Senior grades

• Requirements
• Techniques
• Go Kyo
• JFA membership
• JFA Grading form
• Club members

Junior grades

New grading procedures

The state judo body - Judo Federation of Australia (JFA) ACT made a decision at its February 07 meeting to align ACT grading procedures to JFA requirements. In a practical sense it means that I will need to issue all graded players with the official JFA certificate. Only registered JFA players are to be issued with the certificates.

From now on, all players competing in sanctioned JFA (and JFA.ACT) tournaments held in the ACT will have to present their Registration Books at the weigh-in for current registration and grading verification. I will be providing a copy of the Registrar's Report to the organising committee at these tournaments for confirmation purposes.

Senior Grades

• A grading can only be awarded if:
• the candidate has a proper judo uniform (Judogi);
• the candidate is a registered member of the JFA; and
• all grading requirements have been satisfied.

The following is a "guide" to the grading requirements. It must be remembered that the higher the grading you are attempting, the higher the degree of knowledge and ability you will be required to demonstrate, including the new techniques listed in the Roku Kyo, Shimmeisho no Waza and Ne Waza. It is also preferable that the order of throws follows the order set down in the GoKyo. Promotions are not automatic and the following are the minimum requirement only for consideration by the Grading Authority.

Grading requirements

• Senior Kyu grades
• Senior Dan grades
  • Requirements with competition points
  • Requirements with service points
  • Requirements with knowledge only
• Competition points
• Service points
• Basic Knowledge Requirements

  Senior Kyu grades requirements

Senior Dan grades requirements with COMPETITION points

Senior Dan grades requirements with SERVICE points

Senior Dan grades requirements with KNOWLEDGE ONLY

Technique requirements as listed above with minimum age as follows:

• 1st Dan - 19 years;
• 2nd Dan - 23 years;
• 3rd Dan - 27 years;
• 4th Dan - 33 years;
• 5th Dan - 39 years;
• 6th Dan - 47 years;
• 7th Dan - 55 years.
  • NOTE: 6th Dan (min. age 33 years) – Candidates to have increased knowledge of application and variation for all techniques as determined by the grading panel. 7th Dan (min. age 38 years) and above – Grade awarded for extraordinary service to the Sport and Art of Judo.

  Competition points

Service points

Basic Knowledge Requirements

The following are considered as the basic requirements for knowledge in Judo:

• brief history of the founder of Judo - Jigoro Kano
• name of the Mother School - Kodokan
• location and the start date of Judo
• the purpose of break falls (Ukemi waza)
• Dojo hygiene and etiquette
• the purpose of warming up and cooling down exercises
• elementary Judo terminology
• wearing and folding of the Judogi
• the forms of sitting and salutation
• the fundamentals of, and ability to demonstrate, the following:
  • forms of breaking an opponent's balance (Kuzushi)
  • proper grappling of the Judogi (Kumi Kata)
  • posture
  • body movement and walking
  • pivoting (Tai Sabaki)
  • elements of a throw (Kuzushi, Tsukuri and Kake)

Judo Federation of Australia (JFA) membership information

• All players training at the club must be current financial members of the Judo Federation of Australia ACT Inc (JFA ACT).
• All new players must sign a temporary JFA membership form and must join JFA ACT within first month since joining the club.
• JFA ACT membership forms are available from Arek Sensei.

Membership benefits include:

• insurance cover during any judo activity (classes, camps and competitions);
• eligibility to compete in tournaments run by JFA;
• eligibility to be graded;
• receipt of a registration book where all grading and competition records can be kept; gradings recorded in the registration book are recognised in all Australian states and in countries affiliated with the International Judo Federation;
• by joining JFA, you become a member of one of the largest and most internationally recognised martial art's bodies.

To register, fill out the attached form and return to Sensei Arek with the correct monies (cash or cheques payable to JFA ACT Inc.).

Membership fees: JFA membership runs for the period of a Financial Year (1 July - 30 June)

JFA registration form