Promotion



The OSU Judo Club is intensely proud of its members who work hard at practice and at tournament. The club holds quarterly promotions, and below are the promotion requirements as mandated by the club.


Gokyu (5th degree green)
O goshi (major hip)
Seoi nage (shoulder throw)
De ashi harai (advancing foot sweep)
O soto gari (major outer reap)
Kesa gatame (scarf hold)
Kata gatame (shoulder hold)

Yonkyu: (4th degree green)
Tai otoshi (body drop)
Uki goshi (floating hip)
O uchi gari (major inner reap)
Sasae tsurikomi ashi (propping drawing ankle throw)
Kame shiho gatame (upper 4-quarters hold)
Yoko shiho gatame (side 4-quarters hold)

Sankyu (3rd degree brown)
Tomoenage
Ko uchi gari
Koshi garuma
Harai goshi
Hane goshi
One combination
One counter
Kuzure kesa gatame
Kuzure kami shiho gatame
Tate shiho gatame
Okuri eri jime
First set of Nage no Kata

Nikyu (2nd degree brown)
Uchi mata
Hane goshi
Tsurikomi goshi
Two throwing combinations
Two counters
Gyaku juji jime
Nami juji jime
Kata juji jime
Ude garame
Juji gatame
First two sets of Nage no Kata

Ikkyu (1st degree brown)
Ko soto gari
Kata garuma
Uki otoshi
Yoko wakare
Tani otoshi
Three combinations
Three counters
Hadaka jime
Kata ha jime
Ude gatame
First three sets of Nage no Kata

Shodan (1st degree black)
Hane makikomi
Sumi gaeshi
Tsuri goshi
Yoko otoshi
Ushiro goshi
Ko soto gake
Full Nage no Kata

Nidan: 2nd degree black
Sukui nage
Yoko gake
Ashi garuma
Soto makikomi
Uki waza
Utsuri goshi
Full Nage no Kata
One set of another kata

Sandan: 3rd degree black
Sumi otoshi
O soto garuma
O garuma
Yoko garuma
Ura nage
Harai tsurikomi ashi
Two major katas