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Ankle..........Ashi Kubi
Anza..........Informal (cross legged)sitting position
Arm..........Ude
Ashi..........Foot
Ashi Kubi..........Ankle
Ashi waza..........Foot techniques
Atama..........Head
Atemi waza..........Striking techniques
Attention!..........Ki-yo-tsu-ke!
Ayumi ashi..........Normal walking
Back..........Koho
Back break-fall..........Koho Ukemi
Back riding throw..........Seoinage
Back-riding..........Seoi
Backward sacrificing techniques..........Ma sutemi waza
Basic or fundamental..........Hon
Begin..........Hajime
Belt..........Obi
Black belt association which controls rankings and promotions..........Yudanshakai
Black belt rank..........Dan
Body..........Tai
Bow..........Rei
Break-fall..........Ukemi
Cautionary violation Equal to yuko....................Chui
Circle (Ying - Yang Circle)..........Tomoe
Collar..........Kesa
Cooling off exercises..........Shumatsu
Continuous alternating throwing (combinations)..........Rampatsu
Dan..........Black belt rank
Dash..........Gake
Defensive or ready posture..........Jigotai
Defensive or ready..........Jigo
Disqualification command..........Hansoku make
Do..........Way of life
Do..........Torso
Dojo..........Exercise Hall
Domo Arigato Gozaimasu..........Thank you very much
Dozo..........Please take this
Draw..........Hiki wake
Eighth Degree Black Rank Belt Rank..........Hachidan
Elbow..........Empi
Empi..........Elbow
Entry or position..........Tsukuri
Eri..........Lapel
Execution of the throwing technique..........Kake
Exercise Hall..........Dojo
Exercise or calisthenics..........Taiso
Fifth Class Green Belt Rank..........Gokyu
Fifth Degree Black Belt Rank..........Godan
First Class Brown Belt Rank..........Ikkyu
First Degree Black Belt Rank..........Shodan
Floating..........Uki
Foot..........Ashi
Foot techniques..........Ashi waza
Formal kneeling position..........Seiza
Forward Break-fall..........Zempo ukemi
Forward or front..........Zempo or Mae
Forward rolling..........Zempo kaiten
Fourth Class Green Belt Rank..........Yonkyu
Fourth Degree Black Belt Rank..........Yondan
Free Practice..........Randori
Freeze in that position command..........Sono mama
Full point score..........Ippon
Fundamental or basic natural stance..........Shizenhontai
Gachi or kachi..........Win or winner.
Gake..........Hook
Gari..........Reap
Gentle or Soft Way..........Judo
Godan..........Fifth Degree Black Belt
Gokyu..........Fifth Class Green Belt
Gomen nasai..........Excuse Me
Guruma..........Wheel
Gyaku..........Reverse, Counter
Hachidan..........Eighth Degree Black Belt Rank
Hadaka..........Naked
Hajime..........Begin
Half point score..........Wazari
Hand..........Te
Hand techniques..........Te waza
Hane..........Spring
Hansoku make..........Disqualification command.
Hantei..........Winner
Harai..........Sweep
Head..........Atama
Hidari..........Left (side of the body)
Hiki wake..........Draw
Hip..........Goshi or Koshi
Hiza..........Knee
Hold down techniques..........Osaekomi Waza
Holding or grappling..........Katame
Hon..........Basic or fundamental
IJF..........World governing body of Judo.
Ikkyu..........First Class Brown Belt
Informal (cross legged) sitting position..........Anza
Inner spirit..........Ki or Chi
Inside..........Uchl
Instructor..........Sensei
Ippon..........Full point score.
Jacket or Gi top..........Uwagi
Jigo..........Defensive or ready
Jigotai..........Defensive or ready posture
Jikan..........Time out command.
Joint locking techniques..........Kansetsu waza
Judo..........Gentle or Soft Way
Judo player..........Judoka
Judo rank below black belt..........Kyu
judogi..........Uniform..........
Judoka..........Judo player
Judoka who hold a rank below black belt..........Mudansha
Judoka who holds a black belt rank..........Yudansha
Juji..........Cross
Jujitsu..........Martial art which was the forerunner of Judo
Junbi undo..........Warm-up exercises
Kaiten..........Rolling
Kaeshi..........Counter(attack)
Kake..........Execution of the throwing..........technique
Kansetsu waza..........joint locking techniques
Kappo..........Resuscitation techniques
Kata..........Prearranged form
Kata..........Shoulder
Kataha..........Single Wing
Katame..........Holding or grappling
Katame waza..........Holding techniques
Keikoku..........Warning violation. Equal to wazari...........
Kesa..........Scarf, Collar, or Lapel
Ki or Chi..........Inner spirit
Ki-yo-tsu-ke!..........Attention!
Kiai..........Yell or shout to gather inner strenth
Kiditz!..........Stand up!
Knee..........Hiza
Kneeling bow..........Zarei
Ko..........Minor or Small
Kodokan..........Hall for studying the way
Koho..........Back
Koho Ukemi..........Back Break-fall
Koka..........Lowest noncumulative score.
Komi..........Pull
Koshi or goshi..........Hip
Kube..........Neck
Kudan..........Ninth Degree Black Belt Rank
Kuzure..........Broken, Irregular
Kuzushi..........Off balancing
Kyoshi..........Teacher Grade
Kyu..........Judo rank below black belt
Lapel..........Eri
Left (side of the body)..........Hidari
Lifting..........Tsuri
Loss..........Wake
Lower prop or blocking..........Sasae
Lowest noncumulative score..........Koka
Lowest violation score. Equal to koka..........Shido
Ma sutemi waza..........Backward sacrificing techniques.
Maitta!..........I give up!
Major or Big..........O
Maki..........Winding
Martial art which was the forerunner of judo..........jujitsu
Mata..........Thigh
Matte!..........Stop!
Me..........Eye
Migi..........Right (side of the body)
Mimi..........Ear
Minor or Small..........Ko
Mokuso..........Meditation
Morote..........Two-handed
Mudansha..........judoka who hold a rank
Mune..........Chest
Nage..........Throw
Nage waza..........Throwing techniques.
National governing body of judo in America..........USJI
Natural..........Shizen
Natural posture or stance..........Shizentai
Neck..........Kubi
Nidan..........Second Degree Black Belt Rank
Nikyu..........Second Class Brown Belt Rank
Ninth Degree Black Belt Rank..........Kudan
No..........Of
Normal walking..........Ayumi ashi
O..........Major or Big
Obi..........Belt
Of..........No
Off balancing..........Kuzushi
Okuri..........Sliding
Omote..........Front
Onegai Shimasu..........Please (teach me, work with me)
Osaekome toketa..........Pin is broken command.
Osaekomi waza..........Hold down techinques
Outside..........Soto
Osaekomi Toketa..........Pin is broken command
Osaekomi waza..........Hold-down techniques
Oshi..........Pushing
Otoshi..........Drop
Prearranged form..........Kata
Pulling..........Komi
Rampatsu..........Continuous alternating throwing (combinations)
Randori..........Free Practice
Reap..........Gari
Rei..........Bow
Repetition attack practice of throws in pairs entering attack without throwing..........Uchikomi
Right (side of the body)..........Migi
Ritsurei..........Standing bow
Rokyu..........Sixth Class White Belt
Rokudan..........Sixth Degree Black Belt
Rolling..........Kaiten
Ryote..........Two-hand
Ryu..........Method or Style
Sacrificing techniques..........Sutemi waza
Sandan..........Third Degree Black Belt Rank
Sankyu..........Third Class Brown Belt
Sasae..........Lower prop or blocking.
Second Class Brown Belt Rank..........Nikyu
Second Degree Black Belt Rank..........Nidan
Second lowest nonculmulative score..........Yuko
Seiza..........Formal kneeling position
Sensei..........Instructor
Seoi..........Back-riding, shoulder
Seoinage..........Back riding throw, shoulder throw
Seventh Degree Black Belt Rank..........Shichidan
Shizen..........Natural
Shiai..........Tournament
Shichidan..........Seventh Degree Black Belt
Shido..........Lowest violation score. Equal to koka.
Shime waza..........Strangling techniques
Shinai..........Bamboo Practice Sword
Shizenhontai..........Fundamental or basic natural stance.
Shizentai..........Natural posture or stance.
Shodan..........First Degree Black Belt Rank
Shoulder..........Kata
Shumatsu..........Cooling off exercises.
Side..........Yoko
Side Break-fall..........Yoko ukemi
Side sacrificing techniques..........Yoko sutemi waza
Sixth Class White Belt Rank..........Rokyu
Sixth Degree Black Belt Rank..........Rokudan
Sleeve..........Sode
Sode..........Sleeve
Sono mama..........Freeze in that position command.
Sore made..........That is all. The end of a judo match.
Soto..........Outside
Stand up!..........Kiditz!
Standing bow..........Ritsurei
Standing techniques..........Tachi waza
Stop!..........Matte!
Strangling techniques..........Shime waza
Straw Japanese style judo mats..........Tatami
Striking techniques..........Atemi waza
Sukui..........Scooping
Sutemi waza..........Sacrificing techniques.
Sweep..........Harai
Tachi waza..........Standing techniques.
Tai..........Body
Taiso..........Exercise or calisthenics in general.
Tani..........Valley
Tatami..........Straw Japanese style judo mats.
Tate..........Vertical
Tawara..........Rice-bale
Te..........Hand
Te kubi..........Wrist
Te waza..........Hand techniques.
Tenth Degree Black Belt Rank..........Judan
That is all. A command at the end of a judo match..........Sore made
Thigh..........Mata
Third Class Brown Belt Rank..........Sankyu
T'hird Degree Black Belt Rank..........SandaLn
Throw..........Nage
T'hrowing techniques..........Nage waza
Time out command..........Jikan
Tomoe..........Circle (Ying - Yang Circle)
Tori..........Thrower
Tournament..........Shiai
Trailing or following foot..........Tsugi ashi
Trousers..........Zubon
Tsukuri..........Entry or position.
Tsugi ashi..........Trailing or following foot
Tsuri..........Lifting
Uchi..........Inside, Inner
Uchikomi..........Repetition attack ..........throws in pairs entering attack without throwing
Ude..........Arm
Ukemi..........Break-fall
Uke..........Throwee
Uki..........Floating
Uniform..........Judogi
Ura..........Rear
Ushiro..........Behind, (In) Back
USJI..........National governing body judo in America.
Utsuri..........Changing, Shifting
Uwagi..........Jacket or Gi top
Wake..........Loss
Warm-up exercises..........Junbi undo
Way of life..........Do
Waza..........Technique
Wazari..........Half point score.
Wazari awasete ippon..........Two half points make a whole point.
Wheel..........Guruma
Win or winner..........Gachi or kachi
Winding..........Maki
World governing body of judo..........IJF
Wrist..........Te kubi
Yama..........Mountain
Yoko..........Side
Yoko sutemi waza..........Side sacrificing
Yoko ukemi..........Side Break-fall
Yodan..........Fourth Degree Black Belt Rank
Yonkyu..........Fourth Class Green Belt Rank
Yubi..........Finger
Yudansha..........judoka who holds a black belt rank.
Yudanshakai..........Black belt association controls rankings and promotions.
Yuko..........Second lowest nonculmulative score.
Yusei..........Decision - referee call
Yusei gachi..........Decision on Superiority
Zarei..........Kneeling bow
Zempo..........Forward or front
Zempo kaiten..........Forward rolling
Zempo ukemi..........Forward Break-fall
Zubon..........Trousers
Zori..........Sandals