1st Mon syllabus (Mon grades).

Red belt.
Awarded by British Judo Association.

The junior grading pathway of the British Judo Association: eighteen Mon grades from red to brown belt. Skills that are not single techniques (breakfalls, escapes, turnovers, grips, randori) are also available to review on the site.

2 techniques are set for this grade.

Nage-waza · throws
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  O-soto-otoshi (大外落, おおそとおとし), major outer drop.
    https://wazabook.com/techniques/o-soto-otoshi/

Osaekomi-waza · hold-downs
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  Kesa-gatame (袈裟固, けさがため), scarf hold.
    https://wazabook.com/techniques/kesa-gatame/

The official syllabus
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Transcribed from British Judo Association's published document. This wording
is the authority for what is examined; everything above is this reference's
own arrangement of it.

The federation also publishes a pictorial syllabus sheet for this grading: Pictorial syllabus sheet for the Novice to 1st Mon grading, with step-by-step drawings of each required skill. Credit: British Judo Association.

Fundamental skills
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  1. Ushiro Ukemi (rear breakfall)
       in this reference: Ushiro Ukemi
  2. Osoto-otoshi
       in this reference: O-soto-otoshi
  3. Kesa-gatame

Performance skills
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  1. Osoto-otoshi into Kesa-gatame
       in this reference: O-soto-otoshi, Kesa-gatame, O-soto-otoshi into Kesa-gatame (full sequence)
  2. Kesa-gatame escape by “trapping a leg”
       in this reference: Kesa-gatame, Kesa-gatame escape by trapping the leg

Player's choice
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  1. Demonstrate two of their favourite techniques (waza)

Terminology
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  1. Rei, Hajime, Matte
       in this reference: Matte, Hajime, Rei

Filmed for this grading
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  Grading videos for 1st Mon (from novice) (British Judo): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgpviCK0rSKdXnNRRLchCEUo9sUqk1xD_

Flashcards
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Drill the names before the day: an Anki deck for each grade turns the Japanese names into quick recall:
https://wazabook.com/flashcards/

From Waza Book: https://wazabook.com/grades/bja-mon/1st-mon/