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SYLLABUS

Nage-waza: throwing techniques

Te-waza: hand throwing techniques
  1. Ippon seoinage: Single-handed back throw

  2. Kata guruma: Shoulder wheel

  3. Kibisu gaeshi: One-hand reversal

  4. Morote gari: Two-hand reap

  5. Obi otoshi: Belt drop

  6. Seoi nage: Back throw

  7. Seoi otoshi: Back drop

  8. Sukui nage: Scoop throw

  9. Sumi otoshi: Corner drop

  10. Tai otoshi: Body drop

  11. Uchi mata sukashi: Inner thigh void throw

  12. Uki otoshi: Floating drop

  13. Yama arashi: Mountain storm

  14. Kouchi gaeshi: Small inner reap reversal

  15. Kuchiki taoshi: Single leg takedown

  16. Te Guruma: Hand wheel

Koshi-waza: hip throwing techniques
  1. Daki age: Hugging high lift

  2. Hane goshi: Spring hip throw

  3. Harai goshi: Sweeping hip throw

  4. Koshi guruma: Hip wheel

  5. O goshi: Full hip throw

  6. Sode tsurikomi goshi: Sleeve lifting and pulling hip throw

  7. Tsuri goshi: Lifting hip throw

  8. Tsurikomi goshi: Lifting and pulling hip throw

  9. Uki goshi: Floating half-hip throw

  10. Ushiro goshi: Rear throw

  11. Utsuri goshi: Hip shift

  12. Tobi goshi: Flying hip throw

  13. Ushiro Guruma: Rear wheel

Ashi-waza: foot throwing techniques
  1. Ashi guruma: Leg wheel

  2. De Ashi Harai: Advanced foot sweep

  3. Hane goshi gaeshi: Hip spring counter

  4. Harai goshi gaeshi: Hip sweep counter

  5. Harai tsurikomi ashi: Lift-pull foot sweep

  6. Hiza guruma: Knee wheel

  7. Kosoto gake: Small outer hook

  8. Kosoto gari: Small outer reap

  9. Kouchi gari: Small inner reap

  10. O guruma: Large wheel

  11. Okuri Ashi Harai: Sliding foot sweep

  12. Osoto gaeshi: Big outer reap counter

  13. Osoto gari: Big outer reap

  14. Osoto guruma: Big outer wheel

  15. Osoto otoshi: Big outer drop

  16. Ouchi gaeshi: Big inner reap counter

  17. Ouchi gari: Big inner reap

  18. Sasae tsurikomi ashi: Propping and drawing ankle throw

  19. Tsubame gaeshi: Swallow counter

  20. Uchi mata: Inner-thigh

  21. Uchi mata gaeshi: Inner-thigh counter

 
Sutemi-waza: sacrifice techniques
 
Ma-sutemi: forward sacrifice throws
  1. Hikikomi gaeshi: Pulling in reversal

  2. Sumi gaeshi: Corner reversal

  3. Tawara gaeshi: Rice bag reversal throw

  4. Tomoe nage: Circle throw

  5. Ura nage: Rear throw

Yoko-sutemi: side sacrifice throws
  1. Daki wakare: Hugging separation

  2. Hane makikomi: Springing wraparound

  3. Harai makikomi: Hip sweep wraparound

  4. Kani basami: Crab or scissors throw

  5. Kawazu gake: One-leg entanglement

  6. Osoto makikomi: Big outer wraparound

  7. Soto makikomi: Outer wraparound

  8. Tani otoshi: Valley drop

  9. Uchi makikomi: Inner wraparound

  10. Uchi mata makikomi: Inner thigh wraparound

  11. Uki waza: Floating drop

  12. Yoko gake: Side prop

  13. Yoko guruma: Side wheel

  14. Yoko otoshi: Side drop

  15. Yoko wakare: Side separation

  16. Tama guruma: Jade wheel

  17. Ude gaeshi: Arm reversal

  18. Yoko Tomoe Nage: Side circle throw

 
Katame-waza: grappling techniques​
 
Osaekomi-waza: pins / holds
  1. Kuzure-kesa-gatame: Modified scarf hold 

  2. Kata-gatame: Shoulder hold 

  3. Kami-shiho-gatame: Upper four corner hold 

  4. Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame: Modified upper four corner hold

  5. Yoko-shiho-gatame: Side four corner hold 

  6. Tate-shiho-gatame: Rising four corner hold 

  7. Kesa-gatame: Scarf hold 

  8. Ura-gatame: Rear hold 

  9. Uki-gatame: Floating hold 

  10. Ura-kesa-gatame: Rear scarf hold 

  11. Ushiro-kesa-gatame: Backwards scarf hold 

Shimewaza: chokes or strangles
  1. Do-jime: Trunk strangle

  2. Gyaku Jūji-jime: Reverse cross strangle

  3. Hadaka-jime: Naked strangle

  4. Kata-ha-jime: Single wing strangle

  5. Kata-juji-jime: Half cross strangle

  6. Kata-te-jime: One-hand strangle

  7. Nami-juji-jime: Normal cross strangle

  8. Okuri-eri-jime: Sliding lapel strangle

  9. Ryo-te-jime: Two-hand strangle

  10. Sankaku-jime: Triangular strangle, triangle choke

  11. Sode-guruma-jime: Sleeve wheel strangle

  12. Tsukkomi-jime: Thrust choke

  13. Jigoku-jime: Hell strangle

  14. Ura-juji-jime: Rear cross choke 

Kansetsu-waza: joint locks
  1. Ashi-garami: Leg entanglement

  2. Ude-garami: Arm entanglement or "figure-four" key lock

  3. Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame: Side-lying arm bar

  4. Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame: Side-extended arm bar

  5. Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame: Knee arm bar

  6. Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame: Back-lying perpendicular arm bar

  7. Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame: Triangular strangle, using the legs

  8. Ude-hishigi-te-gatame: Arm crush hand lock

  9. Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame: Arm crush / arm lock

  10. Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame: Armpit lock

  11. Ashi-Dori-Garami: Entangled leg dislocation

  12. Hiza-Hishigi: Knee crush

  13. Ashi-hishigi: Straight ankle lock

  14. Sankaku-garami: Triangular entanglement

Kata: Structured Exercises
  1.  Jū-no-kata -- Forms of flexibility

  2. Nage-no-kata -- Forms of throwing

  3. Katame-no-kata -- Forms of grappling 

  4. Kime-no-kata -- Forms of decisiveness

  5. Kōdōkan goshinjutsu -- Kodokan skills of self-defense

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