WAZA CATEGORIES
- Waza (技) / Technique
- Tachi Waza (立ち技) / Standing techniques
- Nage Waza (投げ技) / Throwing techniques
- Ashi Waza (足技) / Foot techniques
- Koshi Waza (腰技) / Hip techniques
- Te Waza (手技) / Hand techniques
- Sutemi Waza (捨て身技) / Sacrifice techniques
- Ma Sutemi Waza (真捨身技) / Rear sacrifice techniques
- Yoko Sutemi Waza (横捨て身技) / Side sacrifice techniques
- Ne Waza (寝技) / Ground techniques
- Katame Waza (固技) / Grappling techniques
- Kansetsu Waza (関節技) / Joint lock techniques
- Osaekomi Waza (抑え込み技) / Pinning techniques
- Shime Waza (絞め技) / Choking techniques
- Atemi Waza (当て身技) / Striking techniques
- Kaeshi Waza (返し技) / Counter techniques
- Kinshi Waza / Techniques prohibited in competition
- Renraku Waza (連絡技) / Combination techniques
STAGES OF NAGE WAZA
- Kuzushi (崩し) / Unbalancing the opponent
- Tsukuri (作り) / Turning in & fitting into the throw
- Kake (掛け) / Execution & completion of the throw
Ukemi
- Ukemi (受け身) / Breakfall
- Mae Ukemi (前受け身) / Forward breakfall
- Ushiro Ukemi (後ろ受身) / Rear breakfall
- Yoko Ukemi (横受け身) / Side breakfall
- Yoko Kaiten Ukemi (横回転受け身) / Sideways rolling breakfall
- Zenpo Kaiten Ukemi (前方回転受身) / Rolling breakfall
NAGE WAZA (投げ技) / THROWING TECHNIQUES
TACHI WAZA (立技) / STANDING TECHNIQUES
TE WAZA (手技) / HAND THROWING TECHNIQUES
- Ippon seoi nage (一本背負投) / One-armed shoulder throw
- Kata guruma (肩車) / Shoulder wheel
- Kibisu gaeshi (踵返) / Heel trip
- Morote gari (双手刈) / Two-hand reap
- Obi otoshi (帯落) / Belt drop
- Obi tori gaeshi (帯取返) / Belt-grab throw
- Seoi nage (背負投) / Shoulder throw
- Seoi otoshi (背負落) / Shoulder drop
- Sukui nage (掬投) / Scoop throw
- Sumi otoshi (隅落) / Corner drop
- Tai otoshi (体落) / Body drop
- Uchi mata sukashi (内股透) / Inner-thigh reaping throw slip
- Uki otoshi (浮落) / Floating drop
- Yama arashi (山嵐) / Mountain storm
- Kouchi gaeshi (小内返) / Small inner reaping throw counter
- Kuchiki taoshi (朽木倒) / One-hand drop
KOSHI WAZA (腰技) / HIP THROWING TECHNIQUES
- Daki age (抱上) / Hugging high lift
- Hane goshi (跳腰) / Hip spring
- Harai goshi (払腰) / Hip sweep
- Koshi guruma (腰車) / Hip wheel
- O goshi (大腰) / Large hip throw
- Sode tsurikomi goshi (袖釣込腰) / Sleeve lift-pull hip throw
- Tsuri goshi (釣腰) / Lifting hip throw
- Tsurikomi goshi (釣込腰) / Lift-pull hip throw
- Uki goshi (浮腰) / Floating hip throw
- Ushiro goshi (後腰) / Rear hip throw
- Utsuri goshi (移腰) / Hip transfer
ASHI WAZA (足技) / FOOT THROWING TECHNIQUES
- Ashi guruma (足車) / Leg wheel
- De ashi harai (出足払) / Forward foot sweep
- Hane goshi gaeshi (跳腰返) / Hip spring counter
- Harai goshi gaeshi (払腰返) / Hip sweep counter
- Harai tsurikomi ashi (払釣込足) / Lift-pull foot sweep
- Hiza guruma (膝車) / Knee wheel
- Kosoto gake (小外掛) / Small outer hook
- Kosoto gari (小外刈) / Small outer reap
- Kouchi gari (小内刈) / Small inner reap
- O guruma (大車) / Large wheel
- Okuri ashi harai (送足払) / Sliding foot sweep
- Osoto gaeshi (大外返) / Big outer reap counter
- Osoto gari (大外刈) / Big outer reap
- Osoto guruma (大外車) / Big outer wheel
- Osoto otoshi (大外落) / Big outer drop
- Ouchi gaeshi (大内返) / Big inner reap counter
- Ouchi gari (大内刈) / Big inner reap
- Sasae tsurikomi ashi (支釣込足) / Supporting-foot lift-pull throw
- Tsubame gaeshi (燕返) / Swallow counter
- Uchi mata (内股) / Inner-thigh reaping throw
- Uchi mata gaeshi (内股返) / Inner-thigh counter
SUTEMI WAZA (捨身技) / SACRIFICE TECHNIQUES
MA SUTEMI WAZA (真捨身技) / REAL SACRIFICE TECHNIQUES
- Hikikomi gaeshi (引込返) / Pulling-down sacrifice throw
- Sumi gaeshi (隅返) / Corner throw
- Tawara gaeshi (俵返) / Bag of rice throw
- Tomoe nage (巴投) / Circle throw
- Ura nage (裏投) / Rear throw
- Yoko tomoe nage (横巴投げ) / Side circle throw
YOKO SUTEMI WAZA (橫捨身技) / SIDE SACIFICE TECHNIQUES
- Daki wakare (抱分) / Rear trunk turnover
- Hane makikomi (跳巻込) / Springing wraparound
- Harai makikomi (払巻込) / Hip sweep wraparound
- Kani basami (蟹挟) / Scissor throw
- Kawazu gake (河津掛) / One-leg entanglement
- Osoto makikomi (大外巻込) / Big outer wraparound
- Soto makikomi (外巻込) / Outer wraparound
- Tani otoshi (谷落) / Valley drop
- Uchi makikomi (内巻込) / Inner wraparound
- Uchi mata makikomi (内股巻込) / Inner-thigh wraparound
- Uki waza (浮技) / Floating technique
- Yoko gake (横掛) / Side body drop
- Yoko guruma (横車) / Side wheel
- Yoko otoshi (横落) / Side drop
- Yoko wakare (横分) / Side separation
- Kouchi makikomi (小内巻込) / Small inner wraparound
KATAME WAZA (固技) / GRAPPLING TECHNIQUES
OSAEKOMI WAZA (抑込技) / PINNING TECHNIQUES
- Kesa-gatame (袈裟固) / Scarf hold
- Kuzure-kesa-gatame (崩袈裟固) / Broken scarf hold
- Ushiro-kesa-gatame (後袈裟固) / Reverse scarf Hold
- Kata-gatame (肩固) / Shoulder hold
- Kami-shiho-gatame (上四方固) / Upper four corner hold
- Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame (崩上四方固) / Broken upper four corner hold
- Tate-shiho-gatame (縦四方固) / Vertical four corner hold
- Yoko-shiho-gatame (横四方固) / Side four corner hold
- Ura-gatame (裹固) / Rear hold
- Uki-gatame (浮固) / Floating hold
SHIME WAZA (絞技) / CONSTRICTION TECHNIQUES
- Do-jime (胴絞) / Trunk strangle
- Gyaku Jūji-jime (逆十字絞) / Reverse cross strangle
- Nami-juji-jime (並十字絞) / Normal cross strangle
- Kata-juji-jime (片十字絞) / Half cross strangle
- Hadaka-jime (裸絞) / Naked strangle
- Kata-ha-jime (片羽絞) / Single wing strangle
- Kata-te-jime (片手絞) / One-hand strangle
- Okuri-eri-jime (送襟絞) / Sliding lapel strangle
- Ryo-te-jime (両手絞) / Two-hand strangle
- Sankaku-jime (三角絞) / Triangular strangle
- Sode-guruma-jime (袖車絞) / Sleeve wheel strangle
- Tsukkomi-jime (突込絞) / Thrusting strangle
KANSETSU WAZA (関節技) / JOINT LOCK TECHNIQUES
- Ashi-garami (足緘) / Leg entanglement
- Ude-garami (腕緘) / Arm entanglement
- Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame (腕挫脚固) / Arm lock with leg
- Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame (腕挫腹固) / Stomach lock
- Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame (腕挫膝固) / Knee lock
- Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame (腕挫十字固) / Cross armlock
- Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame (腕挫三角固) / Triangular arm lock
- Ude-hishigi-te-gatame (腕挫手固) / Hand lock
- Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame (腕挫腕固) / Straight arm lock
- Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame (腕挫腋固) / Armpit lock