Like many other martial arts,
Kodokan
The , or ''Kōdōkan'' (講道館), is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. The ''kōdōkan'' was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo. Etymology
Literally, ''kō'' ( ...
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.
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Mae ukemi, forward fall.
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Ushiro ukemi
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, backward fall.
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Yoko ukemi
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, side fall (accompanied by hard slap of
tatami mat).
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Mae Mawari Ukemi
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, forward judo roll.
Nage-waza (throwing techniques)

The 68 throws of Kodokan judo
Dai ikkyo
(1st group)
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Deashi harai (or barai)
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Hiza guruma
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Sasae tsurikomi ashi
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Uki goshi
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Osoto gari (Major Outside Reap)
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O goshi
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Ouchi gari
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Seoi nage
Dai nikyo
(2nd group)
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Kosoto gari
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Kouchi gari
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Koshi guruma
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Tsurikomi goshi
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Okuriashi harai
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Tai otoshi
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Harai goshi
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Uchi mata
Dai sankyo
(3rd group)
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Kosoto gake
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Tsuri goshi
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Yoko otoshi
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Ashi guruma
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Hane goshi
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Harai tsurikomi ashi
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Tomoe nage
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Kata guruma
is one of the traditional forty throws of judo as developed by Kano Jigoro. Kata guruma belongs to the third group of the traditional throwing list in the ''Gokyo no waza'' of the Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kod ...
Dai yonkyo
(4th group)
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Sumi gaeshi
is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fourth group,
Dai Yonkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo-no-Nagewaza, of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It ...
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Tani otoshi
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Hane makikomi
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Sukui nage
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Utsuri goshi
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O guruma
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Soto makikomi
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Uki otoshi
Dai gokyo
(5th group)
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Osoto guruma
, is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fifth group,
Gokyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is clas ...
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Uki waza
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Yoko wakare
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Yoko guruma
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Ushiro goshi
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Ura nage
is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fifth group, Gokyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo. It is class ...
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Sumi otoshi
, is one of the original 40 throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fifth group, Gokyo
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(隅落)
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Yoko gake
is one of the original forty throws of judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the fifth group, Gokyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of Kodokan Judo. It is also part of the current 67 throws of Kodokan Judo. It is ...
Habukareta waza
(preserved techniques from 1895 gokyo)
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Obi otoshi
is one of the preserved throwing techniques, or Habukareta Waza, of Judo. the 1895 Gokyo no Waza lists. A related technique with the same name is also on the Shinyo no Maki list of Danzan Ryu Jujutsu. It is categorized as a hand technique, Te-w ...
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Seoi otoshi
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Yama arashi
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Osoto otoshi
is one of the preserved throwing techniques, Habukareta Waza, of Judo. It belonged to the fourth group, Yonkyo, of the 1895 Gokyo no Waza listsIt is categorized as a foot technique, Judo technique, Ashi-waza.
Technique Description
The tori wr ...
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Daki wakare
is one of the preserved throwing techniques,
Habukareta Waza, of Judo. It belonged to the fourth group, Yonkyo, of
the 1895 Gokyo no Waza lists. It is categorized as a side sacrifice technique, Yoko-sutemi. The ground version is a '' turtle tu ...
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Hikikomi gaeshi
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Tawara gaeshi
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Uchi makikomi
Shinmeisho no waza
(newly accepted techniques in 1987, 1997 and 2017)
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Morote gari (双手刈)
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Kuchiki taoshi (朽木倒)
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Uchi mata sukashi
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Tsubame gaeshi
is a Judo throw that falls within the seventeen techniques of the ''Shimmeisho no waza'', officially recognised by the Kodokan in 1982. Literally translated as "Swallow Counter", ''Tsubame gaeshi'' is the countering of an ashi waza with '' Deash ...
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Kouchi gaeshi
is one of the techniques adopted later by the Kodokan into their Shinmeisho No Waza (newly accepted techniques) list. The technique is executed by first dodging Uke's Kouchi gari, thereby forcing them off balance, and subsequently throwing Uke ...
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Ouchi gaeshi
is one of the techniques adopted later by the Kodokan into their Shinmeisho No Waza (newly accepted techniques) list. It is categorized as a foot technique, Ashi-waza. This technique is a reversal, or counter-throw meant to counteract Ouchi gari ...
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Osoto gaeshi
is one of the techniques adopted by the Kodokan into their Judo Lists#Shinmeisho No Waza, Shinmeisho No Waza (newly accepted techniques) list. It is categorized as a foot technique, Judo technique, Ashi-waza. It is essentially a counter throw or r ...
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Harai goshi gaeshi
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Uchi mata gaeshi
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Hane goshi gaeshi
is a Throw (grappling), throw in judo and is categorized as a foot technique, Judo technique, Ashi-waza.Mifune, Kyuzo: ''The Canon of Judo'', Kodansha International Ltd. (Tokyo) 2004, , p. It is one of the techniques adopted later by the Kodokan ...
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Kani basami
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Osoto makikomi
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Kawazu gake
is a leg entanglement throw in Judo that targets an opponent's leg.Mifune, Kyuzo: ''The Canon of Judo'', Kodansha International Ltd. (Tokyo) 2004, , p. It is one of the techniques adopted later by the Kodokan into their Shinmeisho No Waza (newl ...
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Harai makikomi
is a Yoko-sutemi (橫捨身技): side sacrifice throw in Judo.Mifune, Kyuzo: ''The Canon of Judo'', Kodansha International Ltd. (Tokyo) 2004, , p. It is one of the techniques adopted later by the Kodokan into their Shinmeisho No Waza (newly ac ...
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Uchi mata makikomi
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Sode tsurikomi goshi
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Ippon seoi nage
The is a throw in judo.Mifune, Kyuzo: ''The Canon of Judo'', Kodansha International Ltd. (Tokyo) 2004, , p. It is a variant of Seoi nage, and is one of the nineteen accepted techniques in Shinmeisho No Waza of Kodokan Judo. It is classified a ...
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was excluded as a Kodokan officially recognized technique.
These are techniques that have been removed from competition, mostly because of their high risk of injury.
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