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The Judo Tree

117 techniques · WHITE → BLUE → PURPLE → BROWN → BLACK

The systems over this tree

Japanese orthodox Kodokan classicism: ippon or nothing, ashi-waza as art.
Georgian Chidaoba wrestling roots: unorthodox grips and pickups that bend the rulebook.
Russian / Dagestani Sambo-crossover judo: grip fighting as war, low sacrifice attacks.
French The méthode française: the deepest teaching pedagogy in judo, and the heavyweights it produced.
Korean Speed seoi-nage lineage: precision entries at featherweight pace.
2x Olympic champion Shohei Ono The purest uchi-mata and ouchi-gari of his era: classical judo proven at the cruelest level.
11x world, 3x Olympic champion Teddy Riner The heavyweight reign: osoto, uchi-mata and grip dominance measured in decades.
3x Olympic champion — the only one Tadahiro Nomura Ippon-seoi-nage as a life's work: three Games, one throw, history.
World champion at -81kg Tato Grigalashvili The Georgian school live: over-the-back grips and pickups that referees are still debating.

WHITE

ASHI-WAZA (foot)

De-ashi-harai▶ Hiza-guruma▶ Sasae-tsurikomi-ashi▶ Osoto-gari▶ Ouchi-gari▶

KOSHI-WAZA (hip)

Uki-goshi▶ O-goshi▶

TE-WAZA (hand)

Seoi-nage▶

NE-WAZA (ground)

Kesa-gatame▶ Kuzure-kesa-gatame▶ Yoko-shiho-gatame▶ Kami-shiho-gatame▶ Hold escapes (ebi, bridge)

KUMI-KATA & CONCEPTS

Ukemi (mae, ushiro, yoko, zenpo)▶ Shizentai & posture Sleeve-lapel grip Reiho (etiquette)▶

BLUE

ASHI-WAZA (foot)

Kosoto-gari▶ Kouchi-gari▶ Okuriashi-harai▶ Uchi-mata▶ Osoto-otoshi▶

KOSHI-WAZA (hip)

Koshi-guruma▶ Tsurikomi-goshi▶ Harai-goshi▶

TE-WAZA (hand)

Tai-otoshi▶ Ippon-seoi-nage▶ Morote-gari▶

NE-WAZA (ground)

Kata-gatame▶ Tate-shiho-gatame▶ Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame▶ Ushiro-kesa-gatame▶ Kata-juji-jime▶ Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame▶ Hadaka-jime▶ Okuri-eri-jime▶ Turnovers into osaekomi

KUMI-KATA & CONCEPTS

Kuzushi in eight directions Tsukuri & kake Ai-yotsu vs kenka-yotsu

PURPLE

ASHI-WAZA (foot)

Kosoto-gake▶ Ashi-guruma▶ Harai-tsurikomi-ashi▶ O-guruma▶

KOSHI-WAZA (hip)

Tsuri-goshi▶ Hane-goshi▶ Sode-tsurikomi-goshi▶

TE-WAZA (hand)

Kata-guruma▶ Seoi-otoshi▶ Kuchiki-taoshi▶ Kibisu-gaeshi▶

SUTEMI-WAZA (sacrifice)

Tomoe-nage▶ Yoko-otoshi▶

NE-WAZA (ground)

Sankaku-jime▶ Kataha-jime▶ Nami & gyaku-juji-jime▶ Katate-jime & ryote-jime Ude-gatame▶ Uki-gatame (floating hold)▶ Sode-guruma-jime▶ Ude-garami▶ Waki-gatame▶ Juji-gatame rolls

KUMI-KATA & CONCEPTS

Renraku-waza (combinations)▶ Grip breaking▶ Two-on-one sleeve dominance

BROWN

ASHI-WAZA (foot)

Ouchi-gaeshi▶ Osoto-gaeshi▶

KOSHI-WAZA (hip)

Utsuri-goshi▶ Harai-goshi-gaeshi▶

TE-WAZA (hand)

Sukui-nage▶ Uki-otoshi▶ Obi-otoshi▶ Kouchi-gaeshi▶ Obi-tori-gaeshi▶

SUTEMI-WAZA (sacrifice)

Sumi-gaeshi▶ Tani-otoshi▶ Hane-makikomi▶ Soto-makikomi▶ Kouchi-makikomi▶ Uchi-makikomi▶ Osoto-makikomi▶ Hikikomi-gaeshi▶

NE-WAZA (ground)

Juji-gatame escapes (hitchhiker, stack) Ura-gatame (2017 addition)▶ Sankaku-gatame system Hiza-gatame▶ Hara-gatame▶ Tsukkomi-jime▶ Turtle attack systems

KUMI-KATA & CONCEPTS

Kaeshi-waza principles Tachi–ne transition speed Banned waza awareness (kani-basami, do-jime)

BLACK

ASHI-WAZA (foot)

Osoto-guruma▶ Hane-goshi-gaeshi▶ Uchi-mata-gaeshi▶ Tsubame-gaeshi▶

KOSHI-WAZA (hip)

Ushiro-goshi▶

TE-WAZA (hand)

Sumi-otoshi▶ Uchi-mata-sukashi▶ Yama-arashi▶

SUTEMI-WAZA (sacrifice)

Ura-nage▶ Uki-waza▶ Yoko-wakare▶ Yoko-guruma▶ Yoko-gake▶ Tawara-gaeshi▶ Daki-wakare▶ Uchi-mata-makikomi▶ Harai-makikomi▶

NE-WAZA (ground)

Ne-waza kaeshi (counters) Ashi-gatame & te-gatame Transition mastery (tachi → ne)

KUMI-KATA & CONCEPTS

Shido & golden-score strategy Match strategy vs stance types Nage-no-kata (forms)▶ Katame-no-kata (forms)▶

Canon: the Kodokan 100 (68 nage-waza, 32 katame-waza; IJF/Kodokan classification) · Daigo, Kodokan Judo Throwing Techniques · Kashiwazaki