Grading

The British Judo Association define what techniques are required for each grade.

Students should be aware that when we grade students at the University of Sheffield club, we treat the BJA syllabus as a minimum. You may be asked to demonstrate things on your particular belt syllabus or anything on previous syllabus you have learned previously.

As you progress through the grades, the level of competency expected increases.

Personal choice element

At each grade, you are required to choose techniques not on the syllabus to make your own. You should learn the chosen techniques and be able to demonstrate them on the move.

It would be nice to see personal choice techniques done with counters and combinations around the chosen technique. Beyond the first grade (red) you can think of this as a requirement!

Resources

Your first place to ask about technique should be coaches at the club, however there are a number of resources available.

If you're not sure what your watching is correct, check with someone at the club! There are a lot of videos on YouTube that demonstrate techniques differently!

Videos we recommend:

It's worth getting a copy of the syllabus on your phone or to print out to make notes on.