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    1st Kyu

    Brown belt · 14 techniques required at grading · Kyu grades (Scotland), JudoScotland

    0 of 14 learned

    Nage-waza · throws

    Shime-waza · strangles

    The official syllabus

    As printed in JudoScotland Kyu Grade Promotion Syllabus. Skills that are not a single technique (breakfalls, escapes, turnovers, grips, randori) are listed in the document's own words.

    Pictorial sheet: JudoScotland. Reproduced so judoka can study their own syllabus. Click it to read it full size. Rights and removal
    1st Kyu syllabus sheet

    Fundamental skills: Tachi-waza

    Fundamental skills: Shime-waza

    Performance skills: Tachi-waza

    • Knowledge of performance forms of selected techniques
    • Demonstrate any two variations of Sumi-gaeshiSumi-gaeshi

    Performance skills: Ne-waza

    Performance skills: Randori

    • Demonstration of attacking, defence, avoidance and continuous attacking performance skills in Tachi-waza and Ne-waza in Randori with a co-operative partnerRandori (glossary)

    Personal choice 1

    • Select and demonstrate four techniques from the Technical Grading Syllabus and demonstrate them individually and then as a series of combinations and counters

    Personal choice 2: Kata

    • Demonstrate any one set of the Nage-no-kata or any one set of the Katame-no-kata

    Terminology and supplementary knowledge

    • Know the common English translations and meaning of all Japanese terminology used in this section, and be able to discuss with the examiner the reasons for choice of technique, grip etc.
    • Give three examples of any of the penalties in the competition rulesCompetition rules: the basics (guide)

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