Kodokan Definitions of Judo Techniques

01.10.2022

投技Nage-waza
手技Te-waza
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背負投 Seoi-nage
A technique to throw the opponent over the right shoulder by breaking his balance forward
and inserting the right elbow underneath his right armpit to carry him on the back.
一本背負投 Ippon-seoi-nage
A technique to throw the opponent over the right shoulder by breaking his balance forward
and holding his right arm from the inside with the right arm to carry him on the back.
背負落 Seoi-otoshi
A technique to pull down and throw the opponent by breaking his balance forward and fallingon one of the knees or both while carrying him on the back.
体落 Tai-otoshi
A technique to pull down and throw the opponent by breaking his balance forward andturning the body to the left to put the right foot in front of his right foot.
肩車 Kata-guruma
A technique to uplift the opponent on both shoulders across the back of the neck and throw
him down by breaking his balance forward while holding his right thigh from the inside withthe right arm.
掬投 Sukui-nage
A technique to uplift and throw down the opponent by breaking his balance backward while
stepping behind him and holding both of his thighs from the front side with both hands oranother technique to uplift the opponent’s one of thighs and throw him down by inserting thehand between his legs.
帯落 Obi-otoshi
A technique to uplift and throw down the opponent by grabbing the front side of his belt withthe right hand, pulling it forward while stepping behind him and holding his hip from the front
side with the left hand to break his balance backward.
浮落 Uki-otoshi
A technique to throw down the opponent by breaking his balance forward and pulling him
down toward the frontal-right corner.
隅落 Sumi-otoshi

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A technique to push and throw down the opponent by breaking his balance toward the retralright corner while stepping onto the outside of his right foot with the left.
山嵐 Yama-arashi
10 A technique to sweep up the opponent’s right leg with the right foot and throw him down by
grabbing his right sleeve with the left hand and gripping his right side-collar with the rightthumb inside while breaking his balance by lifting him up forward.
帯取返 Obi-tori-gaeshi
11 A technique to throw the opponent over the right shoulder by grabbing his belt over hisshoulder with the right hand and holding his right arm or leg with the left hand while lifting
him up.
双手刈 Morote-gari
12 A technique to reap and throw down the opponent by holding both of his legs from theoutside in both hands.

朽木倒 Kuchiki-taoshi
13 A technique to push down the opponent backward by holding one of his legs either from theinside or outside with one of the hands and pulling it up.
踵返 Kibisu-gaeshi
14 A technique to throw the opponent by reaping his heel either from the inside or outside with
one of the hands.
内股すかし Uchi-mata-sukashi
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A technique to fend off the opponent’s Uchi-mata attempt and throw him down.
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小内返 Ko-uchi-gaeshi
A technique to dodge the opponent’s Ko-uchi-gari attempt and throw him down.

腰技Koshi-waza
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浮腰 Uki-goshi
A technique to throw down the opponent by breaking his balance forward and inserting theright arm through his left armpit while loading him slightly onto the hip and twisting the body.
大腰 O-goshi
A technique to load the opponent onto the back of the hip and throw him down by breaking
his balance forward and inserting the right arm through his left armpit while holding his hipand drawing it closer.
腰車 Koshi-guruma
A technique to rotate the opponent on the axis of the hip and throw him down by breaking
his balance forward and holding his neck in the right arm while thrusting the hip deeply.
釣込腰 Tsurikomi-goshi
A technique to load the opponent onto the back of the hip and throw him down by breaking
his balance forward while gripping his left front-lapel with the right hand and lifting it up.
袖釣込腰 Sode-tsurikomi-goshi
A technique to load the opponent onto the back of the hip and throw him down by breaking
his balance forward while gripping his left sleeve with the right hand and lifting it up.
払腰 Harai-goshi
A technique to sweep up the opponent with the right leg and throw him down by breaking hisbalance forward and loading him onto the back of the right hip.
釣腰 Tsuri-goshi
A technique to load the opponent onto the back of the hip and throw him down by breaking hisbalance forward and grabbing the back of his belt to lift it up.

跳腰 Hane-goshi
8 A technique to spring up the opponent with the back of the right hip and the right leg andthrow him down by breaking his balance forward.
移腰 Utsuri-goshi
9 A technique to throw down the opponent by counteracting his Nage-waza or other attack,holding and lifting his hip with the right arm and shifting him onto the back of the hip.
後腰 Ushiro-goshi
10 A technique to throw down the opponent vertically by counteracting his Nage-waza or otherattack and holding and lifting his hip.

足技Ashi-waza
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出足払 De-ashi-harai
A technique to sweep the opponent ’ s right foot with the left foot and throw him down
immediately when he takes a step forward and loads his weight onto it.

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膝車 Hiza-guruma
A technique to throw down the opponent by breaking his balance forward and hold his rightknee with the left foot to rotate him around it.
支釣込足 Sasae-tsurikomi-ashi
A technique to hold the opponent ’ s right ankle with the left foot and throw him down bybreaking his balance while lifting him up forward.
大外刈 O-soto-gari
A technique to reap the opponent’s right leg from the outside with the right leg and throw him
down by breaking his balance backward.
大内刈 O-uchi-gari
A technique to reap the opponent’s left leg from the inside with the right leg and throw him
down by breaking his balance backward.
小外刈 Ko-soto-gari
A technique to reap the opponent’s right foot from the outside with the left foot and throw him
down by breaking his balance backward.
小内刈 Ko-uchi-gari
A technique to reap the opponent’s right foot from the inside with the right foot and throw him
down by breaking his balance backward.
送足払 Okuri-ashi-harai
A technique to throw down the opponent by driving him leftward and sweep his right foot withthe left foot so that both of his feet are put together.
内股 Uchi-mataA technique to sweep up the opponent’s left inner thigh with the back of the right thigh andthrow him down by breaking his balance forward.
小外掛 Ko-soto-gake
A technique to throw down the opponent by breaking his balance backward, hooking the leftfoot or leg from the outside on his right leg and uplifting his body.
足車 Ashi-guruma
A technique to throw down the opponent by breaking his balance forward, putting the rightleg on his right knee and rotating him on its axis.
払釣込足 Harai-tsurikomi-ashi
A technique to sweep up the opponent’s ankle with the left foot from the front and throw him
down by breaking his balance while lifting him up forward.
大車 O-guruma
A technique to throw down the opponent by breaking his balance forward and putting theright leg around the area from his lower abdomen to upper part of thighs to rotate him on its
axis.
大外車 O-soto-guruma
A technique to throw down the opponent by breaking his balance backward and putting theright leg behind both of his legs to rotate him on its axis.
大外落 O-soto-otoshi
A technique to throw down the opponent vertically by breaking his balance backward andsliding down the right leg on the back of his right thigh.
燕返 Tsubame-gaeshi
A technique to throw down the opponent by fending off his foot sweeping attempt andcounter-sweeping with the same foot that was being attacked.

大外返 O-soto-gaeshi
17 A technique to throw down the opponent by counter-reaping his O-soto-gari attempt with theleg that is being attacked.
大内返 O-uchi-gaeshi
18 A technique to throw down the opponent by counter-reaping his O-uchi-gari attempt with theleg that is being attacked.
跳腰返 Hane-goshi-gaeshi
19 A technique to throw down the opponent by counteracting his Hane-goshi attempt either toreap or hook his pivot foot from the outside with the foot or leg.
払腰返 Harai-goshi-gaeshi
20 A technique to throw down the opponent by counteracting his Harai-goshi attempt either toreap or hook his pivot foot from the outside with the foot or leg.
内股返 Uchi-mata-gaeshi
21 A technique to throw down the opponent by counteracting his Uchi-mata attempt either toreap or hook his pivot foot from the outside with the foot or leg.

真捨身技Ma-sutemi-waza
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巴投 Tomoe-nage
A technique to throw the opponent over the head by breaking his balance forward andputting the right sole on his lower abdomen while laying down the body onto the back.
隅返 Sumi-gaeshi
A technique to throw the opponent over the head by breaking his balance forward, drawing
his upper body closer, while grabbing his lapel or back with the right hand and laying down
the body onto the back, and lifting up the inside of his left thigh with the right lower leg.
引込返 Hikikomi-gaeshi

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A technique to throw the opponent over the head by breaking his balance forward, drawing
his upper body closer, while grabbing the back of his belt with the right hand and laying down
the body onto the back, and lifting up the inside of his left thigh with the right lower leg.
俵返 Tawara-gaeshi
A technique to throw the opponent over the shoulder by breaking his balance forward,
leaning over his back, holding and lifting his upper body in both arms while laying down the
body onto the back.
裏投 Ura-nage
A technique to throw the opponent over the shoulder by counteracting the opponent’s Nagewaza or other attack and holding and lifting his upper body while laying down the body onto
the back.

横捨身技Yoko-sutemi-waza
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横落 Yoko-otoshi
A technique to pull and throw down the opponent by breaking his balance rightward andlaying down the body onto the left side while sliding the left leg toward the outside of his rightfoot.
谷落 Tani-otoshi
A technique to pull and throw down the opponent by breaking his balance backward andlaying down the body onto the left side while sliding the left leg behind him.
跳巻込 Hane-makikomi
A technique to wrap the opponent round and throw down him by applying Hane-goshi andholding his right arm in the right armpit.

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外巻込 Soto-makikomi
A technique to wrap the opponent round and throw down him by breaking his balance
forward, holding his right arm in the right armpit and thrusting the hip deeply.
内巻込 Uchi-makikomi
A technique to wrap the opponent round and throw down him by breaking his balance
forward, holding his right arm from the inside in the right arm and thrusting the hip deeply.
浮技 Uki-waza
A technique to throw down the opponent by breaking his balance toward the frontal-rightcorner and stretching the left leg to put it on the outside of his right foot while laying down
the body onto the left side and rotating him.
横分 Yoko-wakare
A technique to throw down the opponent by breaking his balance forward and stepping both
feet onto the outside of his right foot while laying down the body onto the left side androtating him over the body.
横車 Yoko-guruma
A technique to rotate and throw down the opponent by counteracting his Nage-waza or otherattack, holding his hip with the left arm to break his balance forward, sliding the right leg
between his legs from the front while twisting the body and laying down the body onto theleft side.
横掛 Yoko-gake
A technique to throw down the opponent by breaking his balance toward his right small toe
and pushing and sweeping his right outer ankle with the left foot while laying down the body
onto the left side.
抱分 Daki-wakare
A technique to throw the opponent over the body by holding his upper body from behindwhen he is about to be on the mat with both hands and feet and twisting the body while
laying down the body onto the left side.
大外巻込 O-soto-makikomi
A technique to wrap the opponent round and throw him down by applying O-soto-gari andholding his right arm in the right armpit.
内股巻込 Uchi-mata-makikomi
A technique to wrap the opponent round and throw him down by applying Uchi-mata andholding his right arm in the right armpit.
払巻込 Harai-makikomi
A technique to wrap the opponent round and throw him down by applying Harai-goshi andholding his right arm in the right armpit.
小内巻込 Ko-uchi-makikomi
A technique to wrap the opponent round and throw him down by breaking his balance
backward and hooking the right leg on his right leg from the inside while laying down the
body forward.
蟹挟 Kani-basami

A technique to throw down the opponent while holding his lower body with both legs by
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on his lower abdomen and the left leg on the backside of both of his knees while laying down
the body onto the left side.
河津掛 Kawazu-gake
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the right leg around his left leg from the inside and raising the leg forward while laying down
the body with him.

固技Katame-waza
抑込技Osaekomi-waza
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袈裟固 Kesa-gatame
A technique to hold down the opponent’s upper body under the right side of the chest region
by holding his right arm in the left arm from the right side of the opponent lying on his backand gripping the back of his collar with the right hand.
崩袈裟固 Kuzure-kesa-gatame
A technique to hold down the opponent’s upper body under the right side of the chest region
by holding his right arm in the left arm from the right side of the opponent lying on his backand inserting the right arm through his left armpit.
後袈裟固 Ushiro-kesa-gatame
A technique to hold down the opponent’s upper body under the left side of the chest region
by putting the left hip on the right side of his body from the right side of the opponent lying on
his back, holding his right arm in the right arm and holding his upper body in the left arm.
肩固 Kata-gatame
A technique to hold down the opponent by holding his right arm and neck with the right sideof the neck and both arms from the right side of the opponent lying on his back.
上四方固 Kami-shiho-gatame
A technique to hold down the opponent’s upper body under the chest and abdomen region
by gripping both sides of his belt with both hands from the top side of his head while he islying on his back.
崩上四方固 Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame
A technique to hold down the opponent’s upper body under the chest and abdomen region
by holding his right arm in the right arm from the diagonal-right side of his head and gripping
the left side of his belt with the left hand while he is lying on his back.
横四方固 Yoko-shiho-gatame
A technique to hold down the opponent’s upper body under the chest and abdomen region
by grabbing his belt or trousers through his legs with the right hand from the right side of the
opponent lying on his back and gripping his left side-collar through the back of his neck withthe left hand.
縦四方固 Tate-shiho-gatame
A technique to hold down the opponent’s upper body under the chest and abdomen region
by lying on the stomach over the opponent lying on his back, holding his right arm and neckwith both hands and holding his lower body with both legs.
浮固 Uki-gatame
A technique to hold down the opponent’s upper body with the right leg by holding his rightarm with one of the arms or both from the right side of the opponent lying on his back andstretching the left leg backward.

裏固 Ura-gatame
10 A technique to hold down the opponent under the back region by holding his right arm withthe right arm from the right side of the opponent lying on his back and grabbing his leg withthe left hand.

絞技Shime-waza
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並十字絞 Nami-juji-jime
A technique to choke the opponent ’ s neck region by crossing the wrists from the front,
gripping his side-collars with both thumbs inside and pushing both hands.

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逆十字絞 Gyaku-juji-jime
A technique to choke the opponent ’ s neck region by crossing the wrists from the front,
gripping his side-collars with four fingers of both hands inside and tightening arms.
片十字絞 Kata-juji-jime
A technique to choke the opponent ’ s neck region by crossing the wrists from the front,
gripping his left side-collar with four fingers of the left hand inside and the right side-collar
with right thumb inside, pulling the left hand and pushing the right hand.

裸絞 Hadaka-jime
A technique to choke the opponent ’ s neck region without using judogi by putting the rightforearm on the opponent’s throat from behind and joining the left arm on it.
送襟絞 Okuri-eri-jime
5 A technique to choke the opponent’s neck region by gripping his left side-collar through histhroat with the right hand and the right front-lapel through the left armpit with the left handfrom behind, pulling the right hand in a right-rear direction and pulling down the left hand.
片羽絞 Kataha-jime
A technique to choke the opponent’s neck region by gripping his left side-collar through his
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the right arm.
片手絞 Katate-jime
7 A technique to choke the opponent ’ s neck region by gripping his right side-collar with theright thumb inside from the left side of the opponent lying on his back.
両手絞 Ryote-jime
8 A technique to choke the opponent’s neck region with fists from the front by gripping his left
side-collar with right thumb inside and the right side-collar with left thumb inside.
袖車絞 Sode-guruma-jime
A technique to choke the opponent’s neck region from the front by putting the right forearm
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on his throat and the left forearm behind the neck to hold his neck between them, gripping
the right cuff with left hand and thrusting the right hand into the right side of his neck.
突込絞 Tsukkomi-jime
A technique to choke the opponent’s neck region from the front by gripping his right front10
lapel with the left hand and the left front-lapel with the right hand and thrusting the right hand
toward the right side of his neck.
三角絞 Sankaku-jime
11 A technique to choke the opponent ’ s neck region by holding his neck and right armpit
between both legs and hooking the right foot on the back of the left knee while forming a
triangular form.
胴絞 Do-jime
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A technique to choke the opponent by holding his torso region between both legs.
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関節技Kansetsu-waza
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腕緘 Ude-garami
A technique to twist and lock the opponent’s elbow joint by grabbing his left wrist with the left
hand from the right side of the opponent lying on his back and inserting the right hand to grip
one's left wrist underneath his upper arm.
腕挫十字固 Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame
A technique to stretch and lock the opponent ’ s elbow joint by grabbing his right wrist withboth hands from the right side of the opponent lying on his back and holding his upper arm
between both thighs.

腕挫腕固 Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame
A technique to stretch and lock the opponent’s elbow joint with both hands by holding his left
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wrist between the neck and the right shoulder from the right side of the opponent lying on hisback.
腕挫膝固 Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame
4 A technique to stretch and lock the opponent’s elbow joint with the left knee by holding his
right arm under the left armpit from the front.
腕挫腋固 Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame
5 A technique to stretch and lock the opponent ’ s elbow joint by grabbing his right wrist withboth hands and holding the arm under the left armpit.
腕挫腹固 Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame
6 A technique to stretch and lock the opponent’s elbow joint by grabbing his right wrist with theright hand from the right side of the opponent and pressing his arm on the abdomen.
腕挫脚固 Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame
7 A technique to stretch and lock the opponent’s elbow joint by hooking the right leg on his
right arm from the right side of the opponent lying on his stomach.
腕挫手固 Ude-hishigi-te-gatame
A technique to stretch and lock the opponent’s elbow joint by inserting the left arm from the
8 right side of the opponent through his right armpit to grip his left front-lapel and grabbing his
right wrist with the right hand or another technique to lock the opponent ’ s elbow joint by
grabbing his wrist with one of the hands or both and twisting his wrist behind his back.
腕挫三角固 Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame
9 A technique either to twist or stretch and lock the opponent’s elbow joint by holding his neckand right armpit between both legs and hooking the right foot on the back of the left knee
while forming a triangular form.
足緘 Ashi-garami
10 A technique to stretch and lock the opponent’s knee joint by inserting the left foot between
the opponent’s legs from the front and wrapping the left leg around his right leg from behindto thrust it onto his lower abdomen.