# 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.
* Mae ukemi (前受け身): Forward breakfall
* Ushiro ukemi (後ろ受身): Backward breakfall
* Yoko ukemi (横受け身): Sideways breakfall (accompanied by hard slap of tatami mat)
* Mae Mawari Ukemi (前回り受身) or Zenpō Kaiten Ukemi (前方回転受身): Forward roll

## Nage-waza (throwing techniques)

The 68 throws of Kodokan judo

### Dai ikkyo

(1st group)
* Deashi harai (or barai) (出足払): Advanced foot sweep
* Hiza guruma (膝車): Knee wheel
* Sasae tsurikomi ashi (支釣込足): Propping and drawing ankle throw
* Uki goshi (浮腰): Floating hip throw
* Osoto gari (大外刈): Big outer reap
* O goshi (大腰): Full hip throw
* Ouchi gari (大内刈): Big inner reap
* Seoi nage (背負投): Shoulder throw

### Dai nikyo

(2nd group)
* Kosoto gari (小外刈): Small outer reap
* Kouchi gari (小内刈): Small inner reap
* Koshi guruma (腰車): Hip wheel
* Tsurikomi goshi (釣込腰): Lifting-and-pulling hip throw
* Okuriashi harai (送足払): Sliding foot sweep
* Tai otoshi (体落): Body drop
* Harai goshi (払腰): Sweeping hip throw
* Uchi mata (内股): Inner-thigh

### Dai sankyo

(3rd group)
* Kosoto gake (小外掛): Small outer hook
* Tsuri goshi (釣腰): Lifting hip throw
* Yoko otoshi (横落): Side drop
* Ashi guruma (足車): Leg wheel
* Hane goshi (跳腰): Spring hip throw
* Harai tsurikomi ashi (払釣込足): Lift-pull foot sweep
* Tomoe nage (巴投): Circle throw
* Kata guruma (肩車): Shoulder wheel

### Dai yonkyo

(4th group)
* Sumi gaeshi (隅返): Corner reversal
* Tani otoshi (谷落): Valley drop
* Hane makikomi (跳巻込): Springing wraparound
* Sukui nage (掬投): Scoop throw
* Utsuri goshi (移腰): Shifting hip throw
* O guruma (大車): Large wheel
* Soto makikomi (大外巻込): Big outer wraparound
* Uki otoshi (浮落): Floating drop

### Dai gokyo

(5th group)
* Osoto guruma (大外車): Big outer wheel
* Uki waza (浮技): Floating technique
* Yoko wakare (横分): Side separation
* Yoko guruma (横車): Side wheel
* Ushiro goshi (後腰): Rear hip throw
* Ura nage (裏投): Rear throw
* Sumi otoshi (隅落): Corner drop
* Yoko gake (横掛): Side prop

### Habukareta waza

(preserved techniques from 1895 gokyo)
* Obi otoshi (帯落): Belt drop
* Seoi otoshi (背負落): Shoulder drop
* Yama arashi (山嵐): Mountain storm
* Osoto otoshi (大外落): Big outer drop
* Daki wakare (抱分): High separation
* Hikikomi gaeshi (引込返): Pulling in reversal
* Tawara gaeshi (俵返): Rice bag reversal throw
* Uchi makikomi (内巻込): Inner wraparound

### Shinmeisho no waza

(newly accepted techniques in 1987, 1997 and 2017)
* Morote gari (双手刈): Two-hand reap
* Kuchiki taoshi (朽木倒): Single leg takedown
* Kibisu gaeshi (踵返): One-hand reversal
* Uchi mata sukashi (内股透): Inner thigh void throw
* Tsubame gaeshi (燕返): Swallow counter
* Kouchi gaeshi (小内返): Small inner reap reversal
* Ouchi gaeshi (大内返): Big inner reap counter
* Osoto gaeshi (大外返): Big outer reap counter
* Harai goshi gaeshi (払腰返): Hip sweep counter
* Uchi mata gaeshi (内股返): Inner-thigh counter
* Hane goshi gaeshi (跳腰返): Hip spring counter
* Kani basami (蟹挟): Crab or scissors throw (Forbidden in competition)
* Osoto makikomi (大外巻込): Big outer wraparound
* Kawazu gake (河津掛): One-leg entanglement (Forbidden in competition)
* Harai makikomi (払巻込): Hip sweep wraparound
* Uchi mata makikomi (内股巻込): Inner thigh wraparound
* Sode tsurikomi goshi (袖釣込腰): Sleeve lifting-and-pulling hip throw
* Ippon seoi nage (一本背負投): Single-handed shoulder throw
* Obi tori gaeshi (帯取返): Belt grab reversal
* Kouchi makikomi (小内巻込): Small inner wraparound
* Daki age (抱上): high lift, was excluded as a Kodokan officially recognized technique.

## Katame-waza (grappling techniques)

The 32 official grappling techniques of Kodokan judo

### Osaekomi-waza

(pins / mat holds)
* Kesa-gatame (袈裟固): Scarf hold
* Kata-gatame (肩固): Shoulder hold
* Kami-shiho-gatame (上四方固): Upper four quarter hold down
* Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame (崩上四方固): Broken upper four quarter hold down
* Yoko-shiho-gatame (横四方固): Side four quarter hold
* Tate-shiho-gatame (縦四方固): Vertical four quarter hold
* Kuzure-kesa-gatame (崩袈裟固): Broken scarf hold
* Uki-gatame (浮固): Floating hold (Added 2017)
* Ura-gatame (裏固): Back hold (Added 2017)
* Ushiro-kesa-gatame (後袈裟固): Reverse scarf hold (Added 2017)

### Shime-waza

(chokes or strangles)
* Nami-juji-jime (並十字絞): Normal cross strangle
* Gyaku-juji-jime (逆十字絞): Reverse cross strangle
* Kata-juji-jime (片十字絞): Half cross strangle
* Hadaka-jime (裸絞): Naked strangle
* Okuri-eri-jime (送襟絞): Sliding lapel strangle
* Kata-ha-jime (片羽絞): Single wing strangle
* Do-jime (胴絞): Trunk strangle (Forbidden in competition)
* Sode-guruma-jime (袖車絞): Sleeve wheel strangle (Eziquiel/Ezekiel choke)
* Kata-te-jime (片手絞): One-hand strangle
* Ryo-te-jime (両手絞): Two-hand strangle
* Tsukkomi-jime (突込絞): Thrust choke
* Sankaku-jime (三角絞): Triangular strangle (Triangle choke)

### Kansetsu-waza

(joint locks)
* Ude-garami (腕緘): Arm entanglement (figure-four armlock)
* Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame (腕挫十字固): Back-lying perpendicular armbar
* Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame (腕挫腕固): Armlock
* Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame (腕挫膝固): Knee armbar
* Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame (腕挫腋固): Armpit arm entanglement
* Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame (腕挫腹固): Side-extended armbar
* Ashi-garami (足緘): Leg entanglement (Forbidden in competition)
* Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame (腕挫脚固): Side-lying armbar
* Ude-hishigi-te-gatame (腕挫手固): Hand lock
* Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame (腕挫三角固): Triangular armbar

## Kinshi-waza (forbidden techniques)

These are techniques that have been removed from competition, mostly because of their high risk of injury.
* Ashi-garami (足緘): Leg entanglement
* Do-jime (胴絞): Trunk strangle
* Kani-basami (蟹挟): Crab or scissors throw
* Kawazu-gake (河津掛): One-leg entanglement