For Yellow Belt Questions:

• students stop on the command ‘Matte’.
• Students bow on entering and leaving the dojo, as they get on and off the mat, to instructors and partners and the Kamiza.
• Breakfalls are performed for safety.
• Students submit by tapping with the hand on our partner’s body if possible, by tapping with the foot or by saying Maitta and this is done when an action performed by our partner begins to cause pain (with a demonstration).
• If a student has a medical problem they inform the instructor prior to getting on the mat.
• Students behave sensibly in the dojo.
• Students’ hands and feet are not allowed on their partner’s face.
• A teacher is addressed as Sensei and with respect.
• Students jewelry is removed for safety to oneself and one’s partner.
• Zori are left neatly side by side at the edge of the mat.

 JAPANESE TERMS

Matte – Wait or stop.

Ritsu Rei – Standing bow.

Sensei – Teacher.

 Tori – The thrower or performer of technique.

Za Rei – Kneeling bow.

Hajime – Begin.

Judo – The Gentle or Supple Way.

Uke – Person thrown or who has a technique performed on them.

Dojo – A place to practise Judo.  

Osaekomi – Hold down secured and being timed.

Judo gi – Suit for practising Judo.

Toketa – Hold down broken or unsecured and timing stopped.

For Orange Belt Questions

• Hands and feet are kept clean and nails short for hygiene and safety.
• Having asked permission to leave the mat students bow inwards to the mat and then step into their zori.
• Students should sit crossed legged or kneel on the mat.
• Judo suits are kept clean for hygiene and so that the judoka have pride in their appearance.
• The belt is tied with a reef knot (WITH A DEMONSTRATION).
• BJC (our organisation) stands for British Judo Council.
• The BJC has a President (naming the current president).
• When a high grade enters the dojo the class will normally stop and students will turn and bow together to the high grade.
• The only joint allowed to be locked is the elbow.
• If an injury occurs we should inform the instructor immediately.
• Judo and its philosophy was developed from Jujitsu by Jigoro Kano.

JAPANESE TERMS

Ippon – A score or win by 10 points.

Waza-ari – A score of 7 points.

Yuko – A score of 5 points.

Tatami – The mat we practice on.

Zori – Slippers.

Sore-made – That is all – the end of a session or contest.

Sono-mama – Freeze – keep perfectly still.

Yoshi – Continue after sono-mama (freeze) has been used.

For  Green Belt  Questions

• Kyu Shin Do was the philosophy of Kenshiro Abbe and is the way that his judo was handed on to us.
• We should treat other judoka with courtesy and respect.
• The BJC was founded by Kenshiro Abbe.
• For safety Judo should be practised in a registered BJC Club with a qualified BJC Instructor.
• On a contest mat the red area is to indicate the competitors are becoming close to the edge of the mat and the safety area is to protect them should they fall outside the mat. International rules now specify one colour for the whole contest area and another for the safety area.
• Kamiza is the honoured place within a Dojo usually opposite the main entrance and may contain a picture of the Founder etc.

JAPANESE TERMS

Randori – Free practice.

Uchi-komi – Turning in and out practice.

Obi – Belt.

Maitta – I submit as an alternative to tapping.

Kuzushi – The first part of balance breaking.

Tsukuri – “To create” hence in Judo to float opponent’s balance.

Kake – Complete the technique.

Shizentai – Body position/posture – relaxed standing position.

Jigotai – Defensive standing position.

Tai Sabaki – Body movement – to turn in or avoid an attack.

Kamiza – Place of honour.

Kata – Form. 

We Follow The BJC Syllabus