Floating technique
  3. Yoko wakare : Side separation
  4. Yoko guruma : Side wheel
  5. Ushiro goshi : Rear hip throw
  6. Ura nage : Rear throw
  7. Sumi otoshi : Corner drop
  8. Yoko gake : Side prop

Habukareta waza

  1. Obi otoshi : Belt drop
  2. Seoi otoshi : Shoulder drop
  3. Yama arashi : Mountain storm
  4. O soto otoshi : Big outer drop
  5. Daki wakare : High separation
  6. Hikikomi gaeshi : Pulling in reversal
  7. Tawara gaeshi : Rice bag reversal throw
  8. Uchi makikomi : Inner wraparound

Shinmeisho no waza

  1. Morote gari : Two-hand reap
  2. Kuchiki taoshi : Single leg takedown
  3. Kibisu gaeshi: One-hand reversal
  4. Uchi mata sukashi : Inner thigh void throw
  5. Tsubame gaeshi : Swallow counter
  6. Ko uchi gaeshi : Small inner reap reversal
  7. O uchi gaeshi : Big inner reap counter
  8. O soto gaeshi : Big outer reap counter
  9. Harai goshi gaeshi : Hip sweep counter
  10. Uchi mata gaeshi : Inner-thigh counter
  11. Hane goshi gaeshi : Hip spring counter
  12. Kani basami : Crab or scissors throw
  13. O soto makikomi : Big outer wraparound
  14. Kawazu gake : One-leg entanglement
  15. Harai makikomi : Hip sweep wraparound
  16. Uchi mata makikomi : Inner thigh wraparound
  17. Sode tsurikomi goshi : Sleeve lifting-and-pulling hip throw
  18. Ippon seoi nage : Single-handed shoulder throw
  19. Obi tori gaeshi : Belt grab reversal
  20. Ko uchi makikomi : Small inner wraparound
  • Daki age : high lift, was excluded as a Kodokan officially recognized technique.

Katame-waza (grappling techniques)

The 32 official grappling techniques of Kodokan judo

Osaekomi-waza

  1. Kesa-gatame : Scarf hold
  2. Kata-gatame : Shoulder hold
  3. Kami-shiho-gatame : Upper four quarter hold down
  4. Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame : Broken upper four quarter hold down
  5. Yoko-shiho-gatame : Side four quarter hold
  6. Tate-shiho-gatame : Vertical four quarter hold
  7. Kuzure-kesa-gatame : Broken scarf hold
  8. Uki-gatame : Floating hold
  9. Ura-gatame : Back hold
  10. Ushiro-kesa-gatame : Reverse scarf hold

Shime-waza

  1. Nami-juji-jime : Normal cross strangle
  2. Gyaku-juji-jime : Reverse cross strangle
  3. Kata-juji-jime : Half cross strangle
  4. Hadaka-jime : Naked strangle
  5. Okuri-eri-jime : Sliding lapel strangle
  6. Kata-ha-jime : Single wing strangle
  7. Do-jime : Trunk strangle
  8. Sode-guruma-jime : Sleeve wheel strangle
  9. Kata-te-jime : One-hand strangle
  10. Ryo-te-jime : Two-hand strangle
  11. Tsukkomi-jime : Thrust choke
  12. Sankaku-jime : Triangular strangle

Kansetsu-waza

  1. Ude-garami : Arm entanglement
  2. Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame : Back-lying perpendicular armbar
  3. Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame : Armlock
  4. Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame : Knee armbar
  5. Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame : Armpit arm entanglement
  6. Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame : Side-extended armbar
  7. Ashi-garami : Leg entanglement
  8. Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame : Side-lying armbar
  9. Ude-hishigi-te-gatame : Hand lock
  10. Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame : Triangular armbar

Kinshi-waza (forbidden techniques)

These are techniques that have been removed from competition, mostly because of their high risk of injury.
  1. Ashi-garami : Leg entanglement
  2. Do-jime : Trunk strangle
  3. Kani-basami : Crab or scissors throw
  4. Kawazu-gake : One-leg entanglement