MIT Judo Club

Terminology

by The Space Cowboy

Here is just a list of terms and ideas that should be useful to beginners and seasoned judo players alike. Much of this information can be found on the judo information site at http://www.judoinfo.com along with pictures of the techniques. I hope this can be helpful to everyone, since--as was mentioned in class--this is the language of Judo. We do not go around calling integrals "borangers" and derivatives "whajamers". It is a lingo it will alow you to play judo where ever you go.

A few Japanese terms (using my ear and romanization of japanese words ;-) so please forgive any phonetics problems)


I. COUNTING

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
ichi
ni
san
shi (pronounced she) (some folks also say yon)
go
roku
siti (pronounce si-chi) (some folks also say nana)
hati (pronounce ha-chi)
ku/kyu
ju

II. DIRECTIONS
Backwards
Right
Left
Side
Ma
Migi
Hidari
Yoko

III. PARTS OF THE THROW
(Yes, this does merit it's own section)
KUZUSHI
Tsukuri
Kake
Breaking your opponents balance
Entering for a throw
Execution of the throw

IV. TECHNIQUES OF JUDO

A. Nage-waza

  • Te-Waza
  • Koshi-Waza
  • Ashi-Waza
  • Ma-Waza
  • Yoko sutemi-Waza
  • Renraku-Waza
  • Kaeshi Waza

Throwing Techniques

  • Hand technique (hence Te = hand :-) )
  • Hip technique
  • Foot/Leg technique
  • Rear/Back sacrifice technique
  • Side sacrifice technique
  • Combination throws
  • Counter throws

B. Ne-Waza

  • Oseo-Waza
  • Shime-Waza
  • Kansetsu-Waza

Grappling Technique

  • Pinning technique
  • Choking technique
  • Arm/Joint locking technique

C. Atemi-Waza

Striking Techniques (used in kata/formal, NOT in sport Judo)

D. Kata

  • Nage no kata
  • Katame no kata

Formal/prearranged offences and defences

  • Formal throwing technique
  • Formal grappling technique

V. WORDS YOU WILL HEAR WHILE PRACTICING
(Like you'll here the others anywhere else ;-) )
Tori
Uke
Kata
Uchikomi
Rondori
Shiai
Matte
Hajime
Ukemi
Thrower
Throwie (person being thrown)
Formal Practice
Repitition Practice
Free Practice
Tournament
Stop
Fight
Falling

VI. WORDS YOU WILL HEAR WHILE FIGHTING

A. Points

  • Ippon
  • Waza-ari
  • Yuko
  • Koka

  • One point (the match is over)
  • Half Point (2 X Waza-ari = Ippon)
  • Less than Waza-ari (think of as 1/100 point e.g. you can not get a lot and get ippon)
  • Less than Yuko (think of as 1/10000 point e.g. you can not get alot and get ippon)

B. Penalties

  • Hansoku-Make
  • Keikoku
  • Chui
  • Shido

  • Major Penalty (You lose)
  • Half point penalty (a little more than half Keikoku+Waza-ari = you lose)
  • Minor Penalty (Chui+Yoku = you lose)
  • Very Slight Penalty (Shido + Koka = you lose)

C. Other

  • Osaekomi
  • Kesoku

  • Pin has started
  • Continue

VII. TECHNIQUES WE HAVE PRACTICED SO FAR
(and a few that should come shortly)

A. Ukemi

  • Zempo Kaiten
  • Ushiro Ukemi
  • Mae Ukemi
  • Yoko Ukemi

  • Forward Roll
  • Back Fall
  • Forward Fall
  • Side Fall

B. Nage-Waza

  • De Ashi Harai
  • Ippon Seonage
  • Morote Seonage
  • O-goshi
  • Koshi-Garuma
  • O-soto-gari
  • Ko-soto-gake
  • O-Uchi-Gari

  • Advancing foot sweep
  • One arm shoulder throw
  • Two arm shoulder throw
  • Major/Big hip throw
  • Hip wheel
  • Major/Big outer reap
  • Minor/Small outer hook
  • Major/Big inner reap

C. Ne-Waza

  • (Ushiro) Kesa-Gatame
  • Kami-Shiho-Gatame
  • Yoko-Shiho-Gatame
  • Kata-Gatame

  • Scarf hold
  • Top Corner hold
  • Side corner hold
  • Modified Scaf hold

Ok, this is by no means an exhaustive list. There are a bundle of words and techniques that I have not included in this list, but it should be enough to hold you all over for quite a bit. All of this knowledge did not just come from my head. I did have to look up quite a bit of it. There is a terrific web site run by a fellow out in Califonia, Neil Ohlenkamp. The site is http://www.judoinfo.com/. It has a ton of useful judo info, especially rules of the sport, proper class etiquette, the philosopy and history of judo and many pictures of the technique.

I NEED to say this: PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THIS WEB PAGE, LOOK AT A TECHNIQUE AND USE IT ON AN UNSUSPECTING UKI. HE/SHE WILL GET HURT ====> YOU WILL FEEL BAD ====> WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE A JUDO CLUB. IT WILL EFFECT US ALL. IN OTHER WORDS, DON'T DO IT UNLESS ANNE TEACHES IT TO YOU. Cool. I hope this is useful and folks won't be so intimidated with the Japanese lingo, and we can all have fun and keep playing judo. I will print this out for folks who are not on the list.

See you all at the next practice.

-Rob