| Yellow Belt Vocabulary | |
| Dojo | Practice hall |
| Gari | Reaping action done with the leg |
| Gatame/Katame | Lock or hold down |
| Guruma | Wheel |
| Hajime! | Begin (referee's call) |
| Judo | The gentle way |
| Judogi/Gi | Judo uniform |
| Kami shiho Gatame | Upper 4 quarters or smothering hold |
| Kesa | Scarf |
| Kesa Gatame | Scarf Hold |
| Kiai | Shout to gather inner strength |
| Koshi Guruma | Waist Wheel |
| Koshi/Goshi | Waist or hip |
| Ma | Direct or flat |
| Mae Ukemi | Falling forward |
| Matte! | Stop!(referee's call) |
| Morote Gari | double handed reap |
| Moryote/Morote | Both hands |
| O | Big, large or major |
| Obi | Judo uniform belt |
| Ogoshi | Major hip throw |
| Osae Komi! | Hold-down!(referee's call) |
| Osoto Gari | Major outside reaping throw |
| Rei | Bow |
| Sensei | Teacher |
| Seoi | Shoulder |
| Seoi Nage | Shoulder Throw |
| Soto | Outside |
| Tate | Straddle |
| Tate Shiho Gatame | Straddle or lengthwise 4 quarter hold (The Mount) |
| Tori | Person performing technique |
| Uke | Person receiving the technique |
| Ukemi | Falling methods or ways |
| Ushiro | Rear, behind(as in throwing and pinning) |
| Ushiro Ukemi | Rear fall |
| Yoko | Side or lateral |
| Yoko Shiho Gatame | Side quarter hold |
| Yoko Ukemi | Side fall |
| Zempo Kaiten Ukemi | Forward rolling falling |
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