This put up is usually about judo shiai, or competitors guidelines.

There are 4 methods to get an ippon in judo – three of them are on the bottom. Throw, pin, choke, and armbar (nage-waza, osaekomi-waza, shime-waza, and kansetsu-waza). So, whereas wonderful throwing abilities will at all times be crucial, it could be foolish to neglect your newaza (newaza which means all groundwork).

How can we get from standing into groundwork?

From the official rulebook of the Worldwide Judo Federation, web page 27 (PDF):

ARTICLE 16 – Entry into Newaza

1. The contestants shall have the opportunity change from Tachi-waza to Newaza so far as it’s achieved by one of many circumstances referred to on this Article. Nonetheless, if the approach used isn’t steady, the Referee shall announce Mate and order each contestants to renew the struggle from the standing place.

2. Conditions that permit the passage from Tachi-waza to Newaza

a) When a contestant, after acquiring some end result by a throwing approach modifications with out interruption into Newaza and takes the offensive.

b) When one of many contestants falls to the bottom, following the unsuccessful utility of a throwing approach the opposite could make the most of his opponent’s place to take him to the bottom.

c) When one contestant obtains some appreciable impact by making use of a Shime-waza or Kansetsu-waza within the standing place after which modifications with out interruption to Newaza.

d) When one contestant takes his opponent down into Newaza by the significantly skillful utility of a motion which doesn’t qualify as a throwing approach.

e) In some other case the place one contestant falls down or is about to fall down, not coated by the previous sub-sections of this text, the opposite contestant could make the most of his opponent’s unbalanced place to enter Newaza.

3. Exceptions

When one contestant pulls his opponent down into Newaza not in accordance with Article 16 paragraph 2 and his opponent doesn’t make the most of this to proceed into Newaza, the Referee shall announce Mate, and penalise with Shido the contestant who has infringed Article 25.7.

If the opponent takes benefit of the motion of Tori, the Newaza work could proceed.

Let’s cowl every of those conditions, beginning with the most typical – 2a: “When a contestant, after acquiring some end result by a throwing approach modifications with out interruption into Newaza and takes the offensive.” See the video under:

Blue obtained “some end result” which means a rating that isn’t a match-ending ippon (wazari or yuko), then follows up straight away with a pin and holds for the extra wazari. Two wazari equals ippon, match over.

Now let’s take a look at 2b – ” When one of many contestants falls to the bottom, following the unsuccessful utility of a throwing approach the opposite could make the most of his opponent’s place to take him to the bottom.”

White goes for an unsuccessful harai makikomi. Blue makes an attempt a counter throw. No rating is awarded for the throw, however Blue shortly transitions to the pin and holds for ippon. Once more the guideline based on the IJF guidelines is that the motion is steady.

Subsequent we’ve got 2c: “When one contestant obtains some appreciable impact by making use of a Shime-waza or Kansetsu-waza within the standing place after which modifications with out interruption to Newaza.”

Very good flying armbar! Tight utility means White obtained “some appreciable impact” within the standing place and had Blue tapping earlier than he even hit the bottom.

NOTE: It’s not allowed to assault the joint in such a approach that the particular person has no probability to faucet. The approach demonstrated above could be very skillful and though tight, does give the uke an opportunity to faucet earlier than critical injury is completed.

And eventually we’ve got second: “When one contestant takes his opponent down into Newaza by the significantly skillful utility of a motion which doesn’t qualify as a throwing approach.”

And there we go! Not precisely a throw, regardless that White lands on his again. So no rating, however Blue will get up shortly and applies juji-gatame for the win.

Transitions from standing to the bottom are an necessary ability. For newbies and intermediate college students I like to recommend concentrating solely on the primary two classes – following up a throw, partially profitable or not, your throw or your opponent’s, with newaza. Don’t cease till you hear ippon or matte. Intermediate/superior gamers can begin to work on the opposite classes – making use of chokes or armbars from standing or utilizing different expert strategies of getting into newaza.

Even when, as a aggressive judo participant, you like standing work, it’s necessary to find out about these methods so you might be acquainted with them when somebody tries them on you.