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JudoGradingRequirements

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‘"Itisnotimportanttobebetterthansomeoneelse,buttobebetterthanyesterday."

-KanoJigoro


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TableofContentsWhoweare..................................................................................................................................Page4HistoryofJudo............................................................................................................................Page5Purposeofdocument..............................................................................................................Page6Gradingelements......................................................................................................................Page7Juniorgradingrequirements...............................................................................................Page9Seniorgradingrequirements.............................................................................................Page10Generalknowledgequestions...........................................................................................Page11TheGokyonowaza.................................................................................................................Page12References..................................................................................................................................Page13Versioncontrol.......................................................................................................................Page14


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WhoWeAareOurvision

Helpingourstudentsachievetheirfullpotentialbothonandoffthetrainingmat.

Missionstatement

BeyondGrapplingClubfocusesonprovidingourstudentswithhighlevel,uptodateJudoandBrazilianJiuJitsutechniquesinafunfamilyfriendlyenvironment.

OurValuesHonesty:Beinghonestonandoffthemat.

Respect: Being respectful of one another andtreatingotherslikewewouldliketobetreated.

Dedication:Todevelopstudentswhovaluehardwork, dedication andperseverance to achieve agoal.

Leadership: To develop leaders who impacttheircommunityinapositiveway.

Growth:Todevelopindividualswhopushthemselvesoutoftheircomfortzonesandsearchforwaystoimproveandgrowaspeopleandgrapplers.

CodeofConductAtalltimesaBGCathletemust:

• abidebytheBGCrules;• havenoegoonthemats;• respecttrainingpartners,coachesandteammates;• practicetechniqueswithcontrolandcooperation;• controltheirtemper(bullyingandphysicaloutburstsarenottolerated);• be clean, hygienic and void of bad body odour (this includes trimmed

fingernailsandtoenails);• trainincleanandappropriateattire;• neverusefoullanguage;• applysubmissionswithextremecareandcontrol;• reportallaccidentsandinjuriesaccordingly;• listenwhilethecoachisteaching.


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HistoryofJudoJudo, meaning gentle way, is a contemporarymartial art founded in 1882 by Professor JigoroKano.Asaboy,Kanowasanundersized,slender,weak,and sickly child with one sickness after another.Against his doctor's advice, Kano decided to dosomething to improvehishealthandat thesametimelearnhowtodefendhimselfagainstbullies.It was during these times that Kano began acomprehensive and systematic study of variousforms of Jiu Jitsu. Around 1880 Kano startedrethinkingandmodifyingtheJiuJitsutechniqueshehadlearned.Hesawthatbyremoving the strength-based techniques and focusing on leverage, timing andpositioning, a smaller person could overcome a bigger, stronger opponent. AsKano combined the best techniques of various schools into one system hecreatedaphysical educationprogram thatembodiedbothmental andphysicalskill. In addition, he believed that the techniques could be practiced as acompetitivesportifthemoredangeroustechniqueswereomitted.In1882hemodifiedmanyof the traditional throwsandremoved the footandhandstrikesandintroduced‘KanoJiuJitsu’,otherwiseknownas‘KodokanJudo’,totheworld.TherearethreecoreprinciplestoJudo:Mutual welfare, mutual benefit. Judo is for everyone. The most importantperson on themat is your training partner. Thereforewe should practice in awaywhereweareallgrowingasJudoka.Maximum efficiency, minimum effort. Essentially, this means: “Techniqueovercomespower.”Beingabletothrowabiggerpersonthroughthecorrectuseofleverage,timingandpositioningiswhatweallaimtoachieve.Adaptability. Both in Judo and in lifewe need to be able to adapt towhat isthrownatus.ThisisanessentialpartofJudotraining,randoriandshiai..


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GradingOverviewThis document explains BGC’s policies andprocedures regarding the Judo gradingrequirements for children, teenageandadult.Thisincludes how our belt system exists alongside theJudo Australia system as well as the techniques,concepts and knowledge needed to achieve eachbelt.

Our Judo grading system is multilayered andrequiresahighlevelofskilltoachieveeachgrade.Ifastudentfailstheir initialgrading, theyareabletobere-assessedatalaterdate.Agradingwillbeheldat theendof each term forkids and teens. For adults, a grading may beconductedwhenitisdeterminedtheyhavereachedtherequiredskilllevel.

Astudentmaypassoverafewstripesiftheydemonstrateanadvancedlevelofskill,dedication, teamwork, competitionresultsoroverall technicalproficiencyandconsistentbehaviourthroughoutclassesandhasdonetheappropriatetimeingrade.BGC’s Judo grading system considers a student’s ability to demonstrate thefollowingelements:

• financialmemberofBGCwithnooutstandingfees;• adherencetotheBGCCodeofConduct;• generalknowledgeoftheartofJudoexpectedoftheirlevel;• safelyexecutingtechniques;• variouspinningpositions,sweepsandescapesfromdifferentpositions;• varioussubmissionsfortherequiredbeltandagelevel;• variousthrowsincludingcountersandcombinations;• possibledemonstrationofpartialorcompletenagenokata(dependingon

thestudentslevel);• havespenttheminimumtimeingradefortherequiredbelt;• overalltechnicalandsparringproficiency.


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GradingElementsAdherencetotheBGCCodeofConduct

Astudent’sadherence to theBGCCodeofConductwillbe considered for theirgrading.Astudentwhocontinuouslydemonstratesan inabilitytodosowillbeadvisedaccordinglyandmaynotbeconsideredforgradinguntiltheirbehaviourisadjusted.

DemonstratedknowledgeofJudoexpectedoflevel

A studentmust be able to demonstrate knowledge of Judo that is expected oftheirlevel.Thisincludesbeingabletodemonstrateatechniqueuponrequestaswellasduringlivesparring(asobservedbythecoachesduringclasses).SafeexecutionofJudotechniques

Safe execution of Judo techniques is crucial to keeping an injury–free trainingenvironment.AstudentmustbeabletodemonstratetheirabilitytoexecuteJudotechniquessafelywithoutapotentialtocauseinjurytothemselvesandothers.

Tachiwaza

Throwsandtakedowns(nagewaza).Studentswillstillberequiredtodemonstrateanumberofthrowsandtakedownsinbothstaticandmovingscenarios.Thesethrowswillbetakenfromthe40throwsofthegokyo.Videosofthesearepostedontheclubwebsite.

Inaddition to staticandmoving techniques studentsmaybeasked toperformcounter-techniques (kaeshiwaza) and combination-techniques (renrakuwaza)aswell.

Newaza

Pinningpositions(osaekomiwaza).PinningandholdingpositionsaretwoofthekeyelementsofeffectiveJudo.Studentsmustbeabletoexplainanddemonstrateanumberofpinningtechniquesexpectedoftheirlevel.Thisincludesvariationsoffundamentaltechniquesincludingyokoshihogatame,kesagatame,andtateshihogatame.Asgradingadvances,studentswillneedtodemonstratetheirabilitytomovefromoneholdingtechniquetoanotherwithoutthereleaseofpressurefromtheopponent.

Escapes(nogarekata).EscapingvariousgrapplingholdsfrombothgroundandstandingpositionsisaveryimportantelementofeffectiveJudoandself-defence.Studentsmustbeabletodemonstrateanumberofescapesfromvariousholdsandpins.Thisincludesescapingtechniquesincludingyokoshihogatame,tateshihogatame,andkesagatame.

Sweeps(hairikata).SweepingisanotherkeyelementofeffectiveJudo.Studentsmustbeabletodemonstrateanumberofsweepsfromguardaswellasguardpassing.


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Stranglesandchoking techniques(shimewaza).Dependingonthestudent’sage, theymaybe asked to demonstrate an understanding of both choking andstrangulation techniques. Students will need to show control when applyingthese techniques from positions such as back control, tate shiho gatame andguard. Additionally, studentswill need to be able to recognise an unconsciousopponentandwhattodointhissituation.Itshouldbenotedthatalthoughthisisapossibility,itisveryunlikelytooccurifpropertrainingetiquetteispractised.Jointlockingtechniques(kansetsuwaza).Dependingonthestudent’sage,theymaybeaskedtodemonstrateanumberofjointlockingtechniquesexpectedoftheirlevel.Theseincludearmbarsappliedfromvariouspositionssuchasturtle,yokoshihogatameandbackcontrol.

TappingoutThemostimportantthingtodemonstratebeforeanysubmissionortakedownisa student’s ability to effectively tap out. Tapping out is very important and allstudentsmustdemonstratetheirabilitytotapoutoncetheyhavebeenplacedinasubmissiontheycannotescape.

Tappingoutsafelyincludesusingvariouswaystoletourtrainingpartnersknowyou’ve reached a culminating point in their application of the technique. Thisincludes verbal cues such as saying tap or physical cues including physicallytappingouropponentsorthemats,usinghandandfeet.Sparringability(Randori)andflowing

Inadditiontotechnicalproficiencyintachiwazaandnewaza,theabilitytosparsafelyandeffectivelymustbedemonstrated.Judoisamartialart,asportandaself–defence strategy, and therefore the ability to execute techniques in liverandoriisagreatdemonstrationofastudent’sabilitylevel.Equally important is theability to flowwitha trainingpartner, especiallywithsomeone that is at a lower level or has lesser bodyweight. This is a greatdemonstrationoftechnicalproficiencyandwillbeconsideredingrading.

Nagenokata

As students reach the blue belt and above they will need to learn anddemonstrate a number of sets of thenagenokata. This traditional kata is anoverviewofthefundamentalaspectofJudo.


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JuniorGradingRequirements

BeltMinimum

age

Throws

Holddowns

Armbars

Strangles

Combos

Counters

Nagenokata

GuardPasses

Sweeps/Turnovers

Escapes

Mintimeingrade

(months)

White-Yellow 5 2 1

White-YellowBlackTip 3 3

YellowBeltupto2stripes 6 3 3 1 1

YellowBlackTip 4 4 1 1

Yellow-Orange 7 6 5 1 1

Yellow-OrangeBlackTip 8 6 2 1

OrangeBeltupto2stripes 8 10 7 2 2

OrangeBlackTip 12 7

Orange-/Greenupto2stripes 9 14 7 1 1 3 3

Orange-GreenBlackTip 18 7 2 2 3 3

GreenBeltupto3stripes 10 18 7 1 3 2 1 1

GreenBlackTip 10 20 7 3 4 1 3 3 3

12months

Green–Blue 11 22 7 3 4 1 3 3 312

monthsGreen–BlueBlackTip 24 7 3 4 1 3 3 3

12months

Blueupto3stripes 12 24 8 3 1 1 1 2 4 36

monthsBlue

BlackTip 24 8 2 2 2 2 1-2 2 4 312

months

Blue–Brown 13 32 8 1 1 1-2

Blue–BrownBlackTip 32 8 2 2 1-2

Brown 15 40 10 6 6 4 4 1-3 6 6 49-12months

BrownBlackTip 40 10 8 6 6 6 1-5 6 6 4

BlackBelt AccordingtotheJudoAustraliaSyllabusSystem


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SeniorGradingRequirements

BeltMinimum

age

Throws

Holddowns

Armbars

Strangles

Combos

Counters

Nagenokata

GuardPasses

Sweeps/Turnovers

Escapes

Mintimeingrade

(months)

YellowBelt 8 4 2 2 2 2

OrangeBelt 16 4 2 2 2 2 2

GreenBelt 24 6 4 4 2 2 1 4 4 412

months

BlueBelt 32 8 5 5 4 4 1-3 4 4 412

months

BrownBelt 40 8 6 6 5 5 1-3 4 6 46-12months

BlackBelt AccordingtotheJudoAustraliaSyllabusSystem


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GeneralKnowledgequestionsThesequestionsmaybeaskedduringyourexamination:

• WhatdoesthetermJudomean?• WhoinventedJudo?• WhatartdidJudocomefrom?• WherewasthefoundingcityofJudo?• WhatisaJudoplayercalled?• Whatisthetrainingplacecalled?• Whatisthesignificanceofabow?• Whatisyourbeltcalled?• WhatisyourJudouniformcalled?• HowcanyouwinaJudomatch?• Whataresomeillegalmovesincompetition?• Demonstratehowtotieyourbelt.• Demonstratehowtofoldyourgi.• Basicdojohygienequestions.• ExplainthebasicrulesofsportJudo.• Whatisthedifferencebetweenachokeandastrangle?• Whatisthedifferencebetweenanarmbarandanarmlock?• Whatisthesafestwaytotapout?• Whatdoyoudoifsomeonefallsunconscious?• Whatarethethreeelementstoathrow?


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TheGokyonowaza Throwsincluded

1stsetDe-ashi-barai,Hiza-guruma,Sasae-tsurikomi-ashi,Uki-goshi,Osoto-gari,O-goshi,Ouchi-gari,Seoi-nage

2ndsetKosoto-gari,Kouchi-gari,Koshi-guruma,Tsurikomi-goshi,Okuri-ashi-barai,Tai-otoshi,Harai-goshi,Uchi-mata

3rdsetKosoto-gake,Tsuri-goshi,Yoko-otoshi,Ashi-guruma,Hane-goshi,Harai-tsurikomi-ashi,Tomoe-nage,Kata-guruma

4thsetSumi-gaeshi,Tani-otoshi,Hane-makikomi,Sukui-nage,Utsuri-goshi,O-guruma,Soto-makikomi,Uki-otoshi

5thsetOsoto-guruma,Uki-waza,Yoko-wakare,Yoko-guruma,Ushiro-goshi,Ura-nage,Sumi-otoshi,Yoko-gake

Othertechniques:

Osaekomiwaza

Kuzurekesagatame,Katagatame,Kamishihogatame,Kuzurekamishihogatame,Yokoshihogatame/Munegatame,Tateshihogatame,Kesagatame,Uragatame,Ukigatame,Sankakugatame

ShimewazaNamijujijime,Gyakujujijime,Katajujijime,Hadakajime,Okurierijime,Katahajime,Sodegurumajime,Katatejime,Ryotejime,Tsukkomijime,Sankakujime,

Kansetsuwaza

Udegarami,Udehishigijujigatame,Udehishigiudegatame,Udehishigihizagatame,Udehishigiwakigatame,Udehishigiharagatame,Ashigarami,Udehishigiashigatame,Udehishigitegatame,Udehishigisankakugatame,Ashisankakugarami


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References• BeyondGrapplingClubCodeofConduct:

www.Beyondgrapplingclub.com(accessed3rdJuly2018)

• JudoAustralianGradingsyllabushttps://www.ausjudo.com.au(accessed7thJuly2018)

• HistoryofJudohttps://judoinfo.com/jhist4/(accessed3rdJuly2018)

• HistoryofJudohttp://www.worldjudoday.com/en/The-History-of-Judo-55.html(accessed3rdJuly2018)


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V1.1 2.08.2018 D.Morris M.D’Aquino

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