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    Terminology and Translations
The "Judo Information Site" has a wealth of information about Judo, most of the links below go direct to the correct page on the Judo Information site.

Japanese   English  Translation  
De - ashi - barai   Advancing  Foot  Sweep  
Dojo   Judo  practice  hall  
Gyaku - juji - jime   Reverse  Cross  Strangle  
Hadaka - jime   Naked  Strangle  
Hajime   Begin   -  Referee’s  command  to  start  a  judo  contest  
Hane - goshi   Spring  Hip  
Hansoku - make   Disqualification  
Hantei   Decision   -  Referee’s  command  requesting  a  decision  from  the  corner  judges  at  the end  of  a  judo  contest  
Harai - goshi   Sweeping  Hip  
Hiki - wake   Referee’s  announcement  of  a  draw  at  the  end  of  a  contest  
Hiza - guruma   Knee  Wheel  
Ippon   Complete  point  
Ippon - seoi - nage    One  arm  shoulder  
Judogi   Judo  uniform  
Judoka   Judo  player  
Juji - gatame   Cross  armlock  
Kaeshi - waza   Counter  techniques  
Kami - shiho - gatame    Upper  four  quarters  hold  
Kata - guruma   Shoulder  wheel  
Kata - ha - jime   Single  collar  strangle  
Kata - hiza - te - ouchi - gake - ashi - dori   Single  knee  hand  major  inside  hook  
Kata - te - ashi - koshi - jime   Single  hand  leg  hip  strangle  
Kata - te - jime   Strangle  with  one  hand  
Kata - uchi - ashi - dori   Single  inner  leg  grab  
Kesa - gatame   Scarf  hold  
Koshi - guruma   Hip  wheel  
Ko - soto - gake   Minor  outer  hook  
Ko - soto - gari   Minor  outer  reaping  
Ko - uchi - gake - mata - maki - komi   Minor  inner  hook  thigh  winding  
Ko - uchi - gari   Minor  inner  reaping  
Ko - uchi - gake   Minor  inner  hook  
Kumi - kata   Engagement  position  
Kuzure - kami - shiho - gatame    Broken  upper  four  quarters  hold  
Kuzure - kesa - gatame   Broken  scarf  hold  
Kuzure - tate - shiho - gatame   Broken  lengthwise  four  quarters  hold  
Mae  Mawari  Ukemi   Forward  rolling  breakfall  
Morote - eri - seoi - nage   Two  handed  lapel  shoulder  
Morote - gari   Double  leg  grab  
Morote - seoi - nage   Two  handed  shoulder  
Mune - gatame   Chest  hold  
Nage - komi   Repetitive  throwing  
Nami - juji - jime   Normal  cross  strangle  
Ne - waza   Groundwork  techniques  
Obi   Belt  
O - goshi   Major  hip  
Okuri - ashi - barai   Double  foot  sweep  
Okuri - eri - jime   Sliding  collar  strangle  
Osae - komi   Hold  down  
Osae - komi - waza   Holding  techniques  
Osoto - otoshi   Major  outer  drop  
O - uchi - gari    Major  inner  reaping  
Randori   Free  practice  
Rei   Bow  
Renraku - waza   Combination  techniques  in  the  opposite  direction  
Renzoku - waza   Combination  techniques  in  the  same  or  similar  direction  
Ryo - hiza - seoi - otoshi   Two  knee  shoulder  drop  
San - gaku - jime   Triangular  strangle  
San - gaku - osae - gatame   Triangular  strangle  and  hold  down  
Sasae - tsuri - komi - ashi   Propping  drawing  ankle  
Seoi - otoshi   Shoulder  drop  
Shido   Light  penalty  (minor  infringement)  
Sode - tsuri - komi - goshi   Sleeve  lift  pull  hip  
Soto - ashi - dori - ouchi - gari   Outside  leg  grab  major  inner  sweep  
Soto - kibisu - gaeshi   Outer  heel  trip  
Soto - maki - komi   Outside  winding  
Sumi - gaeshi   Corner  throw  
Tachi - rei   Standing  bow  
Tachi - waza   Standing  techniques  
Tai - otoshi   Hand  throw  body  drop  
Tani - otoshi   Valley  drop  
Tate - shiho - gatame    Lengthwise  four  quarters  hold  
Te - guruma   Hand  wheel  
Toketa   Hold  broken  
Tomoe - nage   Circle  throw  
Tori   The  offensive  or  attacking  Judoka  
Tsuri - komi - goshi   Drawing  hip  
Uchi - kibisu - gaeshi   Inner  heel  trip  
Uchi - mata   Inner  thigh  
Ude - garami   Entangled  armlock  
Ude - gatame   Arm  lock  
Uke   The  defensive  or  defending  Judoka  
Uki - goshi   Floating  hip  
Uki - otoshi   Floating  drop  
Uki - waza   Floating  throw  
Ura - nage   Rear  throw  
Ushiro  Ukemi   Rear  breakfall  
Ushiro - goshi  

Rear  hip  

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