(2-18-01)

International Judo Federation - 1998 Refereeing Rules

Article 1 Competition area } 1

Article 2 Equipment } 2 Physical

Article 3 Uniform } 3 parameters

Article 4 Hygiene } 4

Article 5 Officials } 1

Article 6 Position and function of referee } 2 Officials

Article 7 Position and function of judges } 3

Article 8 Gestures -Referee-Judges } 4

Article 9 Location (Areas valid) } 1

Article 10 Contest duration } 2 Spatial &

Article 11 Time out- sonomama-matte } 3 Temporal

Article 12 Time signal - audible } 4 parameters

Article 13 Osaekomi time } 5

Article 14 Technique coinciding with time signal } 6

Article 15 Start of contest } 1

Article 16 Entry into Ne-waza } 2

Article 17 Application of Matte } 3 Competition

Article 18 Sonomama } 4 parameters

Article 19 End of contest } 5

Article 20 Ippon } 1

Article 21 Waza-ari awasete ippon } 2 Score

Article 22 Sogo gachi } 3 parameters

Article 23 Waza-ari } 4

Article 24 Yuko } 5

Article 25 Koka } 6

Article 26 Osaekomi } 7

Article 27 Prohibited acts } 1 Penalties

Article 28 Default and withdrawal } 1 Special

Article 29 Injury, illness or accident } 2 situations

Article 30 Situations not covered by the rules } 3

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1998 IJF Refereeing Rules - Article 27 -- Prohibited Acts and Penalties

(a) SHIDO (16)

1 i) To intentionally avoid taking hold in order to prevent action in the contest.

2 ii) To adopt in a standing position an excessively defensive posture. (Generally

more than 5 seconds.)

3 iii) To make an action designed to give the impression of an attack but which

clearly shows that there was no intent to throw the opponent. (FALSE ATTACK)

4 iv) To stand, both feet completely within the danger zone UNLESS - beginning an

attack, executing an attack, countering the opponent's attack or defending

against the opponent's attack. (Generally more than 5 seconds)

5 v) In a standing position, to continually hold the opponent's sleeve end(s) for a

defensive purpose (5 seconds) or to grasp by "screwing up" the sleeve.<7& 8>

6 vi) In a standing position, to continually keep the opponent's fingers of one or both

hands interlocked, in order to prevent action in the contest. (Generally more

than 5 seconds)

7 vii) To intentionally disarrange his own judogi or to untie or retie the belt or the

trousers without the referee's permission.

8 viii) To pull the opponent down in order to start ne-waza unless in accordance

with Article 16. <20>

9 ix) To insert a finger or fingers inside the opponent's sleeve or bottom of his

trousers, or to grasp by "screwing up" his sleeve.

10 x) In a standing position to take any grip other than a "normal" grip

without attacking. (3 to 5 sec) <6>

11 xi) In a standing position, after kumi-kata has been established, not to make

any attacking moves. (See Appendix NON-COMBATIVITY)

12 xii) From a standing position, to take hold of the opponent's foot/feet, leg(s) or

trouser leg(s) with the hand(s), unless simultaneously attempting a throwing

technique.

13 xiii) To encircle the end of the belt or jacket around any part of the opponent's body.

14 xiv) To take the judogi in the mouth.

15 xv) To put a hand, arm, foot or leg directly on the opponent's face.

16 xvi) To put a foot or a leg in the opponent's belt, collar or lapel.

(b) CHUI (5)

17 xvii) To apply shime-waza using the bottom of the jacket or belt, or using

only the fingers.

18 xviii) To apply leg scissors to the opponent's trunk (dojime), neck or head.

(scissor with crossed feet, while stretching out the legs).

19 xix) To kick with the knee or foot, the hand or arm of the opponent, in order to

make him release his grip.

20 xx) To bend back the opponent's finger(s) in order to break his grip.

21 xxi) From tachi-waza or ne-waza to go outside the contest area or intentionally

force the opponent to go outside the contest area. (See Article 9 -

"Exceptions")

(c) KEIKOKU (6)

xxii) To attempt to throw the opponent by winding one leg around the opponent's leg, while facing more or less in the same direction as the opponent and falling backwards onto him (kawazu-gake).

23 xxiii) To apply kansetsu-waza anywhere other than to the elbow joint.

24 xxiv) To lift off the mat an opponent who is lying on the mat and to drive him back

onto the mat.

25. xxv) To reap the opponents supporting leg from the inside when the opponent

is applying a technique such as harai-goshi, etc.

26 xxvi) To disregard the referee's instructions.

27 xxvii) To make unnecessary calls, remarks or gestures derogatory to the

opponent or referee during the contest.

(d) HANSOKU MAKE (5)

28 xxviii) To make any action which may endanger or injure the opponent especially

the opponent's neck or spinal vertebrae, or may be against the spirit of

Judo. <24 & 30>

29 xxix) To fall directly to the mat while applying or attempting to apply techniques

such as waki-gatame.<31>

30 xxx) To "dive" head first, onto the mat by bending forward and downward while

performing or attempting to perform techniques such as uchi-mata, harai-

goshi, etc.

31 xxxi) To intentionally fall backwards when the other contestant is clinging to his

back and when either contestant has control of the other's movement

32 xxxii)To wear a hard or metallic object (covered or not).

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SCORE CONTINUUM

THE REFEREE'S JUDO THROW JUDGMENT SCALE

Developed by Richard Celotto

(Transition points) (Transition points)

(Nominal) \/ \/ \/ \/

|________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|

KINSA

|________|_______|________|________|_______|_______|_______|

| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |

Nuisance Minor Severe Knock Down Koka Yuko/Waz Ippon

Off Off Kinsa Kinsa Kinsa Kinsa

Balance Balance 1-5sec 6-9sec

KOKA

|_______________________|______________________|_____________________|

| WEAK | AVERAGE | STRONG |

YUKO

|_______________________|______________________|_____________________|

| WEAK | AVERAGE | STRONG |

WAZA-ARI

|_______________________|______________________|_____________________|

| WEAK | AVERAGE | STRONG |

IPPON

|_______________________|______________________|_____________________|

| WEAK | AVERAGE | STRONG |

THE REFEREE'S INDIVIDUAL SUBCONSCIOUS

JUDGMENT SCALE

(NEW) Gray Gray Gray Gray

|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________|_______|

Koka Yuko Waza-ari Ippon

è ç è ç è ç è ç

(LEARNING) Gray Gray Gray Gray

|_________|_______|_______|________|______|______|________|______|________|

Koka Yuko Waz Ippon

(EXPERIENCED)è ç è ç è ç èç

Gray Gray Gray Gray

|______________|___|________|___|__________|___|__________|_ _|___________|

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KINSA (HANTEI) (QUALITY VS QUANTITY)

Level	Kinsa Name	Tachi-waza	Ne-waza
6	Ippon Kinsa	Could have been an Ippon	None
5	Waza-ari/Yuko Kinsa	Could have been a Waza-ari/Yuko	None
4	Koka Kinsa	Could have been a Koka	6-9 second hold
3	Knock-Down Kinsa	To hands and/or knees	1-5 second hold down Near Choke or Armlock
2	Severe-Off- Balance Kinsa	Severe loss of balance	Near Osaekomi
1	Minor Off-Balance Kinsa	Minor loss of balance	Superior play
0	Nuisance attacks	No off-balancing	None

Level 6 (K6) is the Ippon Kinsa Those throws when tori lifts uke high into the air with a throw and when

the referee is about to put their hand up for Ippon, uke snaps out of the throw at the last second to their stomach. It is a very dramatic situation and is also a high scoring kinsa.

Level 5 (K5) is the Waza-ari/Yuko Kinsa. This includes throws similar to the above, but are partially lacking the force or speed which would have given it an Ippon Kinsa. The Waza-ari and Yuko Kinsa are so close they usually can not be separated.

Level 4 (K4) is the Koka Kinsa. These are the scores when the referee is just about to put their arm up for koka, but a little something is missing to make it koka. It could be considered an almost koka. Maybe the time delay between the knee hitting and then the buttocks was a bit too long. Maybe the uke keeps his buttocks from touching with a last second turn out or putting a hand of knee down.

In ne-waza if tori can hold uke in osaekomi for 6-9 seconds this should be considered a level 4 attack.

Level 3 (K3) is a knock-down to the hands and/or knees. This includes attempts at throws which seriously upset uke's balance to the point that they land on their knees or must save themselves by landing on their feet and hands or hands and knees.

In ne-waza if tori is holding uke in osaekomi for 1-5 seconds this should be considered a K3 attack. Also, if a choke or armlock almost takes effect, but uke escapes, this should be a K3 attack. Some authorities have the near chokes and armlocks as a K4 attack.

Level 2 (K2) is the noticeable loss of balance of uke. That is when tori attempts to throw and uke is off-balanced to the point where they are almost forced to their knee(s) or feet and hands, but save themselves.

In ne-waza if tori almost puts uke into an osaekomi this should be counted as a level 2 attack.

Level 1 (K1) are the minor off-balances which will occur during attacks The referee must be careful to include in this category those attacks which tori causes uke to lose his balance and should not include nuisance attacks, where uke moves (tai sabaki) during an attack in order to be in a more balanced position.

In ne-waza this category should include superior play with little results.

Level 0 (K0) are nuisance attacks. Any attacks which uke is not off balanced or uke moves with the attack.

This level is generally not considered a kinsa. However if everything is even it may come to K0 attacks.

Unrecorded scores and penalties When a referee or judges calls a higher score then the other two officials, that score should remain in his mind for the player who did it. If the recorded score is even, then this unrecorded score should be considered stronger then any kinsa. This applies to penalties as well.

If all the above is even (highly unlikely) then the referee must take into account the players posture, aggressiveness, fighting spirit, attitude, and decorum.

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