IJF rule changes
Well, they're not changes yet but ideas to be trialled....
http://www.intjudo.eu/?Menu=News&Action=Full&type_id=1&id=284&lang_id=2&mid=4
Essentially any technique that involves grabbing below the belt may become illegal. So the ashi dori and kibusi gaeshi techniques that were introduced to many with the new kyu grade syllabus 18 months ago become illegal. Presumably that would mean the BJa would have to re-think their kyu grade syllabus.
I wonder if coaches would get any prior warning of another significant change to grading system or whether it will just appear one day unannounced?
As for the impact on competition of this change, I believe the aim is to get back to more upright 'proper' Judo. Which some would say is a good thing. Personally I'm of the view Judo is a combat sport, so whatever works (and is reasonably safe) should be permitted. Kibusu Gaeshi attacks are not something I'd be keen to try in a 'real' fight situation so maybe a good thing to see them go.
However if these changes do become a mainstream change to the rules then we'd also lose techniques that have been part of the Judo for...well.. ever!
Say goodbye to:
Sukui nage
Te guruma
Some variants of Tani otoshi presumably
Kata guruma
That's a significant change.
In addition to the banning of a spread of techniques, this change also suggests that there should be a shido for the first infringement (as per all other minor rule infringements), but a hansoku make for the 2nd infringement. Thus the potential rule about leg grabbing suddenly becomes a bigger bigger penatly that other gripping style offences (where there are 3 shidos before hansoku make). Effectively making the leg grab attack a keikoku penalty.
Judo ditched keikoku a while back in order to make the sport more straight forward to ref and to follow as a spectator.
Now this change, if implemented as stated in link above, would mean not only the return of keikoku, but keikoku would be given for a grip penalty but called a shido. Only this particular shido is more serious that other gripping shidos.
Presumably as it s called a shido it would give the opponent a score as current system:
1st shido = no penalty score
2nd shido = yuko for opponent
3rd shido = waza-ari for opponent
4th shido = ippon for opponent
So 1 gripping penalty (eg. fingers in sleeve) would give opponent a score as per above, easy enough. Shidos add up, they are cumulative.
Except if a shido (even the first one) were given for a leg grab, then a second shido were given for leg grabbing techniques the player would forfeit the match. For all other gripping offences it would just give the opponent a yuko score.
Confused?
Let's hope the commentators are good at explaining it to non-Judo people!
http://www.intjudo.eu/?Menu=News&Action=Full&type_id=1&id=284&lang_id=2&mid=4
Essentially any technique that involves grabbing below the belt may become illegal. So the ashi dori and kibusi gaeshi techniques that were introduced to many with the new kyu grade syllabus 18 months ago become illegal. Presumably that would mean the BJa would have to re-think their kyu grade syllabus.
I wonder if coaches would get any prior warning of another significant change to grading system or whether it will just appear one day unannounced?
As for the impact on competition of this change, I believe the aim is to get back to more upright 'proper' Judo. Which some would say is a good thing. Personally I'm of the view Judo is a combat sport, so whatever works (and is reasonably safe) should be permitted. Kibusu Gaeshi attacks are not something I'd be keen to try in a 'real' fight situation so maybe a good thing to see them go.
However if these changes do become a mainstream change to the rules then we'd also lose techniques that have been part of the Judo for...well.. ever!
Say goodbye to:
Sukui nage
Te guruma
Some variants of Tani otoshi presumably
Kata guruma
That's a significant change.
In addition to the banning of a spread of techniques, this change also suggests that there should be a shido for the first infringement (as per all other minor rule infringements), but a hansoku make for the 2nd infringement. Thus the potential rule about leg grabbing suddenly becomes a bigger bigger penatly that other gripping style offences (where there are 3 shidos before hansoku make). Effectively making the leg grab attack a keikoku penalty.
Judo ditched keikoku a while back in order to make the sport more straight forward to ref and to follow as a spectator.
Now this change, if implemented as stated in link above, would mean not only the return of keikoku, but keikoku would be given for a grip penalty but called a shido. Only this particular shido is more serious that other gripping shidos.
Presumably as it s called a shido it would give the opponent a score as current system:
1st shido = no penalty score
2nd shido = yuko for opponent
3rd shido = waza-ari for opponent
4th shido = ippon for opponent
So 1 gripping penalty (eg. fingers in sleeve) would give opponent a score as per above, easy enough. Shidos add up, they are cumulative.
Except if a shido (even the first one) were given for a leg grab, then a second shido were given for leg grabbing techniques the player would forfeit the match. For all other gripping offences it would just give the opponent a yuko score.
Confused?
Let's hope the commentators are good at explaining it to non-Judo people!
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