Resources
Handbooks, rank guides, technique references and the organizations behind our judo.
Club
- Register for classesSearch for "Judo" in the Parks & Rec catalog.
- Petaluma Parks & RecThe city department that collects our class fees.
- Club logoDownload the emblem as an SVG.
USJF rank guides
- Promotion requirementsThe USJF guidelines we grade to, rank by rank.
- Junior rank requirementsUSJF handbook, PDF.
- Junior rank matrixEvery junior requirement on one chart, PDF.
- Senior rank requirementsUSJF handbook, PDF.
- Yonkyu study guideSenior 4th kyu, PDF.
- Sankyu study guideSenior 3rd kyu, PDF.
- Nikyu study guideSenior 2nd kyu, PDF.
- Ikkyu study guideSenior 1st kyu, PDF.
- Shodan study guideFirst-degree black belt, PDF.
Kodokan instruction
- Names of judo techniquesThe Kodokan's list of techniques by name.
- Nage-waza digestThe Kodokan's digest of the throws.
- Kata textbookThe Kodokan's textbook on kata.
- The purpose of judoWhat judo is for, from the Kodokan.
- Words of Kano ShihanSayings of judo's founder.
- History of Kodokan judoHow the school and the sport began.
Teachers, coaches and parents
- Koka KidsThe USJF program for young children.
- USJF LearnTeacher, coach, referee and kata certification.
- Safety and SafeSportUSJF's safety page.
- USJF formsPromotion, membership and event paperwork.
Organizations
- United States Judo FederationCertifies our students' kyu and dan rank.
- CENCOOur yudanshakai, or regional black belt association.
- CENCO calendarRegional judo events.
- USA JudoThe National Governing Body for the sport.
- The KodokanThe school Jigoro Kano opened in Tokyo in 1882.
- International Judo FederationThe world governing body for judo.
Recommended reading
- Judo Unleashed!Neil Ohlenkamp. One illustrated manual for any level.
- Mind Over MuscleJigoro Kano. Judo's philosophy in the founder's own words.
- Kodokan JudoJigoro Kano. The founder's own guide to technique.
- Best JudoIsao Inokuma & Nobuyuki Sato. The major throws and groundwork.
- The Canon of JudoKyuzo Mifune. A 10th dan's view of technique.
- Judo Formal TechniquesTadao Otaki & Donn F. Draeger. Kata, with steps for both partners.