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    12th Mon

    Green belt · 4 techniques required at grading · Mon grades, British Judo Association

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    The official syllabus

    As printed in BJA Junior Grading Programme, Mon Grade Syllabus Pictorial Guide. Skills that are not a single technique (breakfalls, escapes, turnovers, grips, randori) are listed in the document's own words.

    Pictorial sheet: British Judo Association. Reproduced so judoka can study their own syllabus. Click it to read it full size. Rights and removal
    12th Mon syllabus sheet

    Fundamental skills

    Performance skills

    • Free practice (Randori)Randori (glossary)
    • Knowledge of selected Renraku and Renzoku-waza combinations
    • Juji-gatame “over the shoulder roll entry”Juji-gatame
    • Juji-gatame “entry from beneath”Juji-gatame

    Player's choice

    • Demonstrate four favourite techniques

    Terminology

    • To know the common English translation and meaning of Japanese terminology used in this section

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