Ranks &
Promotion
Judo practicioners wear a belt which keeps the jacket closed and displays rank. Beginners wear a white belt. The colors
and grades prior to first-degree black belt vary from school to
school. However, the black belt degrees are universal. In order for
promotion to a higher rank, your instructors will evaluate
your progress and dedication in learning judo.
Toward the
end of the semester, Mr. Kim will inform those who are
eligible for promotion. In order to promote, you will need to notify Mr. Kim or another
instructor of your desire to promote. You will also need to pay a
promotional fee. You will then receive your new belt and a
certificate of your new rank from Mr. Kim before the last
class of the semester. In order to promote to yellow-belt, or shichikyu,
you will learn and be expected to perform the following
techniques:
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de ashi harai
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forward
foot sweep
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kesa gatame
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scarf
hold
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hiza guruma
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knee
wheel
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kami shiho gatame
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upper
four corner hold
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sasae tsurikomi ashi
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supporting
foot lift-pull throw
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yoko shiho gatame
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side
four corner hold
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uki goshi
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floating
hip throw
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nami juji jime
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normal
cross choke
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o soto gari
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large
outer reap
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kata juji jime
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half
cross choke
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o goshi
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large
hip throw
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gyaku juji jime
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reverse
cross choke
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o uchi gari
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large
inner reap
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ude garami
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entangled
armlock
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ippon seoi nage
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one-arm
shoulder throw
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ude hishigi juji
gatame
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cross
armlock
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morote seoi nage
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two-arm
shoulder throw
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ude hishigi waki
gatame
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armpit
armlock
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koshi guruma
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hip
wheel
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ude hishigi ude gatame
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arm armlock
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Judo Ranks and Belts
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