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History of Judo
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Judo
(meaning the "gentle way" in Japanese) was created in 1882 by Dr.
Jigoro Kano. Dr. Kano, himself already an expert in the techniques
of Jiu-Jitsu, sought to create a form of martial arts that would be
good for exercise and health, as well as for practical self-defence
purposes.
The result
was a series of grappling techniques for throwing, pinning, and
submitting an opponent, which Dr. Kano named Judo.
In the time since it was first developed, judo has evolved into one
of the most popular sports in all the world. It was introduced into
the Olympics during the 1964 Tokyo games, and has since grown into
the second most popular sport in terms of worldwide participation.
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Dr. Jigoro Kano
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What
is Judo?
By naming his new martial art Judo, it was Dr. Kano's intention to
emphasize its most basic principle: gentleness (softness) overcoming
hardness. Kano's idea was to use the basic principles of leverage to
allow a person of relatively diminutive size to overcome a much
larger individual using maximum efficiency and minimum effort
(another of judo's core principles). Today, judo is practiced by men
and women of all ages, and all levels of skill. Most competitions
feature divisions for men, women, children, seniors (adults), and
masters (adults ages 30-65) that are further subdivided into weight
categories.
Competitive sport judo is centred around the "one fall" concept
(known as ippon). In order to score an ippon, a competitor must
either throw his or her opponent flat on their back with force and
velocity, pin them for 25 seconds, or apply a submission technique
until they tap out (give up).
The grappling techniques of Judo can be grouped into two
different categories:
- techniques for throwing an opponent from standing (tachi-waza)
- techniques for wrestling on the floor (ne-waza)
The ne-waza (ground fighting) techniques can be further
subdivided into:
- techniques for pinning your opponent (osae-waza)
- techniques for choking your opponent (shime-waza)
- techniques for locking the joints of your opponents (kansetsu-waza)
The tachiwaza (standup) techniques can also be further
subdivided into five groups (known as the gokyo):
- techniques for throwing with the hands (te-waza)
- techniques for throwing with the feet and legs (ashi-waza)
- techniques for throwing over the hip (koshi-waza)
- side sacrifice techniques (yoko sutemi-waza)
- back sacrifice techniques (ma sutemi-waza)
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In Judo we use a number of
Japanese words. This may seem somewhat confusing for us in Australia,
so we have added the ones that we frequently use during our training classes.
 
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Judo
"The Gentle Way" |
Please note that this is not an exact
translation of the Japanese words, rather a practical one. Here it goes...... and don't worry.... You will get used to them soon enough.
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Dojo |
Training room |
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Hajime |
Start / Begin |
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Hidari |
Left, as opposed to Migi (Right) |
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Judo |
The
Gentle Way |
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Judo-gi |
The
Judo suit |
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Judoka |
That's all of us.... people who practise Judo |
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Kumi-Kata |
The
way in which you hold each other |
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Matte |
Stop |
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Migi |
Left, as opposed to Hidari (Left) |
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Ne-Waza |
Performing techniques while kneeling down or lying on the mat
(in other words, not standing up), as opposed to Tashi-Waza |
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Rei |
Hello / Bye, followed by a bow |
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Sa-sen |
Line-up,
kneeling down, sitting upright, at the beginning and the end
of the lesson |
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Sensei |
That's me, your coach / teacher |
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Tashi-Waza |
Performing techniques while Standing up, as opposed to Ne-Waza |
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Tori |
The
person performing the technique |
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Uke |
The
person who the technique is performed on |
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Ukemi |
Breakfall |
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Grading requirements
The Grading requirements for Judo Ryu WA are
based on the (minimum) requirements as specified in the
Australian Judo Federation's grading syllabus.
The following table specifies the number of
techniques Judokas are expected to be able to demonstrate in order to pass
the exam for their next full belt.
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Grade |
Tashi-Waza
(Standing Up -
Throws) |
Ne-Waza
(Ground work) |
Other |
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1st Dan
(Black) |
As per the
requirements as specified in the
Australian Judo Federation's grading syllabus. |
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1st Kyu
(Brown) |
To |
be |
specified |
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2nd Kyu
(Blue) |
To |
be |
specified |
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3rd Kyu
(Green) |
To |
be |
specified |
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4th Kyu
(Orange) |
To |
be |
specified |
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5th Kyu
(Yellow) |
Throws - 3 |
Turning techniques - 3
Hold downs - 1 |
Forward roll
Backward roll
Sideward fall
Kumi-Kata |
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6th Kyu
(White) |
N/A* |
N/A* |
N/A* |
* - Judo Ryu WA holds no 1st Kyu (White
Belt) exams. The first exam is for 2nd Kyu (yellow belt)
Go to the
techniques page to see some of the individual
throws.
Please check the
calendar for the next exam date. Please
contact the coach with any question you may have
regarding your next exam.
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How to tie your belt
Many of you ask how to tie your belt, so here is some homework for you. This
is how to tie your belt. Keep practising boys and girls....
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