List of judo techniques


This is a list of judo techniques. They are categorized into throwing techniques, grappling techniques, body-striking techniques , blocks and parries, receiving/breakfall techniques, and resuscitation techniques.
The above categorization of techniques is orthogonal to the categorization of domains of combat, which include and. Some techniques can be used only in one of these domains, and some can be used in both. In practice, ne-waza is often used as a synonym of, or some of its subcategories, most often and possibly also.
is yet another subcategorization of nage-waza'' into 5 main groups, as well as groups of preserved techniques and new techniques. This grouping has been made for pedagogical purposes.

Nage-waza (投げ技): throwing techniques">Throw (grappling)">throwing techniques

Tachi-waza (立技): standing techniques

Te-waza (手技): hand throwing techniques

  1. Ippon seoinage : Single-handed shoulder throw
  2. Kata guruma : Shoulder wheel
  3. Kibisu gaeshi : One-hand reversal
  4. Morote gari : Two-hand reap
  5. Obi otoshi : Belt drop
  6. Seoi nage : Shoulder throw
  7. Seoi otoshi : Shoulder drop
  8. Sukui nage : Scoop throw
  9. Sumi otoshi : Corner drop
  10. Tai otoshi : Body drop
  11. Uchi mata sukashi : Inner thigh void throw
  12. Uki otoshi : Floating drop
  13. Yama arashi : Mountain storm
  14. Kouchi gaeshi : Small inner reap reversal
  15. Kuchiki taoshi : Single leg takedown
;Unrecognized techniques
  1. Te Guruma : Hand wheel. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Sukui nage.
  2. Morote seoi nage: Double handed shoulder throw
  3. Eri seoi nage: Collar shoulder throw
  4. Kata seoi nage: Shoulder throw with both hands

    Koshi-waza (腰技): hip throwing techniques

  5. Daki age : Hugging high lift.
  6. Hane goshi : Spring hip throw
  7. Harai goshi : Sweeping hip throw
  8. Koshi guruma : Hip wheel
  9. O goshi : Full hip throw
  10. Sode tsurikomi goshi : Sleeve lifting-and-pulling hip throw
  11. Tsuri goshi : Lifting hip throw
  12. Tsurikomi goshi : Lifting-and-pulling hip throw
  13. Uki goshi : Floating hip throw
  14. Ushiro goshi : Rear hip throw
  15. Utsuri goshi : Shifting hip throw
;Unrecognized techniques
  1. Tobi goshi : Flying/surfing hip throw
  2. Ushiro Guruma: Rear wheel

    Ashi-waza (足技): foot throwing techniques

  3. Ashi guruma : Leg wheel
  4. De Ashi harai : Advanced foot sweep
  5. Hane goshi gaeshi : Hip spring counter
  6. Harai goshi gaeshi : Hip sweep counter
  7. Harai tsurikomi ashi : Lift-pull foot sweep
  8. Hiza guruma : Knee wheel
  9. Kosoto gake : Small outer hook
  10. Kosoto gari : Small outer reap
  11. Kouchi gari : Small inner reap
  12. O guruma : Large wheel
  13. Okuri Ashi Harai : Sliding foot sweep
  14. Osoto gaeshi : Big outer reap counter
  15. Osoto gari : Big outer reap
  16. Osoto guruma : Big outer wheel
  17. Osoto otoshi : Big outer drop
  18. Ouchi gaeshi : Big inner reap counter
  19. Ouchi gari : Big inner reap
  20. Sasae tsurikomi ashi : Propping and drawing ankle throw
  21. Tsubame gaeshi : Swallow counter
  22. Uchi mata : Inner-thigh
  23. Uchi mata gaeshi : Inner-thigh counter
Unrecognized techniques:
  1. Osoto gake : Great outer hook
  2. Kouchi gake : Small inner hook
  3. Ouchi gake : Great inner hook

    Sutemi-waza(捨身技): sacrifice techniques

Ma-sutemi waza (真捨身技): "Real" (ma) sacrifice projections

  1. Hikikomi gaeshi : Pulling in reversal
  2. Sumi gaeshi : Corner reversal
  3. Tawara gaeshi : Rice bag reversal throw
  4. Tomoe nage : Circle throw
  5. Ura nage : Rear throw

    Yoko-sutemi waza (橫捨身技): side sacrifice projections

  6. Daki wakare : High separation
  7. Hane makikomi : Springing wraparound
  8. Harai makikomi : Hip sweep wraparound
  9. Kani basami : Crab or scissors throw.
  10. Kawazu gake : One-leg entanglement.
  11. Osoto makikomi : Big outer wraparound
  12. Soto makikomi : Outer wraparound
  13. Tani otoshi : Valley drop
  14. Uchi makikomi : Inner wraparound
  15. Uchi mata makikomi : Inner thigh wraparound
  16. Uki waza : Floating technique
  17. Yoko gake : Side prop
  18. Yoko guruma : Side wheel
  19. Yoko otoshi : Side drop
  20. Yoko wakare : Side separation
  21. Ko-uchi-makikomi : Small inner wrap-around throw
;Unrecognized techniques
  1. Tama guruma :Jade wheel. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kata guruma.
  2. Ude gaeshi : Arm reversal. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Yoko wakare.
  3. Yoko Tomoe Nage : Side circle throw. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Tomoe nage.
  4. Kubi Nage Neck throw. The Kodokan officially also refers to this thechnique as Koshi guruma.

    Katame-waza (固技): grappling techniques">Grappling">grappling techniques

Osaekomi-waza (抑込技): pins or matholds">Grappling hold#Pinning hold">pins or matholds

  1. Kesa-gatame : Scarf hold
  2. Kuzure-kesa-gatame : Broken scarf hold
  3. Ushiro-kesa-gatame : Reverse Scarf Hold. The Kodokan officially also referred to this technique as kuzure-kesa-gatame until 2017.
  4. Kata-gatame : Shoulder hold
  5. Kami-shiho-gatame : Upper four quarter hold down
  6. Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame : Broken upper four quarter hold down
  7. Tate-shiho-gatame : Vertical four quarter hold
  8. Yoko-shiho-gatame : Side four quarter hold
  9. Ura-gatame
  10. Uki-gatame : Floating hold
; Unrecognized techniques
  1. Ura-kesa-gatame : The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kuzure-kesa-gatame.
  2. Sangaku-Gatame : Triangular Hold : The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame.
  3. Mune gatame: Chest Hold : The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kuzure-yoko-shiho-gatame.

    Shime-waza (絞技): chokes or strangles

  4. Do-jime : Trunk strangle. Do-jime is a prohibited technique in Judo, and is considered a 'slight infringement' according to IJF rules, Section 27: Prohibited acts and penalties, article 21
  5. Gyaku Jūji-jime : Reverse cross strangle
  6. Nami-juji-jime : Normal cross strangle
  7. Kata-juji-jime : Half cross strangle
  8. Hadaka-jime : Naked strangle
  9. Kata-ha-jime : Single wing strangle
  10. Kata-te-jime : One-hand strangle
  11. Okuri-eri-jime : Sliding lapel strangle
  12. Ryo-te-jime : Two-hand strangle
  13. Sankaku-jime : Triangular strangle, triangle choke
  14. Sode-guruma-jime : Sleeve wheel strangle
  15. Tsukkomi-jime : Thrust choke
;Unrecognized techniques
  1. Jigoku-jime : Hell strangle The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Okuri-eri-jime.
  2. Koshi-jime: The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Okuri-eri-jime.
  3. Ura-juji-jime : The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kata-juji-jime.
  4. Arm triangle choke: The Kodokan officially considers this an osaekomi-waza Kata-gatame.

    Kansetsu-waza (関節技): joint locks">Joint lock">joint locks

  5. Ashi-garami : Leg entanglement.
  6. Ude-garami : Arm entanglement or "figure-four" key lock
  7. Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame : Side-lying arm bar
  8. Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame : Side-extended arm bar, lower stomach against opponent's elbow.
  9. Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame : Knee arm bar.
  10. Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame : Back-lying perpendicular arm bar.
  11. Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame : Triangular arm bar.
  12. Ude-hishigi-te-gatame : Hand lock.
  13. Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame : Arm lock.
  14. Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame : Armpit arm entanglement.
; Unrecognized techniques
  1. Ashi-Dori-Garami: Entangled leg dislocation
  2. Hiza-Hishigi: Knee crush
  3. Ashi-hishigi : Straight ankle lock
  4. Sankaku-garami : Triangular entanglement. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame.

    Attack patterns

Opponent on back

  1. Near knee guard pass
  2. Simple guard pass
  3. '''Stacking guard pass'''

    On own back

  4. Elevator Sweep
  5. Push Sweep
  6. Yoko-gaeshi: Side reversal
  7. Hasami-gaeshi: Swissor sweep
  8. Shoulder pin rollover
  9. '''Ude-kakae'''

    Opponent on all fours

  10. Daki Wakare
  11. Turtle Flip Over
  12. Ura-gatame
  13. Turnover from Koshi-jime
  14. Suso-sukui-nage
  15. Yoko-obi-tori-gaeshi
  16. Obi-tori-sumi-gaeshi
  17. '''Obi-tori-yoko-mawashi'''

    On all own fours

  18. Back Mount Escape
  19. Foot lock counter to rear-mounted position
  20. Switch back
  21. Hikouki or Hikoki-Nage: Aeroplane

    Extracting own leg

  22. Niju-garami: Double entanglement
  23. '''Immobilisation of arm'''

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

Although taught within kata and sometimes used within informal randori, striking techniques are forbidden in standard judo competitions rules.

Ude-ate-waza (腕当て技): arm striking techniques

Kobushi-ate-waza: fist techniques

  1. Tsukkake or Tsuki-kake: Straight punch
  2. Mae-naname-ate: Front crossing blow
  3. Naname-tsuki or Mawashi-tsuki: Roundhouse punch or circular punch
  4. Tsuki-age or Ago-tsuki: Uppercut
  5. Uchi-oroshi or Uchi-kake: Downward strike or hammer fist
  6. Yoko-ate: Side strike or backfist
  7. Yoko-uchi: Strike to side
  8. Gammen-tsuki: Thrust punch or jab
  9. Kami-ate or Ue-ate: Upward blow
  10. Shimo-tsuki: Downward blow
  11. Ushiro-sumi-tsuki: Rear corner blow
  12. Ushiro-uchi: Rear blow
  13. Ushiro-tsuki: Rear strike
  14. Ryote-tsuki: Two hand blow