The complete judo reference — for every judoka.
All 100 Kodokan techniques with stance-aware steps and audio descriptions, the eight kata, grading syllabi, terminology, and the history of the gentle way.
Founder of judo, 1860–1938
Maximum efficient use of energy — technique over strength.
Mutual welfare and benefit — training partners rise together.
Rentai-ho — physical education
Shobu-ho — contest proficiency
Shushin-ho — moral cultivation
"It is not important to be better than someone else, but to be better than yesterday."
Attributed to Jigoro Kano, founder of judo
Technique Library 技
All 100 officially recognized Kodokan techniques, plus every kata-only form. {{ resultCount }}
No techniques match. Try a different term or clear filters.
Kodokan Kata 形
The eight officially recognized forms of the Kodokan.
{{ k.name }} {{ k.kanji }}
{{ k.desc }}
Belt Grading
{{ gradingNote }}
{{ gr.belt }}
{{ gr.grade }}- {{ rq.text }}
Terminology 用語
{{ tg.label }}
History of Judo
From the ju-jutsu schools of the samurai era, Jigoro Kano distilled a system built on seiryoku zen’yo and jita kyoei — a martial art, a sport, and an education method.
Timeline
Icons of Judo
Recommended Reading
The books our coaches keep coming back to — the judo canon, plus the Brazilian jiu-jitsu references most useful to judoka on the ground.