Strategies in competitions
Competition is the place where you implement what you've learnt and practised for a long time. Training hard is one way to get you to the top in Judo, but it is imperative you also train smart. [...]
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2 athletes allowed per country/weight in World Championships
The IJF has announced last month that it will allow all nations to send 2 athletes in each category to World Championships, starting at the Tokyo 2010. This development came as a consideration to p[...]
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A small change to the rules as 1 January 2010
The new year is here, and new rules are in effect. As mentioned in an earlier post, a player cannot grip or block an opponent with his hand(s) or arm(s) under the belt. The rule had been tested in a f[...]
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Explaining the new rules
Following an earlier post, this post will try to explain the new rules, as there are a lot of grey areas, which players might feel uncomfortable with. The new rules dictate that a player mustn't gr[...]
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World Junior Championship 2009 moved
The IJF has announced that that the World Junior Championship that was to be held in Athens, Greece on 22 to 25 October 2009 has changed location to Paris, France. The reason given was that some re[...]
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