Intermediate Belts

White belts

In order to be promoted to a black-yellow belt, focus is on the skills needed to practice judo safely and the basic throws that are foundational to more advanced judo techniques.

These techniques include:

• Falling techniques

• Basic throws

• Basic sweeps

• Basic pins

black / yellow BELTS

In order to be promoted to a black-orange belt, students build on their prior foundations of safety and fun, to explore new slightly more challenging techniques.

These techniques include:

• Rolling techniques

• ground grappling techniques

• guard & guard passing

• intermediate sweeps & trips

• Additional pins

black / Orange BELTS

In order to be promoted to a black-green belt, students must being mastering a few of the key foundational throws including Seoi nage. Additionally, they will start learning the art of competition through sparring (randori):

These techniques include:

• Ippon Seoi Nage

• Sparring techniques (gripping, posture, foot movement)

• Intermediate leg reaps

• Pin combinations

black / Green BELTS

In order to progress fully as a black-green belt, students must have mastered foundational throws, reaps and trips and can begin to apply them dynamically in sparring.

Additional techniques include:

• Intermediate level throw: Harai Goshi

• Sparring defensive concepts (hip blocking)

• Transition from standing to ground work

• Sparring offensive concepts (attack timing, volume)

• basic chokes

black / blue BELTS

In order to progress fully as a black-blue belt, students must have mastered foundational throws, reaps and trips and can begin to apply them dynamically in sparring.

Additional techniques include:

• Intermediate level throw: Tai Otoshi

• Sparring defensive concepts (hip blocking)

• Sparring offensive concepts (attack timing, volume)

• Advanced chokes (sankaku jime)