List of judo techniques

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).

Te-waza (手技): hand throwing techniques

 * 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) eri seoi nage/kata seoi nage

Koshi-waza (腰技): hip throwing techniques

 * 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

Ashi-waza (足技): foot throwing techniques

 * 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

Ma-sutemi waza (真捨身技): Rear sacrifice projections

 * 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

Yoko-sutemi waza (橫捨身技): side sacrifice projections

 * 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


 * 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.

Osaekomi-waza (抑込技): pins or matholds

 * 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.
 * 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.

Shime-waza (絞技): chokes or strangles

 * 1) Do-jime (胴絞): Trunk strangle. Do-jime is a prohibited technique in Judo, and is considered a 'slight infringement' according to IJF rules, Section 27: Prohibited acts and penalties, article 21
 * 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 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.

Kansetsu-waza (関節技): joint locks

 * 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.   The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame.

Opponent on back

 * 1) Near knee guard pass
 * 2) Simple guard pass
 * 3) Stacking guard pass

On own back

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

Opponent on all fours

 * 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

On all own fours

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

Extracting own leg

 * 1) Niju-garami: Double entanglement
 * 2) Immobilisation of arm

Atemi-waza (当て身技): body-striking techniques
Although taught within kata (型 or 形) and sometimes used within informal randori (乱取), striking techniques are forbidden in standard judo competitions rules.

Kobushi-ate-waza: fist techniques

 * 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 [pic ]
 * 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

Hiji-ate-waza: elbow techniques

 * 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

Tegatana-ate-waza: knife hand techniques

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

Yubisaki-ate-waza: fingertip techniques

 * 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

Sekito-ate-waza (蹠頭当): ball of foot techniques

 * 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

Kakato-ate-waza: heel techniques

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

Hiza-gashira-ate-waza: knee cap techniques

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

Atama-ate-waza (頭当て技): head striking techniques

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

Kyusho (急所): vital spots

 * 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

Uke-waza (受け技): blocks and parries

 * 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 ]

Ukemi (受け身): receiving techniques or breakfall techniques

 * 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

Kappo (活法): resuscitation techniques

 * 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