Rules

The shape of a contest in plain language. Rules change; where these pages disagree with your federation's current rulebook, the rulebook wins. The prohibited techniques have their own list, and grading examinations their own section.

• Competition rules: the basicsHow a judo contest is won, scored and penalised, in one page, with the three scores now in use: ippon, waza-ari and yuko. A summary of the essentials; your federation's current rulebook is always the authority.