REFEREEING RULES ALTERATIONS

RULES AS OF 2010

REFEREEING RULES ALTERATIONS

These are the new IJF Judo Rules

SCORING:

The number of scores will be reduced to: YUKO, WAZA-ARI and IPPON.

TIMING IN OSAEKOMI-WAZA:

The time for Osaekomi will be 25 seconds.

15 sec. = Yuko.

20 sec. = Waza-ari.

25 sec. = Ippon.

SCALE OF PENALTIES:

The scale of Penalties will be as follows:

1.Shido = Free warning!!!

2.Shido = Yuko for the opponent.

3.Shido = Waza-ari for the opponent.

4.Shido = Ippon for the opponent.

(The fourth Shido obviously means Hansoku-make).

GOLDEN SCORE.-

The ‘Golden Score’ will be reduced to 3 minutes only (Juniors & Seniors).

1.Shido = Free warning only!!! (No winning score).

BORDER LINE-RULES:

All the actions are valid and may continue (no Mate) as long as either contestant has

some part of their body touching the contest area.

(Similar criteria than in Ne-waza).

Bangkok, 26th October.2008.