Your sensei will say hiza, koshi or sode long before you know every throw. This chart shows the 20 most useful words, many of which you'll find again in the names of the throws: Hiza-guruma, Koshi-guruma, Ashi-guruma.
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All terms
| Kanji | Romaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| 頭 | Atama | Head |
| 顔 | Kao | Face |
| 首 | Kubi | Neck |
| 肩 | Kata | Shoulder |
| 胸 | Mune | Chest |
| 腕 | Ude | Arm |
| 肘 | Hiji | Elbow |
| 手首 | Tekubi | Wrist |
| 手 | Te | Hand |
| 腹 | Hara | Belly |
| 腰 | Koshi | Hips |
| 腿 | Momo | Thigh |
| 膝 | Hiza | Knee |
| 脛 | Sune | Shin |
| 足首 | Ashikubi | Ankle |
| 足 | Ashi | Foot (and leg) |
| 爪先 | Tsumasaki | Toes |
| 襟 | Eri | Collar, lapel |
| 袖 | Sode | Sleeve |
| 帯 | Obi | Belt |
| 右 | Migi | Right |
| 左 | Hidari | Left |
Red: parts of the body · green: parts of the judogi. Migi (右) means right, Hidari (左) left – always seen from the judoka, so on the chart the judoka's right foot is on your left.