British Judo Association (BJA) 7th Mon to 8th Mon Junior Syllabus requirements and help.

Welcome to another in this series on the BJA (British Judo Association) Mon grade syllabus. This series is designed to help you as a parent ensure that your child feels confident they know all they need to know before attending a grading. This helps ensure they have a positive experience. Under the official requirements are images, videos and text that will help you understand the requirements and ensure your shild knows the syllabus for this belt. Please note that a majority of the images etc come from the wonderful JudoInfo.com website. (For more information the official BJA guidance is available at http://britishjudo.org.uk/technical/gradings_home.php)

Official requirements for 8th Mon from BJA:

BRITISH JUDO ASSOCIATION
JUNIOR MON GRADE PROMOTION SYLLABUS

7TH MON — 8TH MON

FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS
Tachi-waza:
• Ko-soto-gari
• Ko-soto-gake
• Morote-seoi-nage

PERFORMANCE SKILLS
Combination Techniques:
• Ko-uchi-gari into Morote-seoi-nage
Counter Techniques:
• Tai-otoshi countered by Ko-soto-gake
Ne-waza:
• escape into Yoko-shiho-gatame from between Uke’s legs
• turn over from underneath Uke into Tate-shiho-gatame

Randori:
• demonstration of attacking and defending in Randori with a co-operative partner

PERSONAL CHOICE
Candidates are required to:
demonstrate three of their favourite waza
TERMINOLOGY AND SUPPLEMENTARY KNOWLEDGE
Candidates are required to:
know the common English translations and meaning of all Japanese terminology used in this section
translate the following Japanese words into their common English names and where appropriate explain their meaning:
Shido Hansoku-make
demonstrate the Referee’s signals for Matte, Osae-komi, Toketa and adjusting the judogi
give two examples of actions (not grips) against the contest rules for negative and safety reasons
NOTES
1. During the Randori demonstration the judoka will be required to demonstrate knowledge of basic performance skills e.g.
Kumi-kata, Renzoku-waza, Renraku-waza and Kaeshi-waza. The duration of the Randori will be approximately three
minutes.
2. For the personal choice element, the judoka is required to demonstrate their favourite waza which may be demonstrated
either to the right or to the left with any suitable grip.

Ko Soto Gari:

Ko-uchi-gari into Morote-seoi-nage – From YouTube

Tai-otoshi countered by Ko-soto-gake

Terminology and other knowledge:

Shido: “A minor penalty awarded against a judoka for an offence” (as per Beijing 2008 website). A Shido is a penalty given to a player if they break a (minor) rule of Judo. It earns the other player a score (although with the new rules in 2009, the first Shido does not give the opponent a koka (which have been removed from Judo) so it is a “warning”. The second Shido earns a Yuko for the opponent.

Hansoku-make: “A disqualification awarded against a judoka for an offence.” (as per Beijing 2008 website). Hansoku-Make is given when a player does something dangerous or against the spirit of Judo. It can also be earned through an accumulation of Shido penalties.

Referee’s Signals: