8th Mon syllabus (Mon grades).

Orange 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.

7 techniques are set for this grade.

Nage-waza · throws
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  Seoi-nage (背負投, せおいなげ), shoulder throw.
    https://wazabook.com/techniques/seoi-nage/
  Ko-soto-gari (小外刈, こそとがり), minor outer reap.
    https://wazabook.com/techniques/ko-soto-gari/
  Ko-uchi-gari (小内刈, こうちがり), minor inner reap.
    https://wazabook.com/techniques/ko-uchi-gari/
  Tai-otoshi (体落, たいおとし), body drop.
    https://wazabook.com/techniques/tai-otoshi/
  Ko-soto-gake (小外掛, こそとがけ), minor outer hook.
    https://wazabook.com/techniques/ko-soto-gake/

Osaekomi-waza · hold-downs
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  Tate-shiho-gatame (縦四方固, たてしほうがため), vertical four-quarter hold.
    https://wazabook.com/techniques/tate-shiho-gatame/
  Yoko-shiho-gatame (横四方固, よこしほうがため), side four-quarter hold.
    https://wazabook.com/techniques/yoko-shiho-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 7th Mon to 8th Mon grading, with step-by-step drawings of each required skill. Credit: British Judo Association.

Fundamental skills
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  1. Ko-soto-gari
  2. Ko-soto-gake
  3. Morote-seoi-nage
       in this reference: Seoi-nage

Performance skills
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  1. Attacking and defending in free practice (Randori)
       in this reference: Randori
  2. Ko-uchi-gari into Morote-seoi-nage
       in this reference: Ko-uchi-gari, Seoi-nage, Ko-uchi-gari into Seoi-nage (full sequence)
  3. Tai-otoshi countered by Ko-soto-gake
       in this reference: Tai-otoshi, Ko-soto-gake, Tai-otoshi countered by Ko-soto-gake (full sequence)
  4. Escape into Yoko-shiho-gatame past Uke's legs
       in this reference: Yoko-shiho-gatame, Escape into Yoko-shiho-gatame past the legs
  5. Turnover into Tate-shiho-gatame from beneath
       in this reference: Tate-shiho-gatame, Turnover into Tate-shiho-gatame from beneath

Demonstrate
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  1. Shido, Hansokumake, Matte, Osae-komi, Toketa, adjusting Judogi
       in this reference: Referee commands and signals, Matte, Judogi, Toketa

Contest rules
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  1. Two actions against the rules
       in this reference: Competition rules: the basics

Player's choice
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  1. Demonstrate three favourite techniques

Filmed for this grading
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  Grading videos for 8th Mon (from 7th Mon) (British Judo): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgpviCK0rSKeX25piWANlwwSiwGERISTt

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/8th-mon/