Best And Latest Judo Techniques 2022

Jigoro Kano considered the goal of judo to be "understanding and demonstrating the living laws of movement". The system of self-defense he created included movements of the torso, arms and legs, effective in fighting in the stance and on the ground, allowing to upset the balance of the opponent, immobilize and, ultimately, neutralize him.
Judoka (practitioner of judo) should strive to achieve flexibility of the whole body and limbs, be able to maintain balance and control his breathing, be detached and serene. The student must be in a state of constant vigilance and not allow "dead movements".

Teaching judo technique begins with learning how to fall correctly (“ukemi”).

A very important element for avoiding injuries is a shock-absorbing preemptive hand strike on the tatami (even before the body touches the mats). When falling forward, the arms bent at the elbow joints turn palms forward. When falling on the back, the arms are straightened at the elbow joints and retracted from the body at an angle of approximately 45-60 degrees. When falling on its side, one arm straightens at the elbow joint and is retracted from the body at an angle of 45 degrees, the second arm is retracted from the body and rises up. In all cases, the palms are turned towards the tatami, and the fingers should be pressed tightly against each other.

When falling forward, there is a second option for self-insurance. The arms are slightly bent at the elbow joints, and the fingers are spread apart. The head is pulled back and turned to the side. After the fingers touch the tatami, there is a smooth lowering to the chest, then the stomach and, finally, the hips.

When falling on the back, the chin is pressed to the chest, the knees are brought together and pulled up to the chest.

When falling on the side, the chin is also pressed against the chest, the legs are bent, and the knees are divorced.
The basis of any technical action is the stance ("sisei"). The natural position of the body ("shisei hontai") - feet shoulder-width apart, body weight is on the front of the feet, knees and shoulders are relaxed.

In the defensive position (“shigo hontai”), the legs should be wide apart, the center of gravity is at the bottom, the legs are bent at the knees, and the torso is tilted forward. A huge role in judo is played by the technique of movement (“shintai”). The main movement - "tsugi-ashi" - is built on the soft movement of the feet. The distance between the feet should remain unchanged.

It is said that true judo begins with the correct grip ("kumikata"). At the same time, it should be borne in mind that the judoka jacket is made of a more elastic material than the sambo jacket, and does not have slots for the belt. If you take a grip on a sambo wrestler's jacket and try to pull him towards you, it will not be difficult to do this.

When performing the same action against a judoist, the jacket is first pulled out, and it will be possible to pull the opponent towards you only when the “free move” ends.

Important elements of the fundamental judo technique are also turns and turns (“taisabaki”) and ways to bring the opponent off balance (“kuzushi”).

Judo technique is traditionally divided into 3 sections:

throwing technique (nage-waza),
shackling technique (katame-waza) and
technique of striking at vulnerable points of the body (atemi-waza).
Throws in judo are accompanied by sweeps, steps, hooks, grabs, flips, jerks and pushes and are divided into:

conducted from the rack (tachi-waza) and
conducted with a fall (sutemi-waza).
Throws carried out from the rack, in turn, are divided into:

carried out mainly by hands (te-waza),
carried out mainly by the hip joint (koshi-waza) and
carried out mainly with the feet (ashivaza).
Falling throws are divided into:

throws with a fall on the back (masutemi-waza) and
throws with a fall on the side (yoko-sutemi-waza).
The shackling technique (katame-waza) is divided into:

retention (osaekomi-waza),
strangulation (sime-waza) and
pain holds on the joints: elbow, knee and hand (kansetsu-waza).
The technique of striking at vulnerable points of the body (atemi-waza) is divided into:

punches (ude-ate),
kicks (ashi-ate) and
headbutts (atama-ate)
In sports judo, strikes are prohibited. It is also forbidden to hold hands on the legs, painful effects on the eyes, mouth and nose, painful and suffocating techniques in the stance. In wrestling on the ground, painful holds are allowed only on the elbow joint.
By the beginning of the training, the participant must be dressed in a kimono according to the rules: the belt is tightly tied in a knot. It is forbidden to take off the kimono during training, it can be taken off only with the permission of the trainer, if it is necessary for certain types of exercises. T-shirts are not worn under the kimono. It is allowed to wear a T-shirt under a kimono when it is necessary to “lose” unnecessary kilograms or maintain a certain body temperature. Exercises and wrestling are carried out exclusively barefoot. The use of socks, slippers is considered unethical, unhygienic in judo, the rules also prohibit this. An exception is made if the participant has injured his foot. Women under a kimono must wear a gymnastic leotard (top and bottom together).