Hygeine

The competitors shall enter tournaments in a clean state, with short cut finger and toe
nails to prevent injury. Competitors will wear all white judo gi with no sharp objects or
body piercings. Any piercings are to be removed prior to contest.

Safety

Intentionally injuring an opponent is not permitted.

Punching, kicking, and other strikes are not allowed.

Touching the opponent's face is not allowed.

Attacking joints other than the elbow is not allowed.

Head dives are not permitted.

Wearing any hard or metallic object during competition is not permitted. The
penalty for violating this rule is hansoku make. This includes earrings, hair-ties with
metal parts ,wristwatches and other else.

Etiquette

Contestants must bow (rei) before stepping onto the mat.

Contestants must bow (rei) to each other before and after practice or competition.

Inappropriate behaviour, such as foul language and bodily gestures, is not

tolerated

Grips
Rules related to grips are primarily motivated by the desire to avoid stalling, to avoid providing undue
advantage, or to reduce the chance of injury.

Deliberately avoiding gripping is not permitted.

In a standing position, it is not permitted to take any grip other than "normal" grip for
more than three to five seconds without attacking. A "normal" grip is one where the
right hand grips some part of the left hand side of the opponent's gi (and the left hand
grips some part of the right hand side of the opponent's gi.) A non-normal grip may
involve grabbing the belt, or the trousers, or the wrong side of the jacket

A "pistol grip" on the opponent's sleeve is not permitted.

It is not permitted to insert the fingers inside the opponent's

sleeve opening or trousers opening at any time. You are
permitted to insert your fingers inside your own gi openings.

Biting the opponent's gi is prohibited, as it grants another

gripping point.

It is not permitted to grab the legs or trousers, Furthermore, is no longer

permissible to break an opponent's grip with two hands.

Pistol-grip

Before Competition
Prior to a judo contest ,one contestant is assigned a blue belt to wear in addition to
their obi (belt).After the contestants have bowed (rei) and stepped forward, the referee
announces hajime (begin) to start the contest.

In competition

Stalling is not permitted.

Using a defensive posture is not permitted.

It is required to bow (rei) to the competition area.

False attacks are not permitted.

Disregarding the orders of the judge is prohibited.

Scores

Ippon (full point)

Waza-ari (almost ippon, half point)

Yuko (almost waza-ari)

Penalties

Hansoku-make (very serious violation, disqualification

Shido (minor violation, warning the first time, then increasing score for the
opponent each time)

Objective
In Judo competition the objective is to score an ippon (one full point). Once such a score
is obtained the competition ends. An ippon can be scored by the following methods:

Executing a skillful throwing technique which results in one contestant being

thrown largely on the back with considerable force or speed.

Maintaining a pin for 25 seconds.

One contestant cannot continue and gives up.

One contestant is disqualified for violating the rules (hansoku-make).

Applying an effective armbar or an effective stranglehold

Earning two waza-ari (half point). A waza-ari can be earned by: 1) a throwing
technique that is not quite an ippon (for example the opponent lands only partly on the
back, or with less force than required for ippon); 2) holding one contestant in a pin for 20
seconds; or 3) when the opponent violates the rules (shido) three times.
If the time runs out with neither contestant scoring an ippon, then the referee will award
the win to the contestant who has the next highest score. For example, a contestant with
one waza-ari would win against an opponent who scored 4 yuko.

Basic Judo Referee Signals

Ippon (full point)
Opponent is thrown on the back with force,
or held under control on the mat for 25
seconds.

Waza-ari (near ippon)

Throw is not completely successful, or
opponent is held under control for at least
20 seconds.

Yuko (almost waza-ari)

Throw is partially successful, or opponent
is held under control for 15 to 20 seconds.

Osaekomi (mat hold begins)

Opponent is held under control on his or
her back and the time starts.

Matte (stop)
Match is stopped temporarily and the time
clock pauses.

Contest Procedure

a. Weighing in: Judo-gi pants for male and Judo-gi pants & t-shirt for females.

b. All competitors will then be allowed to warm up before competing.

c. Competitors will present themselves on the mat area to wait for the call of helper .
On entering the contest area you will be requested to wait in line on the edge of the
mat.

d. The referee will stand opposite the competitors who will line up. After the call of
Shimban Ni Rei, all competitors shall perform a standing bow(rei) to the referee who
at the same time returns the salutation. The competitors will then retire to their
allocated position where they will wait to be called for their contests.

e. The referee will then position himself in the middle of the contest area facing the
time table officials who will then call for the first two competitors to come forward for
contest.

f. The commencement of the contest: When the two contestants are called they will
both stand at each side of the contest area on either side of the table officials. The
referee will signal them to walk on the outside perimeter of the safety area stopping
opposite each other by their respective starting position in a shizen hontai (natural
standing posture). They wait once again until the referee instructs them to meet in
the centre contest starting position once again in a Shizen hontai posture. The
contestant wearing the blue belt will enter the designated blue side which will be
visibly marked. This procedure shall be reversed when the contest is over.

g. Hajime: The referee shall call Rei to both contestants. Both contestants will then
make a formal ritsurei standing bow and will then, take one small step forward,
leading with their left foot to stand in a shizentai hontai posture. The referee will then
step forward with his right foot and will call Hajime for the start of the contest.
h. Matte: Matte (stop) can be called at any time during the contest at the discretion
of the referee, for safety or for the awarding of decisions. At that precise time, the
timekeeper will immediately stop the clock. The referee will indicate Matte by raising
their right arm palm forward to indicate that the timing has to be halted. The Referee
shall announce MATTE (Stop) to halt the contest. The amount of time that the
contest is halted shall not count as part of the contest time, and therefore the contest
time clock will also be halted. Matte is called when:
1. For safety reasons on the mat
2. A Contestant commits a prohibited act
3. A Contestant is required to adjust their Judogi
4. The Contestants are have stepped out of the contest area
5. Injury, accident or difficulty occurs
6. When Groundwork becomes inactive
7. When from groundwork one contestant manages to stand up
8. When addressing the time table officials
9. Non activity
10. Awarding of scoring or penalties

i. Contest finish (Soremade): at the end of the contest the contestants will retire to
their original starting position. The referee will then stand between the competitors by
stepping forward with the right foot, and raising either arm upward in the direction of
the victor to announce and indicate the result of the contest. The referee will then
return to their original position by stepping back on with the left foot calling Rei to
finish. The competitors will be expected to Rei to each from a ritsurei formal standing
bow, and then retreat by walking backwards out of the contest area in a slow
controlled manor.