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Rokkyu (6th kyu) — Yellow Belt Requirements

Rokkyu is the first senior rank in USJA judo (yellow belt). Candidates must be 14+ with 3 months / 24 classes at their current rank, then pass a written and technical exam.

New vocabulary at this rank (20 terms)

• Sensei — Teacher
• Seiza — Sitting on the knees
• Anza — Sitting cross-legged
• Kiotsuke — Attention!
• Rei — Bow!
• Hajime — Begin! (referee's call)
• Matte — Stop! (referee's call)
• Maitta — I surrender!
• Randori — Free practice
• Kuzushi — Off balance
• Tsukuri — Entry (positioning for a throw)
• Kake — Execution (of a throw)
• Tori — The attacker (one who applies the technique)
• Uke — The defender (one who receives the technique)
• O — Big or major
• Koshi / Goshi — Hip or waist
• O Goshi — Major Hip throw
• Soto — Outside
• O Soto Gari — Major Outside Reaping throw
• Ippon — One point! (referee's award)

New knowledge questions

• What is the name of your Judo organization?
• Who was the founder of Judo?
• What is the name of the school he founded?
• What is the date of the founding of Judo?
• What are the two principles of Kodokan Judo as defined by Dr. Kano?
• How long have unarmed combat martial arts been practiced in Japan?
• What was unarmed combat called in Japan before Judo?

Technique demonstration counts at Rokkyu

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