Judo words, in the order you need them
Start with the beginner words and you can follow a match. Each level builds on the one before.
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Words
- Dojo
- Belt
- Judogi
- Rei
- Contest
- Weight class
- Judo
- Throw
- Tatami
- Randori
- Seoi nage
- Uchi mata
- Kumi kata
- Ne-waza
- Ippon
- Waza-ari
- Osaekomi-waza
- Submission
- Yuko
- Penalty
- Hansoku-make
- Shido
- Golden score
- Waza-ari-awasete-ippon
- Lack of combativity
- Prohibited acts
- Hajime and mate
- Sore-made
- Tori and uke
- Tachi-waza
- Contest area
- Kansetsu-waza and shime-waza
- Sono-mama
- Kiken-gachi and fusen-gachi
- Kodokan classified techniques
- Kaeshi-waza
- Referee
- CARE system
Rules
- What is an ippon in judo?
- What is the difference between waza-ari and yuko?
- How long do you have to hold someone down in judo?
- Can you choke someone in judo?
- How do you win a judo match?
- What is golden score in judo?
- How long is a judo match?
- What do the referee's words mean in judo?
- When does a judo fight go to the ground?
- What happens when judo fighters go off the mat?
- Is there video review in judo?
- What is a shido in judo?
- What is passivity in judo?
- Can you grab the legs in judo?
- What gets you disqualified in judo?
- What happens when a judo player is injured during a contest?
- What are the weight classes in judo?
- Why are there two bronze medals in judo?
- How does the judo mixed team event work?
- Why does one judo player wear white and the other blue?
- How big is a judo mat?
- What is a judo coach allowed to do during a contest?