Testing requirements (basic techniques and vocabulary are required at all levels) for Judo

6^th kyu:

• Basic ukemi (falls)
• Basic ne waza (mat work)
• Proper fighting stances
• Nage waza (throws)
• Ogoshi-major hip throw
• Ukigoshi-minor hip throw

5^th kyu:

• All of the above and
• Seoi nage (shoulder throw)
• Osoto gari (large outer reap)
• Kesa gatame (scarf hold)
• Ude garame

4^th kyu:

• All of the above and
• Kouchi gari (minor inside reap)
• Kosoto gari (minor outer reap)
• Juji gatame (cross arm hold)
• Rondori

3rd kyu

      All of the above and

      Kesa gatame from OSoto Gari

      Juji Gatame from Tai Otoshi

      De Ashi Barai

      Sasae tsurikomi ashi

      Hiza guruma

2nd kyu

      attendance at seminars at the dojo or other schools

      Ne Waza  

      Down Ude Garame

      Up Ude Garame

      Standing one armed Ude Garame to Floor reversing into Juji gatame

      Rondori    five minutes

1st kyu

      At least one major training trip  

      Proficiency at all previous levels

      Exploring competition(which is required for all arts practised here) to decide if this is a training goal.   If so, arrangements will be made to focus on this in training along with traditional methods.

      Proficiency at the Nage Waza listed under "Testing Requirements For Jujutsu"

SHODAN

Please refer to the "Testing Requirements for GoJuRyu KarateDo" to familiarize yourself with the expectations for the student pursuing this rank.  As in any art studied here the student should know the true meaning of this rank as it pertains to Judo.  I refer the student to being very familiar with Jigoro Kano's writings in the 1937 publication "The New Art of Judo" which may be read but never taken out of the dojo.  The goal of Judo is not championships.  The founder of Nihon Jujutsu, Shizuya Sato, Ninth Dan Judo told us, during a training session in Japan that Kano Sensei would not like what Judo had become with too much competition and not enough emphasis on mutual benefit through cooperative training.  This, then, is the attitude you need and not flexing because you outwrestle another student.

The physical requirements, during this test, will be focus on stamina.  Shodan rank in Judo should be one that demonstrates the student's knowledge of energy conservation during Rondori as much as physical skill.  Please be prepared to demonstrate both.