This picture and explaination is a handy guide for learning the names of your throws based on whch part of the body is indicated in the name of the throw. Some parts have two names. Here is the list from the head down:
1. Kube= Neck 6. Te = Hand
2. Kata/Seio = Shoulder 7. Mata = Inner thigh
3. Ude = Arm 8. Hiza = Knee
4. Mune = Chest 9. Ashi = Leg or foot
5. Koshi/Goshi = Hip 10. Yubi = Toes
Points to remember: Using the model shown earlier where body parts are labeled in Japanese, throws are more easily translatable, making learning the translation easier.
Also, to remember the basics of Japanese translation for Judo, many of the words are used repeatedly, and remembering these prefixes & suffixes, like listed above, it also makes translating the throws easier.
1. Harai/Barai = Sweep 8. Gari = Reap
2. O = Major or large 9. Gake = Hook
3. Ko = Minor or small 10. Tsuri = Lift
4. Soto = Outer 11. Komi = Pull
5. Uchi = Inner 12. Ura/Ushiro = Back
6. Garuma = Wheel 13. Yoko = Side
7. Otoshi = Drop
Following the above listed “rules” will make learning the translation of the following techniques (waza) much easier.
