Jr 3rd Degree Practice Test
Carolinas American Judo Association


1. What is the name of your Judo organization?

a) United States Judo Association
b) United States Judo Federation
c) International Judo Federation
2. Who founded Judo?

a) Nagaoka
b) Mifune
c) Jigoro Kano
d) Kotani
3. What is the name of the school he founded?

a) Epizoundes
b) Kodokan
c) Budokan
d) Shudokan
4. What is the date of the founding of Judo?

a) 1881
b) 1882
c) 1910
d) 1886
5. What are the two principles of Kodokan Judo as defined by Dr. Kano?

a) Maximum efficiency - Seiryoku Zenyo
b) Mutual benefit and welfare - Jita Kyoei
c) Win at any cost
d) Never admit defeat


6. How Long have unarmed combat martial arts been practiced in Japan?

a) 600 to 1500 years
b) 500 to 800 years
c) 600 to 1000 years
7. What was unarmed combat called in Japan before Judo?

a) Kungfu
b) Jujitsu
c) Karate
d) Boxing
8. How many degrees are there currently in the USJA junior rank system?

a) Five
b) Six
c) Eight
d) Ten
9. Choose the correct five USJA junior belt colors in order by color

a) White, Yellow, Orange, Green, Purple
b) Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Purple
c) Yellow, Orange/White, Orange, Orange/Green, Green
d) Yellow, Green, Orange, Blue, Purple
10. Off Balancing

a) Kuzushi
b) Tsukuri
c) Anza
d) Kake
11. Entry

a) Kuzushi
b) Tsukuri
c) Anza
d) Kake
12. Execution

a) Kuzushi
b) Tsukuri
c) Anza
d) Kake
13. Count to 10 in Japenese

a) Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, Shichi, Ju, Ku, Go, Roku, Hach
b) Ichi, Ni, Ju, Ku, Hach, Shichi, Roku, Go, Sh, San
c) Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, Go, Roku, Shichi, Hachi, Ku, Ju
d) Ich, San, Go, Shichi, Ju, Ni, Shi, Roku, Hachi, Shi
14. Back falling sacrifice techniques

a) Yoko sutemi waza
b) Ma sutemi waza
c) Kesa sutemi waza
15. Side falling sacrifice techniques

a) Yoko sutemi waza
b) Ma sutemi waza
c) Kesa sutemi waza

Vocabulary
Directions: Select the Japanese equivalent for the following English terms .


16. Teacher

a) Rei
b) Kuzushi
c) Sensei
17. Sitting on knees

a) Seiza
b) Hajime
c) Uchi Komi
18. Sitting cross-legged

a) Kuzushi
b) Uke
c) Anza
19. Attention!

a) ki o tsuke
b) Uchi Komi
c) Kuzushi
20. Bow!

a) Maitta
b) Rei
c) Hajime
21. Falling methods or ways

a) Ukemi
b) Matte
c) Kuzushi
22. Off Balance

a) Randori
b) Uke
c) Kuzushi
23. Repetition attack practice without throwing, done with a partner

a) Uke Rei
b) Randori
c) Uchi Komi
24. Person Receiving technique

a) Ukemi
b) Sensei
c) Uke
25. Person performing technique

a) Randori
b) Tori
c) Sensei
26. Begin

a) Hajime!
b) Matte!
c) Uchi Komi
27. Stop

a) Hajime!
b) Matte!
c) Maitta!
28. I surrender

a) Matte!
b) Maitta!
c) Hajime!
29. Free practice

a) Randori
b) Uchi Komi
c) Anza
30. Big or major

a) O Goshi
b) O
c) O Goshi
31. Waist or hip

a) Koshi or Goshi
b) O Soto Gari
c) O Goshi
32. Major hip throw

a) O Goshi
b) O
c) O Soto Gari
33. Outside

a) Kesa
b) Koshi or Go
c) Soto
34. Major outside reaping throw

a) Kesa-gatame
b) O Soto Gari
c) O Goshi
35. One point! (referee’s award)

a) Ippon!
b) Waza-ari!
c) Kesa-gatame
36. Almost ippon!

a) Waza-ari!
b) O Ippon!
c) Koshi or Goshi
37. Scarf

a) Soto
b) Kesa-gatame
c) Kesa
38. Lock or hold

a) Kuzure-kesa-gatame
b) Kesa
c) Gatame
39. Scarf Lock

a) Kesa
b) Kesa-gatame
c) Kuzure-kesa-gatame
40. Modified

a) Kuzure
b) Soto
c) Shodan
41. Modified scarf lock

a) Kesa-gatame
b) Gatame
c) Kuzure-kesa-gatame
42. Black belt grade or rank

a) Shodan
b) Dan
c) Nidan
43. Beginning black belt

a) Dan
b) Shodan
c) Nidan
44. A full point by adding two waza-ari scores

a) Koshi Waza
b) Waza-ari Awasete Ippon
c) Koshi Guruma
45. That is all! (Referee’s call)

a) Shido
b) Kouchi Gari
c) Sore Made
46. Don’t move! (Referee’s call)

a) Sono mama!
b) Ko
c) Koshi Guruma
47. Continue! (Referee’s call)

a) Koshi Waza
b) Yoshi!
c) Guruma
48. Note! (Referee’s call for slight penalty)

a) Gari
b) Osae-komi
c) Shido
49. Reaping action done with the leg

a) Gari
b) Toketa
c) Sore made!
50. Little or minor

a) Ko
b) Gari
c) Yoshi!
51. Inside

a) Uchi
b) Gari
c) Soto
52. Minor inside reaping throw

a) Gari
b) Ko Gari
c) Kouchi Gari
53. Hip wheel throw

a) Koshi Guruma
b) Kouchi Gari
c) Yoko Shiho-gatame
54. Waist or hip technique

a) Yoko Shiho-gatame
b) Koshi Waza
c) Koshi Guruma
55. Wheel

a) Sore made!
b) Yoko Shiho-gatame
c) Guruma
56. Second degree black belt

a) Nidan
b) Sandan
c) Yodan
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