Rank Requirements

Rank requirements

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Rank Requirements

Like all martial arts, Judo is made up of ranks which correspond to belt color. Beginners start at the first level or white belt. In order to move up the ranks, participants must take rank examinations. These examinations consist of a written test and a practical test in which testers must perform the skills required to achieve the rank for which they are testing. A third and very important part of the rank test is demonstrated throughout the participants time in judo. This part of the rank examination encompasses many aspects of the overall person.

Attitude
Maturity
Respect for self and others
Dedication
Willingness to help others
Players are also expected to set a good example for those below them in rank

Please click on the belt color below to see a printable version of the rank requirements.

Judo Rank Requirements
Juniors (6-16) / Seniors (17+)
White / White
Yellow/White / Yellow
Yellow
Yellow/Orange
Orange / Orange
Orange/green
Green / Green
Blue
Purple
Brown / Brown (Sankyu)

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Kaizen Judo Dojo

Rank Requirements for White/Yellow Belt (Jukyu Junior)

Must be a current member of USJI or USJF

Vocabulary:

JapaneseEnglish

• Hajime Begin

• Matte! Stop

• Sore Made Time up

• Osae Komi Hold-down

• Toketa Hold-down Broken

• Sono Mama Don’t move (Freeze!)

• YoshiContinue

• Ashi Foot

• Goshi Hip

• Te Hand

• Seoi Shoulder

• Kuzushi Off-balance

• Uchi Inside

• SotoOutside

• Yoko Side

• Shiho Corners (hold-down)

• Nage Throw

• Gari Reap

• Gatame Lock or Hold-down

• Ko Little or Minor

• O Big or Major

• Ukemi Falling Method

Techniques:

• O Soto Gari Big outside reap

• Ippon Seoi Nage One arm shoulder throw

• Morote Seoi Nage Two arm shoulder throw

• O Goshi Big hip throw

• Kesa Gatame Scarf hold

• Bridge and roll escape

from Kesa Gatame

• Yoko Shiho Gatame Side four corners hold

• Leg entanglement escape

from Yoko Shiho Gatame

• Zempo Katian Ukemi Judo roll

• Yoko Ukemi Side fall

• Koho Ukemi Back fall

• Know how to tie your belt properly

Questions:

Who was the founder of judo? Jigoro Kano

What was the name of the judo school he founded? The Kodokan

Kaizen Judo Dojo

Requirements for Yellow (Kyukyu Junior)

Must be a current member of USJI or USJF

Vocabulary:

JapaneseEnglish

Ichi One

• Ni Two

• San Three

• Shi Four

• Go Five

• Rokkyo Six

• Shichi Seven

• Hachi Eight

• Ku Nine

• Ju Ten

• Seiza Sitting Formal Style

• Anza Sitting Relaxed Style

• Hiza Knee

• Garuma Wheel

• Koka 1/8 point

• Yuko ¼ point

• Waza Ari ½ point

• Ippon Full point

Techniques:

• O Uchi Gari Big Inside Reap

• Ko Uchi Gari Small Inside Reap

• Sasae-Tsuri-Komi-ash Lifting Pulling ankle block

• Attendance, Attitude, Participation

Kaizen Judo Dojo

Requirements for Yellow/Orange (Hachikyu Junior)

Must be a current member of USJI or USJF

Vocabulary:

JapaneseEnglish

Hajime Begin

Matte Stop

Sore Made Time up

Osae Komi Hold-down

Toketa Hold-down broken

Sono Mama Freeze

Yoshi Continue

Ashi Foot

Goshi (or Koshi) Hip

Te Hand

Seoi Shoulder

Uchi Inside

Hiza Knee

Soto Outside

Garuma Wheel

Yoko Side

Koka 1/8 point

Shiho Corners (hold-down)

Yuko ¼ point

Nage Throw Waza Ari ½ point

Gari Reap

Ippon Full point

Gatame Lock or hold-down

Ko Little or Minor

O Big or Major

Ukemi Falling method

Techniques :

• Ippon Soei-nage One arm shoulder throw

• Tai Otoshi Body Drop

• Kata Guruma Shoulder wheel

• Combination Ippon Seoi Nage to O Soto Gari

• Combination Ippon Seoi Nage to Ko Uchi Gari

• Attendance, Attitude, Participation

Kaizen Judo Dojo

Rank Requirements for Orange Belt (Nanakyu Junior)

Must be a current member of USJI or USJF

Vocabulary :

Who was the founder of judo? Jigoro Kano

What was the name of the judo school he founded? The Kodokan

What was the date of the founding of judo? 1882

What were unarmed martial arts combat called before judo? Jujitsu

How long have unarmed martial arts been practiced in Japan? 600 – 1000 years

What are the three parts of a judo throw?

Kuzushi – off-balance

Tsukuri – Entrance

Kake – Execution

Kaizen Judo Dojo

Rank Requirements for Orange Belt (Rokkyu Junior)

Must be a current member of USJI or USJF

Techniques :

O Soto Gari Big outside reap

Ippon Seoi Nage One arm shoulder throw

Morote Seoi Nage Two arm shoulder throw

O goshi Big hip throw

Kesa Gatame Scarf hold

Bridge and roll escape from Kesa Gatame

Yoko-Shiho- GatameSide four corners hold-down

Leg entanglement escape from Yoko Shiho Gatame

Zempo Kaitan Ukemi-Judo roll

Yoko Ukemi Side fall

Koho Ukemi Back fall

O Uchi GariBig Inside Reap

Ko Uchi GariSmall Inside Reap

Kata GurumaShoulder Wheel

Kami Shiho GatameUpper four-corners hold-down

Tai Otoshi Body drop

Combination Ippon Seoi Nage to O Soto Gari

Combination Ippon Seoi Nage to Ko Uchi Gari

De Ashi Harai Advancing foot sweep

Harai GoshiSweeping Hip Throw

Sasae-Tsuri Komi-ashLifting Pulling ankle block

Ko Soto Gari Little outside reap

Kata Gatame Cross face shoulder hold

Attendance, Attitude, Participation, Leadership

Kaizen Judo Dojo

Rank Requirements for Green Belt (Gokyu Junior)

Must be a current member of USJI or USJF

Vocabulary :

Japanese / English / Japanese / English
Hajime! / Begin! / Ichi / One
Matte! / Stop! / Ni / Two
Sore Made! / Time up! / San / Three
Osae Komi / Hold-down / Shi / Four
Toketa! / Hold-down broken / Go / Five
Sono Mama! / Freeze! / Rokkyo / Six
Yoshi! / Continue! / Shichi / Seven
Ashi / Foot / Hachi / Eight
Goshi / Hip / Ku / Nine
Te / Hand / Ju / Ten
Seoi / Shoulder / Seiza / Sitting formal style
Kuzushi / Off-balance / Anza / Sitting relaxed style
Uchi / Inside / Hiza / Knee
Soto / Outside / Garuma / Wheel
Yoko / Side / Koka / 1/8 point
Shiho / Corners (hold-down) / Yuko / ¼ point
Nage / Throw / Waza Ari / ½ point
Gari / Reap / Ippon / Full point
Gatame / Lock or hold-down / Kitotsuke! / Attention!
Ko / Little or Minor / Rei! / Bow!
O / Big or Major / Judoka / Judo player
Obi / Belt / Tori / Attacker
Uke / Defender / Tachi Waza / Standing techniques
Ne Waza / Ground techniques / Sutemi Waza / Sacrifice techniques
Kiai / Yell / Jigo Hontai / Defensive basic posture
Hantai / Decision / Shido / 1/8 point penalty
Chui / ¼ point penalty / Keikoku / ½ point penalty
Hansoku Make / Disqualification or full point penalty / Ayumi Ashi / Normal Walking
Tsugi Ashi / Sliding foot walking / Tatami / Mat
Shizen Hontai / Natural basic posture / Tai Sabaki / Pivoting or turning the hip
Uchi Komi / Repetitive attacks without throwing / Kata / Form practice
Randori / Free practice / Shiai / Contest

Who was the founder of judo? Jigoro Kano

What was the name of the judo school he founded? The Kodokan

What was the date of the founding of judo? 1882

What were unarmed martial arts combat called before judo? Jujitsu

How long have unarmed martial arts been practiced in Japan? 600 – 1000 years

What are the three parts of a judo throw?

Kuzushi – off-balance

Tsukuri – Entrance

Kake – Execution

Techniques :

O Soto Gari Big outside reap

Ippon Seoi NageOne arm shoulder throw

Morote Seoi NageTwo arm shoulder throw

O goshi Big hip throw

Kesa GatameScarf hold

Bridge and roll escape from Kesa Gatame

Yoko Shiho Gatame Side four corners hold-down

Leg entanglement escape from Yoko Shiho Gatame

Zempo Kaitan Ukemi Judo roll

Yoko Ukemi Side fall

Koho Ukemi-Back fall

O Uchi Gari Big Inside Reap

Ko Uchi Gari Small Inside Reap

Kami Shiho Gatame-Upper four-corners hold-down

Tai Otoshi Body drop

Combination Ippon Seoi Nage to O Soto Gari

Combination Ippon Seoi Nage to Ko Uchi Gari

Tani Otoshi Counter Throw (valley drop)

De Ashi Harai Advancing foot sweep

Ko Soto Gari Little outside reap

Kata GatameCross face shoulder hold

Sasae Tsurikomi AshiLower prop stop foot throw

Okuri Ashi HaraiSliding sideways reap

Harai Goshi Sweeping hip throw

Demonstrate Cross-grip

Demonstrate 3 basic turn-overs

Kata Garuma Shoulder Wheel

Uchi MataInner thigh throw

Hane Goshi Spring Hip throw

Attendance, Attitude, Participation, Leadership, Teaching ability, Service to Dojo, Competition Record

Kaizen Judo Dojo

Rank Requirements for Blue Belt (Sankyu Junior)

Must be a current member of USJI or USJF

Vocabulary:

Japanese / English / Japanese / English

Hajime!

/ Begin! / Ichi / One
Matte! / Stop! / Ni / Two
Sore Made! / Time up! / San / Three
Osae Komi! / Hold-down! / Shi / Four
Toketa! / Hold-down broken! / Go / Five
Sono Mama! / Freeze! / Rokkyo / Six
Yoshi! / Continue! / Shichi / Seven
Ashi / Foot / Hachi / Eight
Goshi / Hip / Ku / Nine
Te / Hand / Ju / Ten
Seoi / Shoulder / Seiza / Sitting formal style
Kuzushi / Off-balance / Anza / Sitting relaxed style
Uchi / Inside / Hiza / Knee
Soto / Outside / Garuma / Wheel
Yoko / Side / Koka / 1/8 point
Shiho / Corners (hold-down) / Yuko / ¼ point
Nage / Throw / Waza Ari / ½ point
Gari / Reap / Ippon / Full point
Gatame / Lock or hold-down / Kitotsuke! / Attention!
Ko / Little or Minor / Rei! / Bow!
O / Big or Major / Judoka / Judo player
Obi / Belt / Tori / Attacker
Uke / Defender / Tachi Waza / Standing techniques
Ne Waza / Ground Techniques / Sutemi Waza / Sacrifice techniques
Kiai / Yell / Jigo Hontai / Defensive basic posture
Hantai / Decision / Shido / 1/8 point penalty
Chui / ¼ point penalty / Keikoku / ½ point penalty
Hansoku Make / Disqualification / Ayumi Ashi / Normal Walking
Tsugi Ashi / Sliding Foot Walking / Tatami / Mat
Shizen Hontai / Natural Basic Posture / Tai Sabaki / Pivoting or turning hip
Uchi Komi / Repetitive attacks / Kata / Form Practice
Randori / Free practice / Shiai / Contest
Osae Waza / Pinning techniques / Shime Waza / Choking techniques
Kansetsu Waza / Armlock techniques / Kaeshi Waza / Counter techniques
Tokui Waza / Favorite Technique

Who was the founder of Judo? Jigoro Kano

What was the name of the judo school he founded? The Kodokan

What was the date of the founding of judo? 1882

What was unarmed martial arts comb at called before judo? Jujitsu

How long have unarmed martial arts been practiced in Japan? 600-1000 years

What are the three parts of a judo throw?

Kuzushi – Off-balance

Tsukuri – Entrance

Kake - Execution

Techniques:

O Soto Gari Big outside reap

Ippon Seoi Nage One arm shoulder throw

Morote Seoi NageTwo arm shoulder throw

O Goshi Big hip throw

Kesa Gatame Scarf hold

Bridge and roll escape from Kesa Gatame

Yoko Shiho Gatame Side four corners hold-down

Leg entanglement escape from Yoko Shiho Gatame

Zempo Kaitan UkemiJudo roll

Yoko Ukemi-Side Fall

Koho Ukemi Back Fall

O Uchi GariBig inside reap

Ko Uchi Gari Small inside reap

Kami Shiho GatameUpper four-corners hold-down

Drop knee Seoi Nage

Tai Otoshi Body drop

Tani Otoshi Counter Throw (Valley Drop)

De Ashi HaraiAdvancing foot sweep

Ko Soto GariLittle outside reap

Kata Gatame Cross face shoulder hold

Sasae Tsutikomi Ashi Lower prop stop foot throw

Okuri Ashi Harai Sliding sideways reap

Harai Goshi Sweeping hip throw

Up-hill escape from Kesa Gatame

Demonstrate cross-grip

Demonstrate 3 basic turn-overs

One front to back combination throw

One back to front combination throw

Kata Garuma Shoulder wheel

Hane Goshi Spring hip throw

Koshi Garuma Headlock hip throw

Kazure Kami Shiho Gatame Modified Kami Shiho Gatame

Uchi Mata Inner Thigh Sweep

Hadaka Shime Naked Front Strangle

Nami Juji Jime Normal Cross Choke

Ushiro Kesa Gatame Reverse Kesa Gatame

Kata Juji Jime Half Cross Strange

Sumi Gaeshi Side sacrifice throw

Uki GoshiFloating hip

Hiza GurumaKnee Wheel

Tsurikomi GoshiLifting pulling hip

Tomoe Nage Circle Throw

Tateshio Gatme

Mune Gatame

Ushiro Kesa Gatame

Sukui NageScooping throw

Kata Juji jime

Nami Juji Jime

Attendance, Attitude, Participation, Leadership, Teaching Ability, Service to Dojo, Competition Record

Kaizen Judo Dojo

Rank Requirements for Purple Belt (Nikyu Junior)

Must be a current member of USJI or USJF

Vocabulary:

Japanese / English / Japanese / English

Hajime!

Who was the founder of Judo? Jigoro Kano

What was the name of the judo school he founded? The Kodokan

What was the date of the founding of judo? 1882

What was unarmed martial arts comb at called before judo? Jujitsu

How long have unarmed martial arts been practiced in Japan? 600-1000 years

What are the three parts of a judo throw?

Kuzushi – Off-balance

Tsukuri – Entrance

Kake - Execution

Techniques:

O Soto Gari Big outside reap

Ippon Seoi Nage One arm shoulder throw

Morote Seoi NageTwo arm shoulder throw

O Goshi Big hip throw

Kesa Gatame Scarf hold

Bridge and roll escape from Kesa Gatame

Yoko Shiho Gatame Side four corners hold-down

Leg entanglement escape from Yoko Shiho Gatame

Zempo Kaitan UkemiJudo roll

Yoko Ukemi-Side Fall

Koho Ukemi Back Fall

O Uchi GariBig inside reap

Ko Uchi Gari Small inside reap

Kami Shiho GatameUpper four-corners hold-down

Drop knee Seoi Nage

Tai Otoshi Body drop

Tani Otoshi Counter Throw (Valley Drop)

De Ashi HaraiAdvancing foot sweep

Ko Soto GariLittle outside reap

Kata Gatame Cross face shoulder hold

Sasae Tsutikomi Ashi Lower prop stop foot throw

Okuri Ashi Harai Sliding sideways reap

Harai Goshi Sweeping hip throw