Glossary of Common Terms in JUDO
Below are the most common terms used in Judo together with their corresponding definition in Spanish:
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TERMS
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DEFINITIONS
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Ashi
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Foot leg
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Assignment
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Head
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Powder
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Way of War / Japanese Martial Arts
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Bush
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Guerrero
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Do
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Camino
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Dojo
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Place where Judo is practiced
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Different
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Flap
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Forehead
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Hip
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Hajime
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Begin
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Harai
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Swept
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Hidari
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Left
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Stock
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Knee
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Judo
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Road to Smoothness, which when breaking down the word results in the following; JU: Soft DO: Way
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Judogui
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judo suit
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judoka
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judo practitioner
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Kansetsu Waza
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Dislocation Techniques / Levers
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Kumi
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Grab / Grab
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Kumi Kata
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Grappling, gripping techniques
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Kuzure
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variant, variation
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Kyu
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“Student” degree in Judo, in the West it is represented by the colors of the belt, which are six starting with white (6th Kyu), yellow (5th Kyu), orange (4th Kyu), green (3rd Kyu), blue (2nd Kyu) and brown or brown (1st Kyu)
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Mae
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Forward
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Mate
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Stop
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Me
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Eyes
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migui
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Right
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In
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Chest
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Obi
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judo belt
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Randori
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Free training for the application of techniques, in which both judokas practice attacking and defending at the same time. The Randori is not a competition, but rather an instance of study and refinement of the technique, it is part of the preparation for the SHAI
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Sensei
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Judo teacher, in Japan it is used for a doctor or teacher, its literal translation means “the one who was born before”
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Shisei
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Posture
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Shizen-Tai
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Natural posture or natural position; feet should be positioned at shoulder height.
In addition we have these two positions of shizen tai:
- Migui-Shizen-Tai, if performed with the right leg forward
- Hidari-Shizen-Tai, if performed with the left leg forward
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Tachi-Waza
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foot techniques
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This
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Body
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Tandoku-Renshu
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learning system that is carried out alone on individual exercises, for example: doing repetitions of the techniques without a partner (uke.
Objectives: Learn a technical gesture. Check balance. Identify all technical moves. Learn the rhythm of movement. improve coordination
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Tatami
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Pad
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The
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Thousand
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Tori
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The one who executes the technique
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Uke
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The one who receives the technique
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Ukemi
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Drop
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Ukemis
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falls
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Ushiro
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Behind
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Ushiro Ukemi
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fall back
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He came
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Technique
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Yoko Ukemi
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fall to the side
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