KEY TERMS Flashcards
Ashi
foot or leg (as in Okuri-Ashi-Harai)
Barai
sweeping action with the leg or foot (as in Deashi-Barai)
Dori
grab (as in Kata-Ashi-Dori)
Dojime
body scissors/squeeze
(illegal in competition)

Eri
lapel of the Judo gi (as in Okuri-Eri-Jime)

Gaeshi (Kaeshi)
counter or reversal (as in Sumi-Gaeshi)
Garami
entangle or twist (as in Ude-Garami)
Gari
reap or sweep (as in Osoto-Gari)
Gatame
pin or (joint) lock (as in Kata-Gatame or Ude-Gatame)
Goshi (Koshi)
hip (as in 0-Goshi)
Guruma
wheel (as in Kata-Guruma)
Gyaku
reverse (as in Gyaku-Juji-Jime)
Ha
wing (as in Kata-Ha-Jime)
Hane
springing action (as in Hane-Goshi)
Hara
stomach (as in Hara-Gatame)
Harai (Barai)
sweeping action with the leg or foot (as in Harai-Goshi)
Hadaka
naked (as in Hadaka-Jime)
Hidari
left (as in Hidari-Eri-Dori in Goshin-Jitsu-No-Kata
Hiji
elbow (as in Hiji-Makikomi, kansetsu-waza)
Hineri
twisting (as in Kote-Hineri in Goshin-Jitsu-No-Kata)
Hishigi
crush (as in Ude-Hishigi-Wake-Gatame)
Hiza
knee (as in Hiza-Guruma)
Hon
basic or fundamental (as in Hon-Kesa-Gatame)
Jigoku
hell (as in Jigoku-Jime)
Juji
cross (as in Juji-Gatame)
Jime (Shime)
choke or strangle (as in Hadaka-Jime)
Kaeshi (Gaeshi)
counter or reversal (as in Kaeshi-Waza)
Kami
upper (as in Kami-Shiho-Gatame)
Kata
single or shoulder (as in Kata-Juji-Jime or Kata-Gatame)
Kesa
scarf (as in Kesa-Gatame)
Kibisu
heel (as in Kibisu-Gaeshi)
Ko
minor (as in Ko-Soto-Gari)
Komi
pull (as in Tsuri-Komi-Goshi)
Koshi (Goshi)
hip (as in Koshi-Guruma)
Kote
wrist (as in Kote-Gaeshi in Goshin-Jitsu-No-Kata)
Kuzure
variation (as in Kuzure-Kesa Gatame)
Makikomi
winding (as in Uchi-Makikomi)
Makura
pillow (as in Makura-Kesa-Gatame)
Mata
thigh (as in Uchi-Mata)
Migi
right (as in Migi-Eri-Dori in Goshin-Jitsu-No-Kata)
Morote
two-handed (as in Morote-Gari)
Mune
chest (as in Mune-Gatame)
Nami
normal (as in Nami-Juji-Jime)
O
major (as in O-Goshi)
Obi
Judo belt (as in Obi-Goshi)
Okuri
sliding (as in Okuri-Eri-Jime)
Otoshi
o drop (as in Tani-Otoshi)
Ryote
two handed (as in Ryote-Jime)
Sankaku (Sangaku)
triangle (as in Sankaku-Gatame)
Sasae
blocking (as in Sasae-Tsuri-Komi-Ashi)
Seoi
shoulder (as in Ippon-Seoi-Nage)
Shiho
four corners (as in Kami-Shiho-Gatame)
Shime (Jime)
choke or strangle (as in Shime Waza)
Sode
sleeve (as in Sode-Tsuri-Komi-Goshi)
Soto
outer or outside (as in Soto-Makikomi)
Sukashi
counter or evasion (as in Uchi-Mata-Sukashi)
Sukui
scoop (as in Sukui-Nage)
Sumi
corner (as in Sumi-Otoshi)
Tai
body (as in Tai-Otoshi)
Tate
straddle (as in Tate-Shiho-Gatame)
Te
hand (as in Te-Guruma)
Tomoe
circle (as in Tomoe-Nage)
Tsuki
thrusting (as in Tsuki-komi-Jime)
Tsuri
lift (as in Harai-Tsuri-Komi-Ashi)
Uchi
inner (as in 0-Uchi-Gari)
Ude
arm (as in Ude-Gatami)
Uki
floating (as in Uki-Goshi)
Ura
back (as in Ura-Nage)
Ushiro
reverse or rear (as in Ushiro-Kesa-Gatame)
Utsuri
change or transfer
- uke attacks with a throw and tori counters and attacks with the same throw
(as in Utsuri-Goshi)

Wake
armpit (as in Wake-Gatame)
Yoko
side (as in Yoko-Shiho-Gatame)