We coach the following on a month by month rotation…
Monthly newaza positions interspersed with one Special every other week
- All 4s turnovers
- All 4s submissions (mix for children – including escapes)
- Guard passes
- Guard sweeps
- Guard submissions (mix for children – including escapes)
Monthly tachiwaza techniques interspersed with Special every other week
- Ashi Waza
- Seio Nages
- Osoto Garis
- Tai Otoshis
- Uchi Matas
Special sessions will cover techniques that fall outside of the above monthly newaza positions and tachiwaza techniques eg escapes, back attacks, kumikata, kuzushi, kata garumas, tomeo nages, right vs left, etc etc (we will do a special every other week).
will also devote a special session to just doing randori or drilling or both
Session timetable
Seniors
15 mins newaza position of the month or Special
10 mins own thing
20 mins tachiwaza technique of the month or special (static, lines, otm)
30 mins tachiwaza randori
15 mins newaza randori (positional and rolling)
Juniors
10 mins newaza position of the month or Special
20 mins tachiwaza technique of the month or special (static, lines, otm)
20 mins tachiwaza randori
10 mins newaza randori (positional and rolling)
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The full BJC syllabus can be found here…
Summary of techniques within the BJC Syllabus…
Yellow Belt: Breakfalls (back, side, front and rolling) Morote Seo Nage, Morote Seo Toshi, Ko Uchi Gari, Tsuri Komi Goshi, Tai Otoshi, O Uchi Gari, Kesa Gatami, Kuzure Kesa Gatami All fours turnover.
Orange Belt: O Uchi Gari, De Ashi Barai, Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi, Ko Soto Gari, Harai Goshi, Hane Goshi, Yoko Shio Gatami, Kami Shio Gatami, Mune Gatami, Sweep, Guard Pass.
Green Belt: Ippon Seoi Nage, Tsuri Komi Goshi counter, Morote Seoi Nage counter, O Uchi Gari counter, Tate Shio Gatami, Kata Gatame, Kuzure Yoko Shio Gatame.
Senior Blue belt and Junior Green Belt to 3 blue tabs: Hiza Garuma, Uchi Mata, Hari Goshi, Hadaka Jime, Okuri Eri Jime, Juji Gatame, Ude Garami, Nage no Kata – 1st set, Katami no Kata – 1st set
“student should demonstrate combinations and counters/escapes for the above techniques. Student should also demonstrate techniques adequately during light randori”.
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You can search for any throw in the Gokyo at the Kodokan’s YouTube channel…https://www.youtube.com/@KODOKANJUDO
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BJC Grade Structure
Children up to 10 years are Primary grades. 6th Kyu (white belts) with 1 to 3 coloured tabs: red, orange, green, blue, brown.
Children from 10 years to 16 years are Junior grades…
6th Kyu white belt 1 – 3 yellow tabs
5th Kyu yellow belt 1 – 3 orange tabs
4th Kyu orange belt 1 – 3 green tabs
3rd Kyu green belt 1 – 3 blue tabs, 1 -3 brown tabs, 1 – 3 black tabs
Primary children convert to 5th kyu (yellow belt) on turning 10yrs so long as they have at least 1 orange tab.
Senior belts go:
White (6th Kyu), Yellow (5th Kyu), Orange (4th Kyu), Green (3rd Kyu), Blue (2nd Kyu), Brown (1st Kyu), Black (1st Dan).
BJC does allow tabs on senior belts but we don’t use them at our club – we just promote by whole belts for seniors.
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We grade members (ie those with monthly payments to Warwick Judo Club) three times a year at the end of each school term. Assesment is made during regular sessions and awarded at the beginning of sessions at some point during the assesment month. Members simply need to bring their in date BJC licence and hand to Dave once the grading period has been announced on our What’s App group. There is a club grading fee of £10 for Seniors and £7.50 for Juniors to cover assesment and administration time, payable on our website’s pricing page.
If seniors are training once a week then they will be graded every other grading (blue belt will take 2 years).
If seniors are training twice or three times a week they will be graded at each grading (blue belt will take just over a year).
If juniors are training once a week then they will be graded at one tab per grading.
If juniors are training twice or three times a week then they will be graded at two tabs per grading.
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Jigoro Kano said that where there is effort there is always accomplishment so don’t worry too much about all the Japanese terminology – if you are coming to classes you will be progressing, and that deserves recognition.
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Grades above green belt for Juniors and blue belt for seniors must be competed for at area gradings. As the grades at our club are non competitive the BJC encourage members to gain competition experience by competing at local competitions and the BJC National Championships.
