Junior Kyu Grade System
To progress from a solid colour belt to the next half-colour belt, the student needs to learn one half  (½) of the elements required for next full level (solid colour belt). For example, to move from 11 th kyu (white) to 10 th kyu (half white/ half yellow) the judoka must learn half of the elements under 11 th kyu.
 11 th Kyu White Belt | | | | | | | Nage-wazaThrowing techniques | - 9
| 9-12
| 13-16
| 17+
| Osoto-otoshi = major outer drop
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| Osoto-gari = major outer reap
(On support leg of uke)
uke means receiver of throws.
Tori is the person throwing.
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| Uki-goshi (or ogoshi or tsuri goshi) ** = Floating hip (or major hip or lifting hip)
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| Ippon seio-nage = 1 arm shoulder throw
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| Deashi-barai = Advance foot sweep
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| Tai-otoshi = Body drop
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| Ouchi-gari = Major inner reap (on support leg of uke)
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| Kouchi-gari or kouchi-gake **
= Minor inner reap or Minor inner hook
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| Kosoto-gake or kosotogari ** = Minor outer hook or minor outer reap
(On support leg of uke)
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Ukemi = breakfalls | Ma-ukemi = back breakfall
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| Koho-ukemi = backwardsrolling breakfall
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| Yoko-ukemi = side breakfall
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| Zempo-kaiten = forward rolling breakfall
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Ne-waza= ground fighting (grappling)tecniques | | | | | Kesa-gatame / kuzure-kesa-gatame = Scarf hold / Modified scarf hold
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| Yoko-shiho-gatame = Side 4 corners hold
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| Escapes from kesa-gatame
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| Escapes from yoko-shiho-gatame
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| Basic attack and defense
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Other skills Counting in Japanese;
Ichi -1
Ni -2
San -3
Shi -4
Go -5
Rokkyu -6
Shichi -7
Hachi -8
Ku -9
Ju -10
| Shizen Hontai; Migi/Hidari Shizentai = Basic standing posture; Right/Left Natural standing posture
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| Jigo Hontai:Migi/Hidari Jigotai
= Basic defensive posture: Right/Left (crouched)
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| Tai-sabaki; Tsugi-ashi =
Standing body movement; walking (following foot
stays behind)
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| Kumi-kata = Griping technique
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| Kuzushi = Breaking uke's balance
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| Tsukuri = Entry of throw
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| Kake = Point of Throwing
> Zanshin= Controlled execution of the throw.
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