Detailed Explanation of the IJF Judo Refereeing Rules

1 Detailed Explanation of the IJF judo Refereeing Rules (Version 19 Janaury2018)EffectivefromJanuary 2018 Slideswithnewtext(November2017)havethene wblueiconinthetoprightcorner. Newtextisshowninred(January2018) Rules 2018-20202 NEWD istinguished members of the international judo community, ,itisofutmostimportancetodothebest,first ofallforthecontentandtheimageofoursport, forabettercomprehensibilityandconsistenc eoftherulesforjudokas, , mconvincedthenewelementsoftherulesandjud omethodicwillbeagreatbenefitforthejudofa mily,spectators, L. VizerPresidentInternational judo FederationIJF Rules 2018-20203 NEWMain points from IJF Executive Committee Working Meeting (13/01/18) Kansetsu-wazaandShime-wazaarenotvalidifb othathletesareinaTachi-wazastandingposit ion. TransitionfromNe-wazatoTachi-wazaisvalid . InthecaseofKaeshi-wazatori,thethrowerwho isapplyingthecounterattack, Rules 2018-20204 NEWNEW2018 Main points from IJF Executive Committee Working Meeting (18/10/2017) DefinitionofWaza-ariandofIppon,amplifica tionoftheevaluationofIppon,morevaluewill nowbegiven.

2 Definitionofbridgeandheaddefenceandallth econsequences. DoubleHansoku-makefornegativejudo. Givethepowertothecentralrefereeonthetata mitodotheirjobandforthesupervisorsandref ereecommissiontointerveneonlywhenthereis amajormistake. Rules 2018-20204 NEWJ udogi For a better efficiency and to have a good grip it is necessary for the jacket to be well fitted in the belt, with the belt tied tightly. To reinforce that, the competitor shall arrange their judogiand belt quickly between Mate!and Hajime!announced by the referee. If an athlete intentionally loses time arranging his jacketand belt, he will receive Rules 2018-20206 Duration of contests Men and women four (4) Rules 2018-20206 Technicalscore Inregulartime(4minutes),acontestcanonlyb ewonbyatechnicalscoreorscores(oneWaza-ar iorIppon). Apenaltyorpenaltieswillnotdecidethewinne r,exceptforHansoku-make(directoraccumula tive).

3 Apenaltyisneverascore. Rules 2018-20208 GoldenscoreWhenbothplayershavenotechnica lscoreorthetechnicalscoresareequalatthee ndoftheregularcontesttime,thecontestshal lcontinueinGoldenScoreregardlessofthenum berofShidogiven. Anyexistingscore(s)and/orShido(s)fromreg ulartimearecarriedintotheGoldenScoreperi odandwillremainonthescoreboard. GoldenScorecanonlybewonbyatechnicalscore (Waza-ariorIppon)orHansoku-make(director byaccumulativeShido). Rules 2018-20209 NEWE valuation of the points in Nage-waza There will now only be Ippon and Waza-ari. Ipponwill be givenwhen the contestant throws his opponent on the back, applying a technique or countering his opponent s attacking technique, with considerable ability with maximum efficiency (*).(*) Ikioi = momentum with both force and speed. Hazumi = skillfulness with impetus, sharpness or rhythm.

4 ; ; the back; control until the end of the landing. Rolling can be considered Ippononly if there is no break during Rules 2018-2020 NEW9 IJF Rules 2018-202010 NEW2018 Difference of the rolling makes the evaluation of the points it is Ippon when Uke rolls on his of the points Waza-ariwill be given when the four ipponcriteria are not fully achieved. The value of Waza-ari includes those given for yukoin the past. Two Waza-ari are the equivalent of one ippon (waza-ari-awasete-ippon) and the contest will be finished. Rolling can be considered Waza-ari if there is a break during Rules 2018-202011 NEWNEW2018 IJF Rules 2018-202012 NEW2018 Difference of the rolling makes the evaluation of the points it is Waza-ari when Uke rolls on his side or Rules 2018-202013 Waza-ari Rules 2018-202014 Waza-ari Landingonbothelbowsortwoarmsisconsidered validandshouldbeevaluatedwithWaza-ari.

5 Landingononeelbow,onthebottomorthekneewi thimmediatelycontinuationonthebackwillbe Waza-ari. Waza-ariIJF Rules 2018-202015 Bridge Allsituationsofvoluntarilylandinginthebr idgeposition, Rules 2018-202017 Head defence Voluntary use of the head for defence to avoid landing in / escaping from a score will be given Hansoku-make. In this case Uke would land on their stomach or front side or Rules 2018-202018 Involuntary head defence-no penalty for Tori& Uke Specialattentionwillbegiventothefollowin gsituationswhereToriattemptstothrowhisop ponentduringTachi-waza:-Seoi-otoshi(drop Seoi-nage) Rules 2018-202019 Example 1: Seoi-otoshi(dropSeoi-nage)Involuntary head defence-no penalty for Tori& UkeNEWIJF Rules 2018-202020 Example2:Sode-tsurikomi-goshiwiththegrip onbothsleevesInvoluntary head defence-no penalty for Tori& UkeNEWIJF Rules 2018-202021 Example 3: Koshi-gurumawith bothgripson the collarInvoluntary head defence-no penalty for Tori& UkeNEWC ounter-attack InthecaseofKaeshi-wazaTori,thethrowerwho isapplyingthecounterattack,CANNOT usetheimpactoflandingonthetatami.

6 Ifascorecanbegiven,itwillbeassigned. Ifthetwoathleteslandtogetherwithoutclear controlforeitherone,noscorewillbegiven. Rules 2018-202022 NEW2018 Immobilisations (Osaekomi-waza) Waza-ari: 10 seconds Ippon: 20 secondsIJF Rules 2018-202023 Immobilisations (Osae-komi) The Ura position is now Rules 2018-202024 Immobilisations(Osae-komi-waza) Rules 2018-202025 NEWSHIDOS hime-waza forbidden Shime-wazaor Kansetsu-wazawhile over-stretching a straight leg is forbidden. Specialattentionwillbegiventosituations: wheretori,whilstapplyingaShime-waza,also over-stretchesandstraightensUke sleg. Mate! Rules 2018-202026 NEWNEW2018 Shime-waza-forbidden Shime-wazaisnotallowedwitheitheryourowno ryouropponentsbeltorbottomofthejacket,or usingonlythefingers. Rules 2018-202027 Valid actions, no Shido It is possible to grip the leg only when the two contestants are clearly in Ne-wazaand the Tachi-wazaaction has stopped.

7 Tori in this Tachi-wazaposition can apply Kansetsu-wazaor Shime-wazabecause Uke is in a Rules Rules 2018-202029 NEW2018 Immobilisations(Osae-komi-waza) Osae-komiwillalsocontinueoutsideofthecon testareaaslongasOsae-komiwascalledinside . IfduringtheNe-wazaoutsideuketakesoverthe controlwithoneofthesenominatedtechniques inacontinuoussuccession, Rules 2018-202030 Valid actions, no mate -Shime-wazaIJF Rules 2018-202031 Valid actions, no Mate Rules 2018-202032 Valid actions -no Mate When it is allowed to continue action that started in the valid Rules 2018-202033 Valid actions, no Mate -Kansetsu-wazaIJF Rules 2018-202034 IJF Rules 2018-202035 ApplyingofKumi-kata Breaking the grip of the opponent with two Rules 2018-202036 ShidoIJF Rules 2018-2020 AvoidUke the bottom of Uke s jacketorhis own jacketCoveringthe edge / lapel ofthe his ownjacketpreventing thegrip of his opponent s Rules 2018-202038 Shido Rules 2018-202039 NEWIJF Rules 2018-2020 UnconventionalKumi-kata Tosimplifytherefereeingandit sunderstandingsomeoftheactionsonhowtogra bthejacketorbelt,allunconventionalKumi-k ata(pistolgrip,pocketgrip,beltgrip,onesi degrip, )isallowedbyimmediateattack.

8 Rules 2018-202041 UnconventionalKumi-kata Rules 2018-202042 UnconventionalKumi-kata Rules 2018-202043 UnconventionalKumi-kata Rules 2018-202044 Bendingposition Rules 2018-202045 One or two feet outside the contest Rules 2018-202046 ItisShido:iftheathleteinblue, hug Whowantstoattackwithbearhugmusthaveamini mumonegrip. , Rules 2018-202047 BearhugValidgripsIJF Rules 2018-202048 Bear hug -double points Ifafterabluebearhugorbluetouchingthelegf orthefirsttime,whitethrowsblueforaWaza-a ri;thescore(whiteWaza-ari)andthepenalty( blueShido) Rules 2018-202049 Leg entanglement position The act of entangling the leg without making an immediate attack must be penalized with Rules 2018-202050 Kawazu-gake Hansoku-makeIJF Rules 2018-202051 Leggrabbing forbidden Leggrabbingorgrabbingthetrousers,willbeg ivenShido,eachtime.

9 Rules 2018-202052 NEWLeg grabbing -forbiddenIJF Rules 2018-202053 NEWLeg grabbing-allowed Valid actions, no ShidoIJF Rules 2018-202054 NEWKata-sankakugripIJF Rules Rules 2018-2020 Lying on the stomach on the ground, the blue athlete is in (white):westillconsiderathleteontheknees (blue) ,ifwhitedoesnotattackimmediately,thenthe refereemustcallMate!Athleteontheknees(bl ue)cannotgrabthelegstodefendthethrowwith hisarms,ifthishappens, , !5655 Kansetsu-wazaand Shime-wazaNOT validsituationIJF Rules 2018-2020 Kansetsu wazaand Shime-wazaare not valid if both athletes are inaTachi-waza(standing position).MateandShidoshould be if the action is dangerous or can injurethe opponent, as usual, it will beHansoku-make. 5756 NEW2018 Nage-wazavalidsituationIJF Rules 2018-2020 In this position Tori can apply Sutemi-wazathat can continue into Rules 2018-2020 In this position Tori can apply a throwing technique and can continue with Kansetsu-wazaor Shime-wazaor Osae-komi-waza(not shown).

10 5958 NEW2018 Negativejudo InthecaseofadoubleHansoku-make(inregular timeandgoldenscore)asaconsequenceofathir dShidobothathleteswillbedisqualifiedfrom thecompetition. ForadirectHansoku-makegiventobothcontest ants, Rules 2018-202060 NEWNEW2018 IJF Rules 2018-202061 VERYIMPORTANTI fitisnotextremelyclearwhoshouldreceiveth escoreorpenalty, Rules 2018-202062 IJF Rules 2018-2020 Teamsworldrankinglist ChampionshippointsWorld Championship points1st place 70020002nd place 490 14003rd place 350 10005th place 252 7207th place 182 5201/16th 112 3201/32nd8424063