List of Kodokan judo techniques


Like many other martial arts, Kodokan 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.
The 68 throws of Kodokan judo

Dai ikkyo

  1. Deashi harai
  2. Hiza guruma
  3. Sasae tsurikomi ashi
  4. Uki goshi
  5. Osoto gari
  6. O goshi
  7. Ouchi gari
  8. Seoi nage

    Dai nikyo

  9. Kosoto gari
  10. Kouchi gari
  11. Koshi guruma
  12. Tsurikomi goshi
  13. Okuriashi harai
  14. Tai otoshi
  15. Harai goshi
  16. Uchi mata

    Dai sankyo

  17. Kosoto gake
  18. Tsuri goshi
  19. Yoko otoshi
  20. Ashi guruma
  21. Hane goshi
  22. Harai tsurikomi ashi
  23. Tomoe nage
  24. Kata guruma

    Dai yonkyo

  25. Sumi gaeshi
  26. Tani otoshi
  27. Hane makikomi
  28. Sukui nage
  29. Utsuri goshi
  30. O guruma
  31. Soto makikomi
  32. Uki otoshi

    Dai gokyo

  33. Osoto guruma
  34. Uki waza
  35. Yoko wakare
  36. Yoko guruma
  37. Ushiro goshi
  38. Ura nage
  39. Sumi otoshi
  40. Yoko gake

    Habukareta waza

  41. Obi otoshi
  42. Seoi otoshi
  43. Yama arashi
  44. Osoto otoshi
  45. Daki wakare
  46. Hikikomi gaeshi
  47. Tawara gaeshi
  48. Uchi makikomi

    Shinmeisho no waza

  49. Morote gari
  50. Kuchiki taoshi
  51. Kibisu gaeshi
  52. Uchi mata sukashi
  53. Tsubame gaeshi
  54. Kouchi gaeshi
  55. Ouchi gaeshi
  56. Osoto gaeshi
  57. Harai goshi gaeshi
  58. Uchi mata gaeshi
  59. Hane goshi gaeshi
  60. Kani basami
  61. Osoto makikomi
  62. Kawazu gake
  63. Harai makikomi
  64. Uchi mata makikomi
  65. Sode tsurikomi goshi
  66. Ippon seoinage
  67. Obi tori gaeshi
  68. Kouchi makikomi
The 32 official grappling techniques of Kodokan judo

Osaekomi-waza

  1. Kuzure-kesa-gatame
  2. Kata-gatame
  3. Kami-shiho-gatame
  4. Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame
  5. Yoko-shiho-gatame
  6. Tate-shiho-gatame
  7. Kesa-gatame
  8. Uki-gatame
  9. Ura-gatame
  10. Ushiro-kesa-gatame

    Shime-waza

  11. Nami-juji-jime
  12. Gyaku-juji-jime
  13. Kata-juji-jime
  14. Hadaka-jime
  15. Okuri-eri-jime
  16. Kata-ha-jime
  17. Do-jime
  18. Sode-guruma-jime
  19. Kata-te-jime
  20. Ryo-te-jime
  21. Tsukkomi-jime
  22. Sankaku-jime

    Kansetsu-waza

  23. Ude-garami
  24. Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame
  25. Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame
  26. Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame
  27. Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame
  28. Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame
  29. Ashi-garami
  30. Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame
  31. Ude-hishigi-te-gatame
  32. Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame

    Kinshi-waza (forbidden techniques)

These are techniques that have been removed from competition, mostly because of their high risk of injury.
  1. Ashi-garami
  2. Do-jime
  3. Kani-basami
  4. Kawazu-gake