7th kyu (shichikyu)

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(Minimum age: 8)

 

 Kihon – Basics

1)      Migi jigotai– Right defensive posture

2)     Hidari jigotai – Left defensive

3)     Ushiro ukemi – Back break-fall

4)     Yoko ukemi – Side break-fall

5)     Mae ukemi – Front break-fall

6)     Zempo kaiten ukemi – Forward roll

7)     Migi/hidari kumite – Right/left holding position

 

Nage waza – Throwing techniques

8)     Okuri-ashi-harai – Sliding foot sweep

9)     Harai-goshi – Sweeping hip

10)  Uchi-mata – Inner thigh

11)   Ko-soto-gake – Minor outer hook

12)  Tsuri-goshi – Lifting hip

13)  Yoko-otoshi – Side drop

 

Ne (Katame) waza – ground (grappling) techniques

14)  Kami-shiho-gatame – Upper four-corner hold

 

Randori – Free practice

15)   Demonstration of techniques in free practice

 

History & Terminology

16)  What do ‘tai, ashi and goshi’ mean?

17)  When was Judo founded?

18)  What do ‘hajime and matte’ mean?