| Safety |
| - Intentionally injuring an opponent is not
permitted |
| - Punching , kicking, and other strike are
not allowed. |
| - Touching the opponent's face is not
allowed. |
| - Head dives are not permitted. |
| - The technique known as kawazu gake is not
permitted. |
| - The technique known as kani basami is not
permitted. |
| - Wearing any hard or metallic object during
compettition |
| is not permitted. The penalty for
violating this rule is |
| honsoku make( see Penalties, below). This
includes |
| wedding rings, earrings, hard-plastic
protective gear, |
| hair-ties with metalparts, wriswatches,
and even |
| press-studs on underpants. |
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| Etiquette |
| - Contestants must bow before stepping into
the mat. |
| - Contestants must bow to each other before
and after |
| practice or competition. |
| - Inappropriate behaviour is not tolerated,
such as foul |
| language and bodily gestures. |
|
| In competition only |
| - Stalling is not permitted |
| - Adopting a defensive posture is not
permitted. |
| - It is required to bow to the competition
area |
| - False attacks are not permitted. They are
considered |
| attempts to circumvent the prohibition
againts |
| noncombativity |
- Disregarding the orders of the judge is
prohibited.
| Scoring |
| - Awarding of ippon (一本) ' one full point '.
Award of ippon decides |
| the winner and ends the match. |
| - Awarding of Wazari (技あり) . When Two
waza-ari are awarded in the |
| same match, it is considered to be same as
ippon and the match ends |
| ( the judge exclaims ' Waza-ari,awasete
ippon' ) |
| - Awarding of yuko (優子) . One score of
waza-ari is considered greater |
| than any number of yuko scores. Yuko is
currently the smallest score |
| that can be awarded. |
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| Penalties |
Two
types of penalties may be awarded. A shido (獅童) is awarded for minor rule
infrigements. A shido can also be awarded for a prolonged period of
non-aggression. Each time a contestant is awarded a shido, the other
contestant gets points according to how many shidos the opponent has, as if
he had scored them himself. For the first shido a warning is given to the
offending party(this replaces the previos practice of awarding a Koka ),
after that the opponent will yoko, wazari and ippon respectively for each
shido attained (if the opponent has a wazari, and receives another from the
oppnent's shidos,he wins the match). After four shidos are given, the victory
is given to the opponent, this is an indirect hansoku-make, and dors not
result in expulsion from the tournament. The penalty of hansoku-make( 販促作る)
is awarded for major rule infringements, or for accumulating four shidos. If
hansoku make is awarded for a major rule infrigement, it result not just in
loss of the match, but in expulsion from the tournament.
| Competition
area |
| The
competition area must be padded with tatami. The minimum allowable size is 14
x 14 meters. The match takes place in an 8 x 8 meter to 10 x 10 meter zone
within this larger area. The surrounding space acts as a safety zone. When
two competition areas are side by side, there must be at least 3 meter safety
zone between them. |
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| Grips |
| - Rules related to grips are primarily
motivated by the desire tp 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 a "normal" grip for more than
three to five second without attacking. A "normal" grip is one
where the right hand grips some part of the left hand side of the opponent's
jacket (and the left hand grips some part of the right hand side of the
opponent's jacket). A non-normal grip may involve grabbing the belt, or the
trousers, or the wrong side of the jacket. ( A non-"standard" grip
is one that does not involve the traditional sleeve/collar grip. There are no
time-limits relatedto non-"standard" grips as long as they are not
non-"normal"). |
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