Belt ranks › Nikyu

Nikyu (2nd kyu) — Brown Belt Requirements

Nikyu is the fifth senior rank in USJA judo (brown belt). Candidates must be 14+ with 11 months / 88 classes at their current rank, then pass a written and technical exam.

The exam is cumulative: Nikyu candidates are also responsible for everything from Rokkyu, Gokyu, Yonkyu, Sankyu.

New vocabulary at this rank (20 terms)

• Ushiro — Rear (in throwing and holding)
• Shiai — Tournament
• Dojo — Practice hall for Judo
• Judoka — Judo player
• Ude — Arm
• Garami — Entangle
• Uki — To float
• Tatami — Straw Japanese Judo mats
• Rokudan — 6th degree Black Belt
• Shichidan — 7th degree Black Belt
• Tsuri — Lift
• Komi — Pull
• Tsurikomi Goshi — Lifting Pulling Hip throw
• Ura — Reverse side, back
• Ura Nage — Rear throw
• Gake — To dash the opponent while throwing
• Zarei — Kneeling bow
• Ritsurei — Standing bow
• Ko Soto Gake — Minor Outside Dashing throw
• Hachidan — 8th degree Black Belt

New knowledge questions

• What year was Judo first introduced into the summer Olympic Games?
• Who were the four men on the first U.S. Olympic Judo team (1964)?
• Which American placed the first time Judo was included at the Olympics, and what place did he win?
• What year was Women's Judo first introduced to the summer Olympic Games?
• What year was Women's Judo included in the summer Olympic Games as an official sport?
• Name the five U.S. women who have medaled in Olympic Judo.

Technique demonstration counts at Nikyu

Study the full Nikyu exam freeNo signup · works on your phone · progress saved on your device