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Two judoka demonstrating kesa-gatame during Katame-no-kata

Katame-waza

Katame-waza are Judo’s grappling and control techniques: holds, strangles, and joint techniques used within defined safety rules.

Two judoka in blue and white uniforms during a throwing action

Nage-waza

Nage-waza are the throwing techniques of Judo, classified by their principal action and use of standing or sacrifice movement.

Two Judo practitioners moving through a throw on a mat

Kuzushi

Kuzushi is the Judo concept of disturbing or managing balance to create an effective opportunity for technique.

Judo practitioners kneeling in rows on a dojo mat before training

Judo Terminology

A structured guide to the Japanese words used for Judo practice, people, equipment, techniques, scoring, and etiquette.

Stone monument commemorating Kosen Judo in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto

Shichitei Judo

Shichitei Judo is the ground-fighting-oriented team competition maintained by Japan’s seven former Imperial Universities and descended from Kosen Judo.

Portrait of Hiroo Mochizuki wearing a dark jacket

Yoseikan Budo

Yoseikan Budo is a modern composite martial art developed by Hiroo Mochizuki from the Yoseikan inheritance of his father Minoru Mochizuki.

Ōkuma Auditorium on the Waseda University campus in Tokyo

Kenji Tomiki

Kenji Tomiki was a Japanese martial artist and educator who connected Judo and Aikido through systematic kata, randori, and university physical education.

Black-and-white portrait of a young Minoru Mochizuki in formal clothing

Minoru Mochizuki

Minoru Mochizuki was a Japanese martial artist who studied under Jigoro Kano and Morihei Ueshiba, founded the Yoseikan dojo, and taught Aikido in postwar France.