This is a list of judo techniques. They are categorized into throwing techniques (nage-waza), grappling techniques (katame-waza), body-striking techniques (atemi-waza), blocks and parries (uke-waza), receiving/breakfall techniques (ukemi), and resuscitation techniques (kappo).

Nage-waza (投げ技): throwing techniques

Te-waza (手技): hand throwing techniques 
 Ippon seoinage (一本背負投): Single-handed shoulder throw
 Kata guruma (肩車): Shoulder wheel
 Kibisu gaeshi (踵返): One-hand reversal
 Morote gari (双手刈): Two-hand reap
 Obi otoshi (帯落): Belt drop
 Seoi nage (背負投):  Shoulder throw 
 Seoi otoshi (背負落): 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): Inner thigh void throw
 Uki otoshi (浮落): Floating drop
 Yama arashi (山嵐): Mountain storm
 Kouchi gaeshi (小内返): Small inner reap reversal
 Kuchiki taoshi (朽木倒): Single leg takedown

Unrecognized techniques

 Te Guruma (手車): Hand wheel. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Sukui nage.
 eri seoi nage/kata seoi nage

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 lifting and pulling hip throw
 Tsuki goshi (釣腰): 
 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

Unrecognized techniques

 Tobi goshi (飛腰): Flying/surfing hip throw
 Ushiro Guruma(後車): Rear wheel

Ashi-waza (足技): foot throwing techniques 

 Ashi guruma (足車): Leg wheel
 De Ashi 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): Small outer hook
 Kosoto gari (小外刈): Small outer reap
 Kouchi gari (小内刈): Small inner reap
 O guruma (大車): Large wheel
 Okuri Ashi Harai (送足払): Sliding foot sweep
 Osoto gaeshi (大外返): Big outer reap counter
 Osoto gari (大外刈): Big outer reap
 Osoto guruma (大外車): Big outer wheel
 Osoto otoshi (大外落): Big outer drop
 Ouchi gaeshi (大内返): Big inner reap counter
 Ouchi gari (大内刈): Big 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
 Uchi mata gaeshi (内股返): Inner-thigh counter

Sutemi-waza(捨身技): sacrifice techniques

Ma-sutemi waza (真捨身技): Rear sacrifice projections 
 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): Circle throw
 Ura nage (裏投): Rear throw

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

 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 technique
 Yoko gake (横掛): Side prop
 Yoko guruma (横車): Side wheel
 Yoko otoshi (横落): Side drop
 Yoko wakare (横分): Side separation

Unrecognized techniques
 Tama guruma (球車):Jade wheel. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kata guruma.
 Ude gaeshi (腕返): Arm reversal. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Yoko wakare.
 Yoko Tomoe Nage (横巴投): Side circle throw. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Tomoe nage.
 Kubi Nage Neck throw. The Kodokan officially also refers to this thechnique as Koshi guruma.

Katame-waza (固技): grappling techniques

Osaekomi-waza (抑込技): pins or matholds 

 Kesa-gatame (袈裟固): Scarf hold
 Kuzure-kesa-gatame (崩袈裟固): Broken scarf hold
 Ushiro-kesa-gatame (後袈裟固): Reverse Scarf Hold. The Kodokan officially also referred to this technique as kuzure-kesa-gatame until 2017.
 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
 Tate-shiho-gatame (縦四方固): Vertical four quarter hold
 Yoko-shiho-gatame (横四方固): Side four quarter hold
  Ura-gatame (裹固) (1/1/2014 this is now recognized as a valid competition technique)
 Uki-gatame (浮固): Floating hold
 Unrecognized techniques

 Ura-kesa-gatame (裹袈裟固): The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kuzure-kesa-gatame.
 Sangaku-Gatame : Triangular Hold (三角固): The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame.

Shime-waza (絞技): chokes or strangles 

 Do-jime (胴絞): 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
 Gyaku Jūji-jime (逆十字絞): Reverse cross strangle
 Nami-juji-jime (並十字絞): Normal cross strangle
 Kata-juji-jime (片十字絞): Half cross strangle
 Hadaka-jime (裸絞): Naked strangle
 Kata-ha-jime (片羽絞): Single wing strangle
 Kata-te-jime (片手絞): One-hand strangle
 Okuri-eri-jime (送襟絞): Sliding lapel strangle
 Ryo-te-jime (両手絞): Two-hand strangle
 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): Thrust choke

Unrecognized techniques

 Jigoku-jime (地獄絞): Hell strangle The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Okuri-eri-jime.
 Koshi-jime: The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Okuri-eri-jime.
 Ura-juji-jime (裹十字絞): The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kata-juji-jime.
 Arm triangle choke: The Kodokan officially considers this an osaekomi-waza Kata-gatame.

Kansetsu-waza (関節技): joint locks

 Ashi-garami (足緘): Leg entanglement. (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 arm bar.
 Ude-hishigi-te-gatame (腕挫手固): Hand lock.
 Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame (腕挫腕固): Arm lock.
 Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame (腕挫腋固): Armpit arm entanglement.

 Unrecognized techniques

 Ashi-Dori-Garami: Entangled leg dislocation
 Hiza-Hishigi: Knee crush
 Ashi-hishigi (足挫): Straight ankle lock
 Sankaku-garami (三角緘): Triangular entanglement. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame.

Attack patterns

Opponent on back 

 Near knee guard pass
 Simple guard pass
 Stacking guard pass

On own back 

 Elevator Sweep
 Push Sweep
 Yoko-gaeshi: Side reversal
 Hasami-gaeshi: Swissor sweep
 Shoulder pin rollover
 Ude-kakae

Opponent on all fours 

 Daki Wakare
 Turtle Flip Over
 Ura-gatame (裹固)
 Turnover from Koshi-jime
 Suso-sukui-nage
 Yoko-obi-tori-gaeshi
 Obi-tori-sumi-gaeshi
 Obi-tori-yoko-mawashi

On all own fours 

 Back Mount Escape
 Foot lock counter to rear-mounted position
 Switch back
 Hikouki or Hikoki-Nage: Aeroplane

Extracting own leg 

 Niju-garami: Double entanglement
 Immobilisation of arm

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 standard judo competitions rules.

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

Kobushi-ate-waza: fist techniques 
 Tsukkake or Tsuki-kake: Straight punch
 Mae-naname-ate: Front crossing blow
 Naname-tsuki or Mawashi-tsuki: Roundhouse punch or circular punch
 Tsuki-age or Ago-tsuki: Uppercut
 Uchi-oroshi or Uchi-kake: Downward strike or hammer fist [pic]
 Yoko-ate: Side strike or backfist
 Yoko-uchi: Strike to side
 Gammen-tsuki: Thrust punch or jab
 Kami-ate or Ue-ate: Upward blow
 Shimo-tsuki: Downward blow
 Ushiro-sumi-tsuki: Rear corner blow
 Ushiro-uchi: Rear blow 
 Ushiro-tsuki: Rear strike (over shoulders)
 Ryote-tsuki: Two hand blow

Hiji-ate-waza: elbow techniques 
 Mae-hiji-ate: Elbow blow
 Ushiro-hiji-ate: Rear elbow strike [pic]
 Age-hiji-ate: Rising elbow strike
 Shita-hiji-ate or Oroshi-hiji-ate : Downward elbow strike

Tegatana-ate-waza: knife hand techniques 
 Kirioroshi: Downward knife hand cut
 Naname-uchi: Slanting knife hand blow [pic] [pic]

Yubisaki-ate-waza: fingertip techniques 
 Tsuki-dashi: Hand Thrust
 Ryogan-tsuki: Strike both eyes with fingertips
 Suri-age: Face slide or forehead thrust [pic] [pic]
 Yahazu: Strikes with the V-shape of the hand
 Me-tsubushi: Whipping the back of fingers to strike opponent's eyes

Ashi-ate-waza (足当て技): leg striking techniques

Sekito-ate-waza (蹠頭当): ball of foot techniques 
 Mae-keri (前蹴): Front kick [pic]
 Mae-naname-keri (前斜蹴): Front crossing kick or oblique kick
 Naname-keri (斜蹴) or Mawashi geri: Roundhouse Kick
 Taka-keri (高蹴): High front kick

Kakato-ate-waza: heel techniques 
 Yoko-geri: Side kick
 Ushiro-geri: Backward kick
 Ashi-fumi: Foot stomp

Hiza-gashira-ate-waza: knee cap techniques 
 Mae-hiza-ate: Front knee
 Yoko-hiza-ate: Side knee
 Hiza-otoshi: Dropping knee

Atama-ate-waza (頭当て技): head striking techniques 
 Mae-atama-ate: Strike with the forehead
 Ushiro-atama-ate: Strike with the occiput
 Atama-tsuki: Head thrust

Kyusho (急所): vital spots 

 Tento (天道/天倒): Top of the head, bregma 
 Uto (鳥兎) or Miken (眉間): Between the eyes, nation
 Kasumi (霞): Temple of the head
 Jinchu (人中): Below the nose, philtrum
 Zen-keibu (前頸部): Front side of neck with the Adam's apple
 Gwanto or Kachikake or Shita-ago (下顎): Point of the chin 
 Dokko (独鈷): Mastoid process
 Suigetsu (水月) or Mizu-ochi (水落): Solar plexus 
 Denko (電光): Right lowest floating rib 
 Getsuei (月影): Left lowest floating rib 
 Myojo (明星): 1-inch below the belly button, hypogastrium
 Tsuri-gane (釣鐘) or Kokan (股間): Testicles  
 Shitsu (膝) or Shita-kansetsu (下関節): Knee
 Ashi-no-ko (足の甲): The surface of foot

Uke-waza (受け技): blocks and parries 

 Tenkan or Tenkai: Outside turning or body rotation
 Age-uke: Rising block [pic]
 Harai-uke: Sweeping block
 Tegatana-uke: Knife hand block [pic]
 Shotei-uke: Palm block
 Juji-uke: Cross block
 Hiki-uke: Grasping block [pic] [pic]
 Morote-uke: Two hand block [pic]

Ukemi (受け身): receiving techniques or breakfall techniques 

 Ushiro-ukemi (後ろ受身): Backward breakfall
 Yoko-ukemi (横受け身): Sideways breakfall
 Mae-ukemi (前受け身): Forward breakfall
 Mae-mawari-ukemi (前回り受身) or Zempo-kaiten-ukemi: Forward roll

Kappo (活法): resuscitation techniques 

 Sasoi-katsu (誘活): Inductive method
 Eri-katsu (襟活): Lapel method
 So-katsu (総活): Composite method
 Kogan-katsu (睾丸活): Testicle-method

See also 
 List of Kodokan Judo techniques
 Chokehold
 Grappling hold
 Joint lock
 Throw (grappling)

Footnotes

Sources 

 Ohlenkamp, Neil (2006) Judo Unleashed basic reference on judo. .
 Ohlenkamp, Neil. The 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. JudoInfo.com. URL last accessed March 6, 2006.
 Sources of kanji: , , , 
 The Kodokan Judo Institute. Kodokan.Org classification of techniques. www.kodokan.org. URL last accessed March 4, 2006.

External links 

 Techniques of Judo
 JudoVideo—Reference for the Kodokan judo techniques
 Medford Judo Academy - Techniques & Boards

 

Lists of judo techniques