O-soto-gari
O-soto-gari is a Kodokan ashi-waza that breaks the opponent backward and reaps one leg from the outside.
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Uchi-mata
Uchi-mata is a Kodokan ashi-waza that breaks the opponent forward and sweeps upward against the inner thigh.
Ippon-seoi-nage
Ippon-seoi-nage is a Kodokan te-waza distinguished from seoi-nage by its characteristic underarm and upper-arm control.
Seoi-nage
Seoi-nage is a Kodokan te-waza that carries a broken opponent onto the back and projects them over the shoulder line.
Gokyō no Waza
Gokyō no Waza is the Kodokan’s five-group teaching syllabus of 40 throws, revised in 1920 and distinct from the complete modern technique list.
Tōten no Shishi
Tōten no Shishi is Baku Yumemakura’s four-volume historical martial-arts novel about the early Kodokan and the upheaval surrounding the creation of judo.
Judo Terminology
A structured guide to the Japanese words used for Judo practice, people, equipment, techniques, scoring, and etiquette.
Mitsuyo Maeda
Mitsuyo Maeda was a Kodokan judoka whose international contests, teaching, and settlement in Brazil formed an important link in the history of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Eishoji Temple
Eishoji is a Jodo Buddhist temple in Higashi-Ueno, Tokyo, remembered as the site where Jigoro Kano opened the first Kodokan dojo in 1882.
Kyūzō Mifune
Kyūzō Mifune was a Kodokan 10th-dan judoka known for technical precision, teaching, kata development, and influential writing on judo.