SENIOR PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS
KYU/GRADE	TACHI WAZA (Throwing Techniques)			KATAME WAZA (Grappling Techniques)
	ENGLISH	JAPANESE		ENGLISH	JAPANESE
ROKYU	Knee Wheel	Hiza Guruma		Scarf Hold	Kesa Gatame
	Hip Throw	Ogoshi		Side Hold	Yoko Shiho Gatame
Yellow Belt	Shoulder Throw	Ippon Seoi Nage
7 Points*	Lapel Throw	Morote Seoi Nage
2 Months	Major Outer Reap	Osoto Gari
GOKYU	Advanced Ankle	De Ashi Harai		Smother Hold	Kami Shiho Gatame
	Major Inner Reap	Ouchi Gari		Broken Scarf Hold	Kuzure Kesa Gatame
Orange Belt	Floating Hip	Uki Goshi
8 Points*	Foot Stop	Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi
2 Months	Major Outer Wheel	Osoto Guruma
YONKYU	Minor Inner Ankle	Kouchi Gari		Broken Side Hold	Kuzure Yoko Shiho Gatame
	Head Throw	Koshi Guruma		Broken Smother Hold	Kuzure Kami Shiho Gatame
Green Belt	Minor Outer Reap	Kosoto Gari
9 Points*	Major Wheel	O Guruma
2 Months	Lift Pull Throw	Tsuri Komi Goshi
SANKYU	Sliding Foot Sweep	Okuri Ashi Harai		Shoulder Hold	Kata Gatame
	Sweeping Hip	Harai Goshi		Rear Hold	Ushiro Kesa Gatame
Brown - 3rd	Body Drop	Tai Otoshi
10 Points*	Inner Thigh	Uchi Mata
3 Months	Leg Lift Throw	Kuchiki Taoshi
NIKKYU	Minor Outer Dash	Kosoto Gake		Top Hold	Tate Shiho Gatame
	Pulling Hip (2 Ways)	Tsuri Goshi		Naked Choke (4 Ways)	Hadaka Jime
Brown - 2nd	Sweeping Foot Stop	Harai Tsuri Komi Ashi		Sliding Collar Choke	Okuri Eri Jime
15 Points*	Spring Hip Throw	Hane Goshi		Single Wing Choke	Kataha Jime
4 Months	Corner Sacrifice	Sumi Gaeshi		Normal Cross Choke	Nami Juji Jime
IKKYU	Side Drop	Yoko Otoshi		Half Cross Choke	Kata Juji Jime
	Shoulder Wheel	Kata Guruma		Reverse Cross Choke	Gyaku Juji Jime
Brown - 1st	Stomach Throw	Tomoe Nage		Cross Armlock	Juji Gatame
20 Points*	Foot Wheel	Ashi Guruma		Straight Armlock	Ude Gatame
5 Months	Scissors Throw	Kani Hasami		Bent Armlock	Ude Garami
SHODAN	1st Degree	100 Points*		6 Months	Nage No Kata
NIDAN	2nd Degree	200 Points*		1 Year	Nage No Kata
SANDAN	3rd Degree	300 Points*		2 Years
YODAN	4th Degree	400 Points*		3 Years
GODAN	5th Degree	500 Points*		3 Years
ROKUDAN	6th Degree	600 Points*		4 Years
SHICHIDAN	7th Degree	700 Points*		4 Years
HACHIDAN	8th Degree	800 Points*		5 Years	MUST BE TRUSTEE
KUDAN	9th Degree	900 Points*		5 Years	MUST BE TRUSTEE
JUDAN	10th Degree	1000 Points*		5 Years	MUST BE TRUSTEE
* Points are awarded as follows
First place at a NSJ event			3
Second place at a NSJ event			2
Third place at a NSJ event			1
Competing in an NSJ event			1
Referee at an NSJ Event			1
Staff duty at an NSJ event			1
Attending an NSJ clinic			1
Signing up a new NSJ member			1
VOCABULARY
Ude = Arm	Goshi = Hip	O = Big/Major		Juji =  Cross	Nami = Normal
Otoshi = Drop	Ashi = Foot	Harai = Sweep		Soto = Outside	Ko = Little Minor
Hane = Spring	Gake  = Dash	Hiza = Knee		Guruma =  Wheel	Nage = Throw
Gari = Reap	Yoko = Side	Seoi = Shoulder		Uchi = Inner	Tsuri = Lift
Komi = Pull	Kuzure = Broken	Koshi = Head