Tag: judo rules
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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.