List of judo techniques

Nage-waza (投げ技): throwing techniques">Throw (grappling)">throwing techniques

Te-waza (手技): 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

1. Te Guruma : Hand wheel. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Sukui nage.

   Koshi-waza (腰技): hip throwing techniques

2. Daki age : Hugging high lift.
3. Hane goshi : Spring hip throw
4. Harai goshi : Sweeping hip throw
5. Koshi guruma : Hip wheel
6. O goshi : Full hip throw
7. Sode tsurikomi goshi : Sleeve lifting and pulling hip throw
8. Tsuri goshi : Lifting hip throw
9. Tsurikomi goshi : Lifting and pulling hip throw
10. Uki goshi : Floating half-hip throw
11. Ushiro goshi : Rear throw
12. Utsuri goshi : Hip shift

1. Tobi goshi : Flying/surfing hip throw
2. Ushiro Guruma: Rear wheel

   Ashi-waza (足技): foot throwing techniques

3. Ashi guruma : Leg wheel
4. De Ashi Harai : Advanced foot sweep
5. Hane goshi gaeshi : Hip spring counter
6. Harai goshi gaeshi : Hip sweep counter
7. Harai tsurikomi ashi : Lift-pull foot sweep
8. Hiza guruma : Knee wheel
9. Kosoto gake : Small outer hook
10. Kosoto gari : Small outer reap
11. Kouchi gari : Small inner reap
12. O guruma : Large wheel
13. Okuri Ashi Harai : Sliding foot sweep
14. Osoto gaeshi : Big outer reap counter
15. Osoto gari : Big outer reap
16. Osoto guruma : Big outer wheel
17. Osoto otoshi : Big outer drop
18. Ouchi gaeshi : Big inner reap counter
19. Ouchi gari : Big inner reap
20. Sasae tsurikomi ashi : Propping and drawing ankle throw
21. Tsubame gaeshi : Swallow counter
22. Uchi mata : Inner-thigh
23. Uchi mata gaeshi : Inner-thigh counter

    Sutemi-waza(捨身技): sacrifice techniques

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

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 (橫捨身技): side sacrifice projections

6. Daki wakare : High separation
7. Hane makikomi : Springing wraparound
8. Harai makikomi : Hip sweep wraparound
9. Kani basami : Crab or scissors throw.
10. Kawazu gake : One-leg entanglement.
11. Osoto makikomi : Big outer wraparound
12. Soto makikomi : Outer wraparound
13. Tani otoshi : Valley drop
14. Uchi makikomi : Inner wraparound
15. Uchi mata makikomi : Inner thigh wraparound
16. Uki waza : Floating technique
17. Yoko gake : Side prop
18. Yoko guruma : Side wheel
19. Yoko otoshi : Side drop
20. Yoko wakare : Side separation

1. Tama guruma :Jade wheel. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kata guruma.
2. Ude gaeshi : Arm reversal. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Yoko wakare.
3. Yoko Tomoe Nage : Side circle throw. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Tomoe nage.

   Katame-waza (固技): grappling techniques">Grappling">grappling techniques

Osaekomi-waza (抑込技): pins or matholds">Grappling hold#Pinning hold">pins or matholds

1. Kesa-gatame : Scarf hold
2. Kuzure-kesa-gatame : Broken scarf hold
3. Ushiro-kesa-gatame : Reverse Scarf Hold. The Kodokan officially also referred to this technique as kuzure-kesa-gatame until 2017.
4. Kata-gatame : Shoulder hold
5. Kami-shiho-gatame : Upper four quarter hold down
6. Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame : Broken upper four quarter hold down
7. Tate-shiho-gatame : Vertical four quarter hold
8. Yoko-shiho-gatame : Side four quarter hold
9. Ura-gatame
10. Uki-gatame : Floating hold

1. Ura-kesa-gatame : The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kuzure-kesa-gatame.
2. Sangaku-Gatame : Triangular Hold : The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame.

   Shime-waza (絞技): chokes or strangles

3. Do-jime : 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
4. Gyaku Jūji-jime : Reverse cross strangle
5. Nami-juji-jime : Normal cross strangle
6. Kata-juji-jime : Half cross strangle
7. Hadaka-jime : Naked strangle
8. Kata-ha-jime : Single wing strangle
9. Kata-te-jime : One-hand strangle
10. Okuri-eri-jime : Sliding lapel strangle
11. Ryo-te-jime : Two-hand strangle
12. Sankaku-jime : Triangular strangle, triangle choke
13. Sode-guruma-jime : Sleeve wheel strangle
14. Tsukkomi-jime : Thrust choke

1. Jigoku-jime : 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 : 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">Joint lock">joint locks

5. Ashi-garami : Leg entanglement.
6. Ude-garami : Arm entanglement or "figure-four" key lock
7. Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame : Side-lying arm bar
8. Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame : Side-extended arm bar, lower stomach against opponent's elbow.
9. Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame : Knee arm bar.
10. Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame : Back-lying perpendicular arm bar.
11. Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame : Triangular arm bar.
12. Ude-hishigi-te-gatame :
13. Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame :
14. Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame :

1. Ashi-Dori-Garami: Entangled leg dislocation
2. Hiza-Hishigi: Knee crush
3. Ashi-hishigi : Straight ankle lock
4. Sankaku-garami : Triangular entanglement. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame.

   Attack patterns

Opponent on his back

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

   On your back

4. Elevator Sweep
5. Push Sweep
6. Yoko-gaeshi: Side reversal
7. Hasami-gaeshi: Swissor sweep
8. Shoulder pin rollover
9. Ude-kakae

   Opponent on all fours

10. Daki Wakare
11. Turtle Flip Over
12. Ura-gatame
13. Turnover from Koshi-jime
14. Suso-sukui-nage
15. Yoko-obi-tori-gaeshi
16. Obi-tori-sumi-gaeshi
17. Obi-tori-yoko-mawashi

    On all fours

18. Back Mount Escape
19. Foot lock counter to rear-mounted position
20. Switch back
21. Hikouki or Hikoki-Nage: Aeroplane

    Extracting your leg

22. Niju-garami: Double entanglement
23. Immobilisation of arm

    Atemi-waza (当て身技): body-striking techniques

Ude-ate-waza (腕当て技): arm striking techniques

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 ]
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
14. Ryote-tsuki: Two hand blow

    Hiji-ate-waza: elbow techniques

15. Mae-hiji-ate: Elbow blow
16. Ushiro-hiji-ate: Rear elbow strike ]
17. Age-hiji-ate: Rising elbow strike
18. Shita-hiji-ate or Oroshi-hiji-ate : Downward elbow strike

    Tegatana-ate-waza: knife hand techniques

19. Kirioroshi: Downward knife hand cut
20. Naname-uchi: Slanting knife hand blow ] ]

    Yubisaki-ate-waza: fingertip techniques

21. Tsuki-dashi: Hand Thrust
22. Ryogan-tsuki: Strike both eyes with fingertips
23. Suri-age: Face slide or forehead thrust ] ]
24. Yahazu: Strikes with the V-shape of the hand
25. Me-tsubushi: Whipping the back of fingers to strike opponent's eyes

    Ashi-ate-waza (足当て技): leg striking techniques

Sekito-ate-waza: ball of foot techniques

1. Mae-geri: Front kick ]
2. Mae-naname-geri: Front crossing kick or oblique kick
3. Naname-geri or Mawashi-geri: Roundhouse Kick
4. Taka-geri: High front kick

   Kakato-ate-waza: heel techniques

5. Yoko-geri: Side kick
6. Ushiro-geri: Backward kick
7. Ashi-fumi: Foot stomp

   Hiza-gashira-ate-waza: knee cap techniques

8. Mae-hiza-ate: Front knee
9. Yoko-hiza-ate: Side knee
10. Hiza-otoshi: Dropping knee

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

11. Mae-atama-ate: Strike with the forehead
12. Ushiro-atama-ate: Strike with the occiput
13. Atama-tsuki: Head thrust

    Kyusho: vital spots

14. Tendo: Top of the head, bregma
15. Uto or Miken: Between the eyes, nation
16. Kasumi: Temple of the head
17. Jinchu: Below the nose, philtrum
18. Zen-keibu: Front side of neck with the Adam's apple
19. Gwanto or Kachikake or Shita-ago: Point of the chin
20. Dokko: Mastoid process
21. Suigetsu or Mizu-ochi: Solar plexus
22. Denko: Right lowest floating rib
23. Getsuei: Left lowest floating rib
24. Myojo: 1-inch below the belly button, hypogastrium
25. Tsuri-gane or Kokan: Testicles
26. Shitsu or Shita-kansetsu: Knee
27. Ashi-no-ko: The surface of foot

    Uke-waza (受け技): blocks and parries

28. Tenkan or Tenkai: Outside turning or body rotation
29. Age-uke: Rising block ]
30. Harai-uke: Sweeping block
31. Tegatana-uke: Knife hand block ]
32. Shotei-uke: Palm block
33. Juji-uke: Cross block
34. Hiki-uke: Grasping block ] ]
35. Morote-uke: Two hand block ]

    Ukemi (受け身): receiving techniques or breakfall techniques

36. Ushiro-ukemi : Backward breakfall
37. Yoko-ukemi : Sideways breakfall
38. Mae-ukemi : Forward breakfall
39. Mae-mawari-ukemi or Zempo-kaiten-ukemi: Forward roll

    Kappo (活法): resuscitation techniques

40. Sasoi-katsu: Inductive method
41. Eri-katsu: Lapel method
42. So-katsu: Composite method
43. Kogan-katsu: Testicle-method

    Footnotes