Welcome To The Shodan Syllabus

The White belt syllabus is designed to give you an introduction in to the basics of Judo including falling and some of the basic throws and hold downs.

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Remember, if you have any questions or are worried about taking your grading talk to your instructors, they are there to help.

• Left Side Breakfall
• Right side Breakfall
• Front Breakfall (3 Positions)
• Back Breakfall
• Front Roll
• Shoulder Rolls (Left & Right)
  

Additionally you must be competent at a basic warm up

• Ogoshi (Major Hip Throw)
• Ippon Seoinage (Single Arm Shoulder Throw)
• O Soto Gari (Major Outer Reap)
• Morote Seoinage (Double Arm Shoulder Throw)

• Kesa Gatame (Scarf Hold)
• Kata Gatame (Shoulder Hold)
• Mune Gatame (Pillow hold)
• Kami Shiho Gatame (Upper Four Quarters Hold)
• Yoko Shiho Gatame (Side Four quarters Hold)

The Yellow belt syllabus is designed to extend the White belt syllabus allowing you to show more confidence while extending your repetoire of techniques.

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Remember, if you have any questions or are worried about taking your grading talk to your instructors, they are there to help.

Competence at the breakfalls on the White Belt syllabus showing more confidence in your falling ability.

• O Uchi Gari (Major Inner Reaping)
• Ko Uchi Gari (Minor Inner Reaping)
• Ko Soto Gari (Minor Outer Reaping)
• Ko Ho Soto Gari (Rear Minor Outer Reaping)
• Harai Goshi (Sweeping Loin)
• Eri Seoi Nage (Double Collar Throw)
• Yama Ashi (Mountain Storm Throw)

• Tate Shiho Gatame (Top Four Quarters Hold)
• Kazure Kesa Gatame (Broken Scarf Hold)
• Kazure Kami Shiho Gatame (Broken Upper Four Quarters)

The Orange belt syllabus extends your array of techniques for both standing and ground work. There is also the first introduction to the Kansetsu Waza (locking techniques) further extending your knowledge.

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Remember, if you have any questions or are worried about taking your grading talk to your instructors, they are there to help.

Competence in all breakfalls is expected.

You are expected to know all throws from the White and Yellow Belts plus the following.

• De Ashi Barai (Advanced Foot Sweep)
• Okuri Ashi Barai (Sweeping Ankle)
• Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi (Drawing, Propping Ankle)
• Tai Otoshi (Body Drop)
• Ashi Guruma ( Leg Wheel)
• O Guruma (Major Wheel)
• Ko Uchi Gake (Minor Inner Hook)
• Ko Soto Gake (Minor Outer Hook)

You are expected to know all hold downs from the White and Yellow Belts plus the following.

• Ushiro Kesa Gatame (Reverse Scarf Hold)
• Ushiro Yoko Shiho Gatame (Reverse Side Four Quarters)
• Makure Kesa Gatame (Pillow Scarf Hold)

• Kesa Garame (Scarf Hold Arm Lock)
• Ude Garami (Figure Four Arm Lock)
• Ude Gatame (Straight Arm Lock)
• Juji Gatame (Step Over Arm Lock)
• Gyaku Kesa Garami (Reverse Scark Entangled Lock)

The Green belt syllabus is recognized as a watershed grade. A lot of people stop doing Judo before this grade and as such if you are going for your Green belt you need to be commited. The list of techniques grows ever longer (remember you also need to show you can remember the techniques from the other grades as well).

There is also the introduction of two more elements; Shime Waza which are the strangles and the formal techniques of the Nage-No-Kata.

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Remember, if you have any questions or are worried about taking your grading talk to your instructors, they are there to help.

Competence & Confidence in all breakfalls

A knowledge of all the throws from the previous grades are required plus the following.

• Hiza Garuma (Knee Wheel)
• Ushiro Goshi (Reverse Hip Throw)
• Obi Otoshi (Belt Lifting Drop)
• O Soto Garuma (Major Outer Wheel)
• Uki Goshi (Floating Hip)
• Hane Goshi (Spring Hip Throw)

A knowledge of all the hold downs from the previous grades are required with full control of Uke at all times.

A knowledge of all the locks from the previous grades are required plus the following.

• Ashi Garami (Leg Arm Lock)
• Hiza Garami (Knee Arm Lock)
• Ude Hisigi Juji Gatame (Step Over Arm Lock With Strangle)

• Nami Juji Jime (Normal Cross Strangle)
• Gyaku Juji Jime (Reverse Cross Strangle)
• Kata Juji Jime (Single Cross Strangle)
• Hadaka Jime (Naked Strangle)
• Kata Ha Jime (Single Wing Strangle)
• Okuri Eri Jime (Sliding Collar Strangle)

• 1st Set of the Nage-No-Kata
• Judogi Terms
• Knowledge Of Prohibited Acts

The Blue belt syllabus is a chance to show that your knowledge has expanded to include some of the more complicated techniques from our syllabus.

You will also have needed to expand your knowledge of the first of the formal katas, the Nage-No-Kata.

You must also demonstrate the expansion of your knowledge with a grounding in counters and combinations etc

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Remember, if you have any questions or are worried about taking your grading talk to your instructors, they are there to help.

You should be able to perform all of the required ukemi with ease, this should include performing the rolling ukemi over people.

• Tomoe Nage (Stomach Throw)
• Sumi Gaeshi (Corner Throw)
• Tani Otoshi (Valley Drop)
• Yoko Wakare (Side Separation Throw)
• Yoko Garuma (Side Wheel)
• Uki Waza (Floating Throw)
• Uchi Mata (Inner Thigh Throw)
• Ura Nage (Rear Throw)

No extra techniques are required, however you will be required to show all the osaekomi waza from previous grades with emphasis on control of Uke throughout.

• Sangaku Jime (Triangluar Strangle)
• Ryote Jime (Both Hands Strangle)
• Sode Garuma Jime (Sleeve Wheel Strangle)
• Sode Jime (Sleeve Strangle)

• Second Set of Nage-No-Kata
• Go-no-Sen-Waza (Counter Techniques)
• Rennake-Waza (Combination Techniques)
• Competence At A Line Out

Competence, Confidence and Control all elements you must have in order to take your Brown belt as well as a full knowldge of all the techniques from the previous grades, you must be able to demontrate your ability to combine and counter from all situations.

A very high standard is required for all ukemi

• Kata Garuma (Shoulder Wheel)
• Kani Basami (Scissors Technique)
• Uki Otoshi (Floating Drop)
• Utsuri Goshi (Switching Hip)
• Tsurikomi Goshi (Drawing Hip)
• Kubi Nage (Neck Throw)
• Sode Tsurikomi Goshi (Sleeve Drawing Hip Throw)

• Kazure Kami Shiho Gatame (Broken Upper Four Quarters)

• Tsuki Komi Jime (Drawing Strangle)

• 3rd & 4th Sets of Nage-No-Kata
• Turn Overs,Free Leg & Escape & From Between Leg & Into Holddown

A very high standard is expected for everything that you do, After all how can you pass on your knowledge to other students if you're not competent at doing it yourself.

As per Brown belt you must show competence, confidence and control.

• O Soto Otoshi (Major Outer Drop)
• Yoko Gake (Side/Lateral Hook)
• Marote Gari (Scooping Throw)
• Tawara Gaeshi (Bale Throw)
• Maki Komi (Winding Throw)
• Hane Maki Komi (Winding Spring Hip Throw)
• Harai Maki Komi (Winding Sweeping Loin Throw)
• Te Garuma (Hand Throw)

• There are no additional requirements

• There are no additional requirements

• There are no additional requirements

• All 5 Sets Of Nage-No-Kata
• Teaching Skills
• Referee Terminology