National KYU Grading Syllabus Jigoro Kano Judo Origins Kyuzo Mifune
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Question |
Answer | level |
| What Does Judo mean | Gentle Way | White belt |
| What is a Judoka | One who studies Judo | White belt |
| What Does Sensei Mean | Teacher | White belt |
| What is a Judogi | Judo Uniform | White belt |
| What is an Obi | Belt | White belt |
| What does Kiotsuke mean | attention | White belt |
| What does Rei mean | Bow | White belt |
| What does Hajime mean | Begin | White belt |
| What does Matte mean | Stop | White belt |
| What Does Osaekomi mean | Pin, Hold Down | White belt |
| What does Ukemi Mean | Breakfalls | White belt |
| What does Toketa mean | Escape, Stop timing of hold down | White belt |
| what does Seiza mean | Formal Sitting posture | White belt |
| What does Anza mean | Informal Sitting Posture | White belt |
| What is a Dojo | School or Training Hall | White belt |
| What are Tatami | mats | White belt |
| Who is Jigoro Kano | Founder of Judo | White belt |
| What Year was Judo created | 1882 | White belt |
| Where was Judo created | Tokyo, Japan | White belt |
| Name the Colored belts | White, Yellow , Orange, Green, Blue, Brown | White belt |
| One Safety rule | White belt | |
| One Etiquette rule | White belt | |
| Name your favourite technique | White belt | |
| Ippon | Full Point | White belt |
| Waza-ari | Half point | White belt |
| Yuko | Lower Point | White belt |
| Ashi | foot, Leg | White belt |
| Ne-Waza | ground techniques | White belt |
| Kodokan | institute where Judo was founded | White belt |
| Hidari | left - demonstrate | Yellow |
| Migi | right - demonstrate | Yellow |
| Shiai | contest, competition | Yellow |
| Randori | Free Practice | Yellow |
| Uchikomi | repititon practice, no throws | Yellow |
| Zori | slippers | Yellow |
| Sono-mama | freeze, stop action | Yellow |
| Yoshi | resume action | Yellow |
| Shido | penalty | Yellow |
| Shizen-hontai | natural posture | Yellow |
| Jigo-hontai | defensive posture | Yellow |
| Tai-sabaki | Body Control, Turning in | Yellow |
| Tsugi-ashi | shuffle step | Yellow |
| Kumi-kata | gripping methods | Yellow |
| Sode | sleeve | Yellow |
| Kuzushi | unbalancing of opponent | Yellow |
| Tsukuri | entry into technique | Yellow |
| Kake | Execution of Technique | Yellow |
| Waza | Technique | Yellow |
| Tori | person performing technique | Yellow |
| Uke | person recieving technique | Yellow |
| Count to ten | See reverse | Yellow |
| Mudansha | student below black belt | Yellow |
| Yudansha | person who earned black belt | Yellow |
| Nage, Katame & Atemi Waza ** | Throwing, Ground and Striking Techniques | Yellow |
| Koshi-Waza | Hip Techniques | Yellow |
| Joseki | Place of Honour, Upper Seat | Yellow |
| Two Safety rules | See reverse | Yellow |
| Two Etiquette rules | See reverse | Yellow |
| Name a Te-Waza | See reverse | Yellow |
| Eri | lapel, collar | Yellow |
| Osae-Waza | Hold down techniques | orange and higher |
| Kohai | Protégé ( lesser skilled helper) | orange and higher |
| Sempai | Mentor (more skilled helper) | orange and higher |
| Kamiza | Place of honor | orange and higher |
| Tokui-Waza | favourite technique | orange and higher |
| Shime-Waza | Choke techniques | orange and higher |
| kansetsu-Waza | Joint Lock techniques | orange and higher |
| Tachi-Waza | Standing techniques | orange and higher |
| Shimoza | orange and higher | |
| Shimoseki | where students line up | orange and higher |
| Rules of Etiquette | Safety Rules |
| · Bowing onto and off of the mat | · Warming up and cooling down |
| · Bowing to your partner before and after practicing | · Hygiene ( trimmed nails, wounds etc) |
| · Listen when Sensei speaks; Don't interrupt | · Sportsmanship and courtesy |
| · treat other judoka and officials with respect | · Use controlled techniques (ie armbars, chokes) |
| · Sportsmanship and courtesy | · no jewelry |
| · Wear a clean gi | · no food, gum, etc |
| · sit properly on the mat (anza or seiza) | · compete or practice with tecnhiques within your skill level |
| Counting to Ten in Japanese |
| ichi means one. |
| sounds like "each". |
| ni means two |
| * sounds like "knee" |
| san means three |
| * sounds like "sahn" |
| shi means four |
| * sounds just like "she" |
| go means five |
| roku means six |
| shichi means seven |
| * sounds like "she-chee", with a hint of tch on the "chee" |
| hachi means eight |
| * sounds like "ha!" then "tchee". |
| kyuu means nine |
| * sounds like the letter "q". |
| juu means ten |
| * pronounced "joo", with a teensy-tiny bit of zh on the j |