Competing judokas must hold each other’s judogi throughout the fight. If they lose the grip, the referee stops the fight. For this reason, judokas must grab their opponent’s judogi before the match begins. A judoka’s goal is to knock his opponent to the ground, immobilize him with a pinning hold, or force him into submission with a joint lock or choke.
In modern judo there are two advantages:
An ippon is awarded for a takedown that places the opponent on his back with force, speed and control, or for a submission (by choke or joint lock) or for immobilizing him on the ground for 20 seconds. If a judoka gets the ippon he immediately wins the fight.
The second advantage is waza-ari, which is awarded after an impact that does not meet one of the three criteria for ippon or when an opponent is immobilized for less than 20 seconds, but more than 10 seconds. Two waza-ari in a fight are equivalent to one ippon and mean victory for the one who receives them.
The fights last four minutes, not counting breaks. If none of the judokas get an ippon before the end of the fight, the athlete with the highest score wins.
Although judokas are classified into categories based on the level of their visual impairment, the three vision classes compete together and are divided according to their weight. Men’s weight divisions range from 60 kg to over 100 kg, while women’s weight divisions range from 48 kg to over 70 kg.
2024-03-12 21:20:59
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