The Traditional Gokyo of Kodokan Judo


The Gokyo no Waza (five sets of techniques) is the standard syllabus of Judo throwing techniques originated in 1895 at the Kodokan in Tokyo, Japan. From 1920 to 1982 the Kodokan Gokyo no Waza was made up of the 40 throws in 5 groups as shown below. In 1982 (eight reinstated techniques and Shinmeisho No Waza) were added to recognize standard Judo throws that were not part of the Gokyo.

Dai-ikkyo (group 1)

de ashi harai hiza guruma sasae tsurikomi ashi uki goshi osoto gari ogoshi o uchi gari seoinage
De-ashi-harai Hiza-guruma Sasae-tsurikomi-ashi Uki-goshi Osoto-gari O-goshi Ouchi-gari Seoi-nage

 

Dai-nikyo (group 2)

kosoto gari kouchi gari koshi guruma tsurikomi goshi okuri ashi harai tai otoshi harai goshi uchi mata
Kosoto-gari Kouchi-gari Koshi-guruma Tsurikomi-goshi Okuri-ashi-harai Tai-otoshi Harai-goshi Uchi-mata

      

Dai-sankyo (group 3)

Kosoto-gake Tsuri-goshi Yoko-otoshi Ashi-guruma Hane-goshi Harai-tsurikomi-ashi Tomoe-nage Kata-guruma

 

Dai-yonkyo (group 4)

Sumi-gaeshi Tani-otoshi Hane-makikomi Sukui-nage Utsuri-goshi O-guruma Soto-makikomi Uki-otoshi

      

Dai-gokyo (group 5)

Osoto-guruma Uki-waza Yoko-wakare Yoko-guruma Ushiro-goshi Ura-nage Sumi-otoshi Yoko-gake