Beginning Judo for Junior Students - White Belt to ... - Konan Judo

BECINNINC)I)DO {nr) unior Students..[{,rl,white beltToYellow BeltP repared by N oboru 5a ito - 7 danKonan YudanshakaiUnited States )udo Federation

Welcome to JUDOI What an exciting and adventurous time isaheao for you.This boorlet u,ill supplement inforfndtion that your instructoris proViding in your dojo. With this boot

Hotrr to uear the JUDOGIThe kneepad on the pontsgoes in front. Thedrowstring belt is tied tightThe left lopel ofthe jocket isolwoys on theoutside.The OBI (belt) isdoubled around thewoist ond is tiedwith o squore knot.slippers are u,orn to6p6l froin the mattAre our feet clean?Toenails clipped so they u,on't hurt anyone?Hotrr about fingernails?AnO oh yes, did ue taKe off all of our jeu,elry or otherhard objects that fnaY iniure ourseNes or someone uretr,ill utorKoUt trtithe OK?Notrr u,e are readY. So - - - -

7?EI COWING AN D GREETINGIThe reiisjudo's ulay of shouing courcesy and greetings.The standing bowtitsureilis started from KiotsuKe(attentiont. Do a slightbend from the u,aist rrrith hands stiding along the front of the legs.We rei eve?ytime we enterthe dojo orstep on themqt. Also, weret wheneverwe begin ondend o practicewith o portnerAt the beginning and at the end of eoch lesson, students line up side by sideand by ranK in front of the senseis. A Command of *seiZa' (formal sittingposition) is given and then everybody Kneels down on the mat. fhs t

AKEYII breaK rallstWhen irre can fall and land safely, from any position, ue have removed a fearand most possibilities of getting injured. gxenihas saved many people frombroKen bones or urorse - so practice uKeni faithfully.Ashiro ut

f4 €ripping)With your left hqnd,grip portner's rightsleeve, ond with yourright hond, grip yourportner's left collor.This is thefundomentol grip forright-honded person.The standing judo iscalled Tachi-wazandthrouing technique iscafled nage-adza.It is prohibited tocontinuously hold onecollar uitfr both hands orgrab his belt.KAZUSHI (orr-ba I a nci nslJusf knowing thetechnigues is not goodenough. You need to leornbosics of Ihe offboloncing.Keep yourself ingood bolonce ollthe time. Positionyourself reody toqttock when yourportner is in offbolonced position.EIGHT BASIC DIRECTIONSLeftRjgntLeft Bacr RjghtBact

O SOTO GAT{I(rnajor outer reap)Moke your portner off -bolance by pulling with your left hond towordyour ribs and lifting him up slightly with your right hand. At thesome time, you step your left foot next to his right foot. Thenbrino rioht leo forword ond sweeo his rioht leo with force.The oction of the right hcnd isvery importont. You keep yourportner's weight on his heel bylifting ond pulling oction of yourright orm.attt,I r./Bosicolly, you donot try to cotchhis leg, butthrust your rightleg hord and keepit stroight whileleoning your bodyforword.

Step 1, while T pull ukeoff bolonce to the rightfront, I reach oround hisbock qnd hold his bodv....O GOSHI(rnaior h i ptStep ?, holding himtight to my body, Ifwist my hip ocross hiships...Step 4, I bowwhile extendingmy legs hordond twist ondover he goes.To do this O6oshi well,keep yourbody upright whenyou fit intoyourportner.ft is impossible to throwyour portner unless youploce your hips below hiscenter of grovify. Bendyour knees!This "O' means bigmovement and*Goshi/Koshi'meanships.

Step 1, fprovide kuzushito ukesfronfIPPON SEOI NAGE(one arrn shoulder throw)Step 2,I insert my orm very tightly underuke's ormpit while pivoting in ond bending myknees to get under him...A very importont pointfor this technigue is thepositioning of your orm.Your orm well positionedunder the uke s armpits.Step 3, I pulluketight to mybody ond bowfrom mv woist...Tf fori inserts his qrm toodeep like over his shoulder,f con choke him.Twistingslightly tothe left os Ibow, Iexecute fhethrowChoking me!Choking me!Helpl.

KOSHI GT'ROMA(hip uheel)This technique is similar to ogoshi,except ] reach around uKeT necK.Rather than around his bacK inorder to get him tight to my body.

DE ASHI HAT{AI(foru,ard foot sueep)You need fo mqkeyour uke moveforword, bockwordor sidewoys. Todemonstrote, f willmoke him moveforword.Drow your rightfoot bqck ond pivot90 o to the side.At the some time,pull uke's left lapelwith your rightorm.Then ploce your leftfoot, the qreo oroundthe orch, ogainstukes left onkle ondsweep his left foottoword his left toes.Pulf his right sleevedownword with myleft hond to throwhim.

OSAE KOMIUI,AZA(holding techniques)Judo is not only procticed stonding up butolso on the mqt. Let's proctice holdingtechniques. At first, hove your ukelie on hisbock and do nof let him oet uu.USHIROT,{TE (bacKrdard)(top)+/}

KESA GATAME(scarf hold)Notice thqt I hove uke's crm lockedunder my ormpit and my right ormoround uke's neck. My legs orespread wide oporf for bolonce.Sometime you need to keepyour heod down.YOKO SHIHO GATAME(side locKing four-corner hold)You loy ot the side of your portner ond grcb his collorwith your left hond. Also, you gorb your portner'spont, end of jocket or belt to hold him down.

ft is very similor toKesa-gatane. Onlydifference is your rightorm position. You insertyour right orm under theuke's left orm.KAZ'URE KESAGATAME(rnodify scarf hold)Place your right hand on his shoulderfou can grab his collar liKe this....

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