HermanParish
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 Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:30 pm Post subject: Jiujitsu Training and Competitions - Grading Contests, Part |
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In individual contest, even if there is no core, or both players have the same scores, draw is not possible. There is a referee and o line judges who each have a vote when decision has to be made for somebody to be declared a winner. Because judo is in many ways a subjective sport, sometimes quite BJJ are given, in spite of fairly explicit, strict guidelines. Deciding who as won in a closely fought match is no easy task and the referee's decision ought to be accepted with equanimity.
Sometimes you are lucky, sometimes not, but in any event if you have not been able to defeat your opponent decisively there is no point in feeling grieved or displaying petulance; just try to do better next time. Draws are possible in team competitions, however, which can have interesting consequences as players begin to fight to different tactics.
The scoring system in judo is over-complicated as a result of having had to adapt to the spectator-oriented demands of modern sports and it is further complicated by the existence of penalties corresponding to all scores: the shido, chui, keikoku and hansoku-make. These penalties are given for a variety of reasons from minor infringements such as illegal defensive grips or passivity to potentially injurious or dangerous acts. The result of these developments has been a considerable increase in the importance of tactics in contests. Players have so much of themselves invested in the result of a competition that the result often becomes more important than the means.
The beauty of the grading system is that it preserves the all or nothing spirit of the early judo contests and encourages risk-taking, skill development and high technical standards in basic skills. This approach is extremely important when coaching youngsters so that they have the right basis from which to mature into adult players.
Unfortunately under international contest rules the relentless pursuit of the ippon score is not always the surest way to win, especially against opponents of equal strength. It is the coach's job to raise competitors' awareness of the importance of tactics, to make sure they can hold on to a lead and fight defensively when they are being put under pressure by their opponent and avoid being penalized for passivity or over-defensiveness. The coach's dream, of course, is to produce the kind of players who are so fit and technically expert that they are capable of disposing of their opponents by ippon every time.
If all goes well this can happen, but even the best players go past their prime and have to modify their efforts accordingly. Consequently it is very important for competitors at all levels to understand the rules fully and keep abreast of any developments or changes in the rules. |
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