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What Counts as Out of Bounds in a Judo Match?
Boundary rules in judo differ by situation: one foot out (standing), half-body out (sacrifice throws), and both bodies completely out (ground fighting). Full out-of-bounds rules explained.
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How Long Is a Judo Match? Official Duration Rules Explained
Senior judo matches last exactly 4 minutes of actual contest time. Learn how duration varies by age category, what ‘actual time’ means, the history of the 5-minute rule, and golden score timing.
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Judo Referee Hand Signals: Complete Meaning Guide
Complete guide to every judo referee hand signal: ippon, waza-ari, shido, hansoku-make, hajime, matte, sore-made, sono-mama — with tables, meanings and the 2022-2024 IJF updates.
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What Is Ne-Waza vs Tachi-Waza in Competitive Judo?
Tachi-waza is standing judo (throws); ne-waza is ground judo (pins, chokes, armlocks). Learn the complete rules for both domains, the 2010 leg grab ban, and how transitions work.
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How Are Judo Matches Judged? Scoring Criteria and the Referee System Explained
A single mat referee controls all judo decisions, backed by video review via the CARE system. Learn how referees apply ippon/waza-ari criteria and how errors get corrected.
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What Is a Shido Penalty in Judo? What Triggers It and How It Decides Matches
Shido is judo’s minor penalty: three shidos mean disqualification. Learn every infraction that triggers a shido, how penalties accumulate, and why penalty management decides elite matches.
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Judo Waza-ari vs Ippon: The Exact Difference Explained
The precise difference between ippon and waza-ari in judo — what criteria separate a full point from a half-point, how two waza-ari equal ippon, and the history of judo’s two-score system.
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How Does Golden Score Overtime Work in Judo?
Golden score is judo’s unlimited sudden-death overtime. Learn what triggers it, why one waza-ari wins, how shidos carry over, and what Tokyo 2020 data reveals.
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What Is Ippon in Judo? How It’s Scored and Why It Ends the Match
Learn what ippon means in judo, the 4 criteria for throwing ippon, pin time requirements, submission scoring, and how the modern two-score system works.
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Small Delegation Nations
Small Delegation Nations — 4 nations combined on the IJF World Tour