Jr 4th 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
16. Throwing

a) Katame waza
b) Atemi waza
c) Goshi waza
d) Nage waza
17. Grappling

a) Katame waza
b) Atemi waza
c) Goshi waza
d) Nage waza
18. Striking

a) Katame waza
b) Atemi waza
c) Goshi waza
d) Nage waza
19. Osaekomi Waza

a) Joint Lock Techniques
b) Strangulation Techniques
c) Holding Techniques
20. Shime Waza

a) Holding Techniques
b) Strangulation Techniques
c) Joint Lock Techniques
21. Kansetsu Waza

a) Holding Techniques
b) Strangulation Techniques
c) Joint Lock Techniques

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


22. Teacher

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a) Nidan
b) Sandan
c) Yodan
63. Shoulder hold

a) Kami- Shiho-gatame
b) Kata-Gatame
c) Waza-ari Awasete Ippon
64. Upper 4 corner hold

a) Kami- Shiho-gatame
b) Tate Shiho-gatame
c) Kata-Gatame
65. Variant upper 4 corner hold

a) Kouchi Gari
b) Yoko Shiho-gatame
c) Kuzure Kami-Shiho-gatame
66. Side 4 corner hold

a) Yoko Shiho-gatame
b) Kami- Shiho-gatame
c) Katame Waza
67. Modified side 4 corner hold

a) Kuzure Kami-Shiho-gatame
b) Yoko Shiho-gatame
c) Kuzure Yoko-Shiho gatame
68. Straddling hold

a) Tate Shiho-gatame
b) Osae-komi
c) Yoko Shiho-gatame
69. Hold down! (referee’s call)

a) Te Waza
b) Osae-komi!
c) Harai-goshi
70. Hold Broken! (referee’s call)

a) Kuzure Yoko-Shiho gatame
b) Toketa
c) Osae-komi!
71. Sweeping action done with the leg

a) Harai or Barai
b) Harai-goshi
c) Te Waza
72. Sweeping hip throw

a) Yoko Shiho-gatame
b) Koshi Guruma
c) Harai-goshi
73. Third Degree Black Belt

a) Sandan
b) Nidan
c) Shodan
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