Junomichi, (real Judo), is an educational tool in a sense that is rarely understood in modern contexts. When education is mentioned, it is commonly associated with academic subjects such as mathematics, literature, or the arts. These disciplines develop important capacities, yet they do not necessarily address a more fundamental question: how does one learn…
Junomichi no kotoba Omote — The visible form Omote — The front, the visible side — 表 Front / surface Tai — Body — 体 Body Yume no uchi — Within a dream — 夢の中 Dream / inside Ryoku hi (or ryoku heki) — Avoiding force — 力避 Force / avoid Mizu guruma —…
Jû no kata Jû no kata — Form of softness — 柔の形 Softness / of / form Jû no kata is composed of three teachings: dai ikkyô, dai nikyô, and dai sankyô. Dai ikkyô — First teaching Dai ikkyô — First teaching — 第一教 First / teaching Tsuki dashi — Thrusting the arm forward…
Kime no kata Idori Idori — To be there, ready to take — 居取り Be there / take Ryô te dori — Gripping both wrists — 両手取り Two / upper limb / grip Tsukkake — Launching oneself to pierce — 突っ掛け Pierce, strike / launch oneself Suri age — Rising while brushing — 摺り上げ…
First Series Ô soto gari 大外刈り Great / outer / reap Ô soto gari 大外刈り Great / outer / reap Hiza guruma 膝車 Knee / wheel Hiza guruma 膝車 Knee / wheel Ô uchi gari 大内刈り Great / inner / reap Okuri ashi barai 送り足払い Accompany / sweep De ashi barai 出足払い Advance /…
Throwing Techniques — Classification Te waza — Techniques performed through the upper area of the body — 手技 Upper limb / technique Uki otoshi — Bringing down by floating — 浮き落とし Float / bring down Seoi nage — Wrapping the partner over the back to project — 背負い投げ Load / projection Kata guruma —…
Techniques for Striking a Vital Point Atemi waza — Techniques for striking a vital point — 当て身技 Strike a vital point / technique Atemi waza are techniques inherited from jujutsu. They were originally intended to neutralise an opponent. These techniques have been retained in junomichi, where they are practised only in certain kata (nage…
Ground Techniques Ne waza — Ground techniques — 寝技 Lie down / technique Ground techniques are the continuation of tachi waza. In the logic of the work, ground techniques follow standing techniques: they are the continuation on a horizontal plane of what is first sought on a vertical plane. Ground work has a particular…
Throwing Techniques Nage waza — Throwing techniques — 投げ技 Throw / technique Nage waza are divided into two categories: tachi waza (standing techniques) and sutemi waza (techniques where one lets go of the body). All these techniques rely on the notion of projection, which is based on the use of the body’s energy in…
Forms of Practice (Kata) Randori no kata — Form of practising randori — 乱取りの形 Freedom / taking / of / form Randori no kata is composed of the union of two kata: nage no kata and katame no kata. It unfolds the fundamental techniques and forms of junomichi, leading practitioners to practise randori with…
