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Ne-waza no hairi-kata

Ne-waza no hairi-kata means Entry methods into mat work. It is a judo training term.

This term appears on the the classic (vintage) USJA exam exam.

⚑ The handwritten key answers simply “Ne-waza” (mat work).

Word by word

Judo technique names are modular — break the name into its parts and it reads like a sentence:

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Related terms

• Gokyo no Waza — Five stages of technique, the basic syllabus of Kodokan Judo
• Itsutsu no Kata — Forms of five
• Ju no Kata — Formal forms of gentleness
• Katame no Kata — Formal forms of holding
• Kime no Kata — Formal forms of self-defense
• Koshiki no Kata — Ancient forms