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Ctassrfication of Techniques
All judo techniques fall into one of thtee categories, and each category is
further subdivided. The three categories are:
Nage-waza Throwing Techniques
Katame-waza Grappling Techniques
Atemi-waza Striking Techniques
Nage-waza comprise tachi-waza (standing techniques) and sutemi-waza
(sacrifice techniques).
The action of the hips is important in any tachi-waza, but they are further
classified as eithef te-waza (hand techniques), koshi-waza (hip techniques)
or ashi-wøza (foot or leg techniques), depending on which part of
the body plays the central role in executing the technique'
S u t e m i -w az a ar e called m a- s u t e m i -w az a (supine sacrific e techni ques)
or yoko-sutemi-waza (side sacrifice techniques). The former involve taking
a back-on-the-mat position, the latter a side-on-the-mat position.
K at ame -w az a compr rse o s ae - ko mi -w az a (hold- down techni ques), s hi m e -
waza (strangling techniques) and kansetsu-waza (joint techniques). The
term ne-waza (mat work) is sometimes used in place of katame-waza, but it
is misleading in that not all katame-wazd are executed while lying on the
mat. Some strangleholds and joint locks, for example, can be applied from a
standing position. As can be seen from the terminology, in grappling the
opponent is held, his joints are locked or his limbs bent or twisted, or he can
be strangled.
Atemi-waza are techniques for disabling an assailant by attacking with
the fist, the knife edge of the hand, the fingertips, the elbow, the knee, the
ball of the foot, the toes, the heel, the forehead or the back of the head. (See
p. 137.) The technique may take the form of striking, punching, chopping,
thrusting, jabbing or kicking. They are divided into ude-waza (arm strikes),
in which vital points are attacked with the hand or atm, and ashi-ate (leg
strikes), in which the leg or foot becomes a weapon. Both groups of techniques
are further subdivided, as shown in the table below.
The result of making forceful contact with a vital point can be pain, loss
of consciousness, coma, disablement or death. Ate-waza are practiced in
kata, never in randori.
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