JAPAN
Jiu-Jitsu
Combat Jiu-jutsu Full Contact Tournament Rules.
Age groups of participants.
Tournament participants are divided into the following age groups:
Youth: 4-16 years
Juniors: 17-18 years
Adults: 19 years and older
Participants are divided into the following weight categories:
Youth
50 kg
55 kg
60 kg
67,5 kg
75 kg
Over 75 kg
Juniors
60 kg
67,5 kg
75 kg
82,5 kg
Over 82,5 kg
Adults
62 kg
69 kg
76 kg
84 kg
92 kg
Over 92 kg
Participant is to:
strictly follow the Rules, Schedule and Regulations of a Tournament;
follow referees’ requirements;
immediately come to the area after called by referees panel;
immediately inform the referees panel if it is impossible to keep on contesting for any reasons;
greet and follow up a ritual, approved for a tournament;
correctly behave with all the participants, referees, servicemen and audience;
contest with shortly cut nails, and in due sports uniform.
Participant’s uniform and outfit.
Participant’s uniform – ju-dogi (traditional ju-jitsu and judo uniform) of white or dark blue color (black, by referee decision), consisting of trousers and jacket. Sleeves of the jacket should cover an elbow (i.e. to reach forearm of an outstretched arm) and should be loose enough to have 5 cm between arm and a sleeve. Tail of a jacket should reach mid hip. The belt wrapped twice around the thigh or waist and tied with plain knot should tighten the jacket so that the tails of it not to set apart. The ends of the tied belt should not hang lower knees. Trousers should cover no less than two thirds of shanks and be loose enough to have no less than 5 cm between leg and the trousers.
Before going out to a combat area the first summoned participant is to be belted with red belt, a rival – with white or dark.
