General Knowledge

Murgon Judo Club

Members of

IJF, Aust. Olympic Council, Aust. Commonwealth Games Assoc.,

OJU, JFA Inc., JFA (Qld) Inc.

General Knowledge

Question	Answer
Who was the founder of Judo?	Professor Jigoro Kano
What was the name of the school he founded?	The Kodokan
What was the date of the founding of Judo?	1882
What is the name of your Judo club?	Murgon Judo Club
What is the name of your Judo organization?	JFA (QLD) Inc
How do you give up in Newaza?	tap twice on the person or mat using hand or feet if not able to use hand if this is not possible tell your opponent you give up
What should be tied back ?	Long hair
What must always be clean and short?	finger nails and toe nails also hands and feet must be clean
What is the area where your sensei sits in the Dojo before bowing in called?	Joseki
What is the name for where you train?	Dojo
What is the name for mats?	Tatami
What is the name for Start?	Hajime
What is the name for Wait, Break?	Matte
What must you do if your opponent taps twice
What is the name for Teacher?	Sensei
At the beginning of each competition what must the players do?	Bowl to come on to the competition area wait at the red danger area for the referee to advise them to come to their positions (white or blue tapes on the matt ) bowl step one pace forward and wait for the referee to say Hajime
What is the name Referee's command: that is all, finished?	Sore Made
What is Ippon?	Full point in competition
What is Waza-ari?	1/2 point in competition
What is Waza-ari awasete ippon?	2 waza aris make one ippon
When do you stop and get up from Ne - Waza?	Matte, Sore Made Only
What do you do when Osaekomi is called?	Hold your opponent (means hold down is on)
When may a referee touch both players in a competition ?	Only on sonomama (freeze, do not move) both contestants are touch at this time and yoshi (carry on. a referee's instruction to contestants to carry on with the contest ) the referee's hands are on the players and when he calls Yoshi he removes his hand from the players (Newaza Only)
Can players have metal on them in a competition ?	No meatal or hard objects
What are the three parts of a Judo throw in English and Japanese?	1. Off-balance – Kuzushi 2. Entry – Tsukuri 3. Execution – Kake
What are the JFA junior belt ranks in order, by colour and markings ?	(White, yellow, orange, green, blue, Brown) U/10's 3 white stripes on bottom of each side of belt U/13's 2 white stripes on bottom of each side of belt and U16's 1 white stripe on bottom of each side of belt
What are the JFA senior belt ranks in order, by colour?	White, yellow, orange, green, brown, black
What are the two divisions of throwing techniques, in English and Japanese?	1. Standing techniques – Tachi waza 2. Sacrificing techniques – Sutemi Waza
What are the three divisions of standing throwing techniques, in English and Japanese?	1. Hand techniques – Te waza 2. Hip techniques – Goshi waza 3. Foot & leg techniques – Ashi waza
What are the two divisions of sacrifice throwing techniques, in English and Japanese?	1. Back sacrificing techniques – Ma sutemi waza 2. Side sacrificing techniques – Yoko sutemi waza
What are the ordinal numbers between and including one and ten, in Japanese?	1. Ichi 2. Ni 3. San 4. Shi 5. Go 6. Roku 7. Shichi 8. Hachi 9. Ku 10. Ju
What are the Two parts of unarmed combat in English and Japanese?	1. Throwing techniques – Nage waza 2. Grappling techniques – Katame waza
What do you do if the Referee calls Toketa?	Keep Fighting try to get hold down back on( it means hold down broken)
What are the three divisions of mat techniques, in English and Japanese?	1. Holding techniques – Osaekomi waza 2. Strangulation techniques – Shime waza 3. Joint locking techniques – Kansetsu waza
What are the five belt senior Judo kyu ranks and coloured belts from highest to lowest rank (do not list White Belt)?	1. Brown – Ikkyu 2. Blue – Nikyu 3. Green – Sankyu 4. Orange – Yonkyu 5. Yellow– Gokyu
What are the 10 Black Belt ranks, in order from lowest to highest?	1. Shodan 2. Nidan 3. Sandan 4. Yodan 5. Godan 6. Rokudan 7. Shichidan 8. Hachidan 9. Kudan 10. Judan
What does the word “JUDO” mean in English?	The Gentle Way
What colour belts are Black Belts permitted to wear?	1st Degree – Black 2nd Degree – Black 3rd Degree – Black 4th Degree – Black or black & red panel 5th Degree – black or black & red panel 6th Degree – Black or red & white panel 7th Degree – Black or red & white panel 8th Degree – Black or red & white panel 9th Degree – Black or red 10th Degree – Black or red
What is the area where your sensei sits in the Dojo before bowing in called?	Joseki
What are the two main Kata's of Kodokan Judo taught to judo players in Australia?	Nage no kata - Forms of throwing Katame no kata - Forms of grappling
Who was the first Australian to win a medal at a Olympic event for Australia?	Ted Boronovski of Australia won a bronze medal 1964 Tokyo Olympics
Which Australian was the first to win a gold medal at the Women’s Judo Demonstration Event at Seoul 1988?	Suzanne Williams won a gold medal.
Which Australian was the first to win a bronze medal at the Women’s Judo Demonstration Event at Seoul 1988?	Julie Reardon won a bronze medal.
Which Australian was the first to win a bronze medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.in Judo?	Maria Pekli
What year was Judo first introduced into the summer Olympic games?	1964 Men Only
What year was women’s Judo first introduced into the summer Olympic Games as a full medal event?	1992 (demonstration event in 1988)

Japanese Pronunciation

Vowels	Pronounced	Vowel Combinations	Pronounced	Vowel Combinations	Pronounced	Vowel Combinations	Pronounced
a	Car	ai	light	ae	map	ao	cow
i	Kiss	ii	tree
u	glue	ue	when
e	egg	ei	say
o	fog	oi	Toy	ou	cone

Constanents
Letter	Sound	Letter	Sound	Letter	Sound	Letter	Sound
k	kite	h	hat	w	want	p	pot
s	sound	m	man	sh	she	j	Jog
t	town	y	yacht	ts	streets	d	dog
n	noun	r	land	b	bob	g	goat

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