List of judo techniques

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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).

The above categorization of techniques is orthogonal to the categorization of domains of combat, which include tachi-waza (立技; standing) and ne-waza (寝技; ground). Some techniques can be used only in one of these domains, and some can be used in both.^[1] In practice, ne-waza is often used as a synonym of katame-waza (固技; grappling techniques),^[2] or some of its subcategories, most often osaekomi-waza (抑込技; holding techniques) and possibly also kansetsu-waza (関節技; joint techniques).^[3]

Gokyo-no-waza (五教の技; Five sets of techniques) is yet another subcategorization of nage-waza into 5 main groups, as well as groups of preserved techniques (habukareta-waza) and new techniques (shinmeisho-no-waza). This grouping has been made for pedagogical purposes ("Learning the throws in order is the key to mastery."^[4]).

1. Ippon seoinage (一本背負投): Single-handed shoulder throw
2. Kata guruma (肩車): Shoulder wheel
3. Kibisu gaeshi (踵返): One-hand reversal
4. Morote gari (双手刈): Two-hand reap
5. Obi otoshi (帯落): Belt drop
6. Seoi nage (背負投): Shoulder throw
7. Seoi otoshi (背負落): Shoulder drop
8. Sukui nage (掬投): Scoop throw
9. Sumi otoshi (隅落): Corner drop
10. Tai otoshi (体落): Body drop
11. Uchi mata sukashi (内股透): Inner thigh void throw
12. Uki otoshi (浮落): Floating drop
13. Yama arashi (山嵐): Mountain storm
14. Kouchi gaeshi (小内返): Small inner reap reversal
15. Kuchiki taoshi (朽木倒): Single leg takedown

Unrecognized techniques

1. Te Guruma (手車): Hand wheel. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Sukui nage.
2. Morote seoi nage: Double handed shoulder throw
3. Eri seoi nage: Collar shoulder throw
4. Kata seoi nage: Shoulder throw with both hands

1. Daki age (抱上): Hugging high lift. (Forbidden in competition.)
2. Hane goshi (跳腰): Spring hip throw
3. Harai goshi (払腰): Sweeping hip throw
4. Koshi guruma (腰車): Hip wheel
5. O goshi (大腰): Full hip throw
6. Sode tsurikomi goshi (袖釣込腰): Sleeve lifting-and-pulling hip throw
7. Tsuri goshi (釣腰): Lifting hip throw
8. Tsurikomi goshi (釣込腰): Lifting-and-pulling hip throw
9. Uki goshi (浮腰): Floating hip throw
10. Ushiro goshi (後腰): Rear hip throw
11. Utsuri goshi (移腰): Shifting hip throw

Unrecognized techniques

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

1. Ashi guruma (足車): Leg wheel
2. De Ashi harai (出足払): Advanced foot sweep
3. Hane goshi gaeshi (跳腰返): Hip spring counter
4. Harai goshi gaeshi (払腰返): Hip sweep counter
5. Harai tsurikomi ashi (払釣込足): Lift-pull foot sweep
6. Hiza guruma (膝車): Knee wheel
7. Kosoto gake (小外掛): Small outer hook
8. Kosoto gari (小外刈): Small outer reap
9. Kouchi gari (小内刈): Small inner reap
10. O guruma (大車): Large wheel
11. Okuri Ashi Harai (送足払): Sliding foot sweep
12. Osoto gaeshi (大外返): Big outer reap counter
13. Osoto gari (大外刈): Big outer reap
14. Osoto guruma (大外車): Big outer wheel
15. Osoto otoshi (大外落): Big outer drop
16. Ouchi gaeshi (大内返): Big inner reap counter
17. Ouchi gari (大内刈): Big inner reap
18. Sasae tsurikomi ashi (支釣込足): Propping and drawing ankle throw
19. Tsubame gaeshi (燕返): Swallow counter
20. Uchi mata (内股): Inner-thigh
21. Uchi mata gaeshi (内股返): Inner-thigh counter

Unrecognized techniques:

1. Osoto gake (大外掛): Great outer hook
2. Kouchi gake (小内掛): Small inner hook
3. Ouchi gake (大内掛): Great inner hook

1. Hikikomi gaeshi (引込返): Pulling in reversal
2. Sumi gaeshi (隅返): Corner reversal
3. Tawara gaeshi (俵返): Rice bag reversal throw
4. Tomoe nage (巴投): Circle throw
5. Ura nage (裏投): Rear throw

1. Daki wakare (抱分): High separation
2. Hane makikomi (跳巻込): Springing wraparound
3. Harai makikomi (払巻込): Hip sweep wraparound
4. Kani basami (蟹挟): Crab or scissors throw. (Forbidden in competition.)
5. Kawazu gake (河津掛): One-leg entanglement. (Forbidden in competition.)
6. Osoto makikomi (大外巻込): Big outer wraparound
7. Soto makikomi (外巻込): Outer wraparound
8. Tani otoshi (谷落): Valley drop
9. Uchi makikomi (内巻込): Inner wraparound
10. Uchi mata makikomi (内股巻込): Inner thigh wraparound
11. Uki waza (浮技): Floating technique
12. Yoko gake (横掛): Side prop
13. Yoko guruma (横車): Side wheel
14. Yoko otoshi (横落): Side drop
15. Yoko wakare (横分): Side separation
16. Ko-uchi-makikomi (小内巻込): Small inner wrap-around throw

Unrecognized techniques

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

1. Kesa-gatame (袈裟固): Scarf hold
2. Kuzure-kesa-gatame (崩袈裟固): Broken scarf hold
3. Ushiro-kesa-gatame (後袈裟固): Reverse Scarf Hold. The Kodokan officially also referred to this technique as kuzure-kesa-gatame until 2017.^[5][6]
4. Kata-gatame (肩固): Shoulder hold
5. Kami-shiho-gatame (上四方固): Upper four quarter hold down
6. Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame (崩上四方固): Broken upper four quarter hold down
7. Tate-shiho-gatame (縦四方固): Vertical four quarter hold
8. Yoko-shiho-gatame (横四方固): Side four quarter hold
9. Ura-gatame (裹固) (1/1/2014 this is now recognized as a valid competition technique)
10. Uki-gatame (浮固): Floating hold

Unrecognized techniques

1. Ura-kesa-gatame (裹袈裟固): The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kuzure-kesa-gatame.
2. Sangaku-Gatame : Triangular Hold (三角固): The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame.
3. Mune gatame: Chest Hold (胸固め): The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kuzure-yoko-shiho-gatame.

1. Do-jime (胴絞): Trunk strangle. Do-jime is a prohibited technique in Judo,^[5] and is considered a 'slight infringement' according to IJF rules, Section 27: Prohibited acts and penalties, article 21^[7]
2. Gyaku Jūji-jime (逆十字絞): Reverse cross strangle
3. Nami-juji-jime (並十字絞): Normal cross strangle
4. Kata-juji-jime (片十字絞): Half cross strangle
5. Hadaka-jime (裸絞): Naked strangle
6. Kata-ha-jime (片羽絞): Single wing strangle
7. Kata-te-jime (片手絞): One-hand strangle
8. Okuri-eri-jime (送襟絞): Sliding lapel strangle
9. Ryo-te-jime (両手絞): Two-hand strangle
10. Sankaku-jime (三角絞): Triangular strangle, triangle choke
11. Sode-guruma-jime (袖車絞): Sleeve wheel strangle (Eziquiel/Ezekiel choke)
12. Tsukkomi-jime (突込絞): Thrust choke

Unrecognized techniques

1. Jigoku-jime (地獄絞): Hell strangle^[8] The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Okuri-eri-jime.
2. Koshi-jime: The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Okuri-eri-jime.
3. Ura-juji-jime (裹十字絞): The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kata-juji-jime.
4. Arm triangle choke: The Kodokan officially considers this an osaekomi-waza Kata-gatame.

1. Ashi-garami (足緘): Leg entanglement. (Forbidden in competition.)
2. Ude-garami (腕緘): Arm entanglement or "figure-four" key lock
3. Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame (腕挫脚固): Side-lying arm bar
4. Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame (腕挫腹固): Side-extended arm bar, lower stomach against opponent's elbow.
5. Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame (腕挫膝固): Knee arm bar.
6. Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame (腕挫十字固): Back-lying perpendicular arm bar.
7. Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame (腕挫三角固): Triangular arm bar.
8. Ude-hishigi-te-gatame (腕挫手固): Hand lock.
9. Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame (腕挫腕固): Arm lock.
10. Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame (腕挫腋固): Armpit arm entanglement.

Unrecognized techniques

1. Ashi-Dori-Garami: Entangled leg dislocation
2. Hiza-Hishigi: Knee crush
3. Ashi-hishigi (足挫): Straight ankle lock
4. Sankaku-garami (三角緘): Triangular entanglement.^[9][10][11] The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame.

1. Near knee guard pass
2. Simple guard pass
3. Stacking guard pass

1. Elevator Sweep
2. Push Sweep
3. Yoko-gaeshi: Side reversal
4. Hasami-gaeshi: Swissor sweep
5. Shoulder pin rollover
6. Ude-kakae

1. Daki Wakare
2. Turtle Flip Over
3. Ura-gatame (裹固)
4. Turnover from Koshi-jime
5. Suso-sukui-nage
6. Yoko-obi-tori-gaeshi
7. Obi-tori-sumi-gaeshi
8. Obi-tori-yoko-mawashi

1. Back Mount Escape
2. Foot lock counter to rear-mounted position
3. Switch back
4. Hikouki or Hikoki-Nage: Aeroplane

1. Niju-garami: Double entanglement
2. Immobilisation of arm

Although taught within kata (型 or 形) and sometimes used within informal randori (乱取), striking techniques are forbidden in standard judo competitions rules.

1. Tsukkake or Tsuki-kake: Straight punch
2. Mae-naname-ate: Front crossing blow
3. Naname-tsuki or Mawashi-tsuki: Roundhouse punch or circular punch
4. Tsuki-age or Ago-tsuki: Uppercut
5. Uchi-oroshi or Uchi-kake: Downward strike or hammer fist
6. Yoko-ate: Side strike or backfist
7. Yoko-uchi: Strike to side
8. Gammen-tsuki: Thrust punch or jab
9. Kami-ate or Ue-ate: Upward blow
10. Shimo-tsuki: Downward blow
11. Ushiro-sumi-tsuki: Rear corner blow
12. Ushiro-uchi: Rear blow
13. Ushiro-tsuki: Rear strike (over shoulders)
14. Ryote-tsuki: Two hand blow

1. Mae-hiji-ate: Elbow blow
2. Ushiro-hiji-ate: Rear elbow strike [pic]
3. Age-hiji-ate: Rising elbow strike
4. Shita-hiji-ate or Oroshi-hiji-ate : Downward elbow strike

1. Kirioroshi: Downward knife hand cut
2. Naname-uchi: Slanting knife hand blow [pic] [pic]

1. Tsuki-dashi: Hand Thrust
2. Ryogan-tsuki: Strike both eyes with fingertips
3. Suri-age: Face slide or forehead thrust [pic] [pic]
4. Yahazu: Strikes with the V-shape of the hand
5. Me-tsubushi: Whipping the back of fingers to strike opponent's eyes

1. Mae-keri (前蹴): Front kick [pic]
2. Mae-naname-keri (前斜蹴): Front crossing kick or oblique kick
3. Naname-keri (斜蹴) or Mawashi geri: Roundhouse Kick
4. Taka-keri (高蹴): High front kick

1. Yoko-geri: Side kick
2. Ushiro-geri: Backward kick
3. Ashi-fumi: Foot stomp

1. Mae-hiza-ate: Front knee
2. Yoko-hiza-ate: Side knee
3. Hiza-otoshi: Dropping knee

1. Mae-atama-ate: Strike with the forehead
2. Ushiro-atama-ate: Strike with the occiput
3. Atama-tsuki: Head thrust

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

1. Tenkan or Tenkai: Outside turning or body rotation
2. Age-uke: Rising block [pic]
3. Harai-uke: Sweeping block
4. Tegatana-uke: Knife hand block [pic]
5. Shotei-uke: Palm block
6. Juji-uke: Cross block
7. Hiki-uke: Grasping block [pic] [pic]
8. Morote-uke: Two hand block [pic]

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

1. Sasoi-katsu (誘活): Inductive method
2. Eri-katsu (襟活): Lapel method
3. So-katsu (総活): Composite method
4. Kogan-katsu (睾丸活): Testicle-method

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