JUDO SUMMARY

Jigoro Kano
(1860-1938),
the founder of judo:

"Judo should become a combat sport for physical training, general �education of young people, philosophy, and art of daily life."

Kodokan, - the first school of Judo. Japan, Tokyo.

This school was opened in May 1882 in Tokyo Buddhist temple Eysedzi. 21-year-old Japanese Jigoro Kano� has captured a key point of judo: "If your partner pulls, - I push, and if he pushes, - I pull."

Jigoro Kano set the rule that all students before starting study in Kodokan judo school, should give a solemn oath, which consist of the following:
1. Once I decided to devote myself to judo, I would not refuse from training without serious reason.
2. By my behavior, I promise not to drop the dignity of "Dojo" (judo training class).
3. I will never betray the secrets of the school to the uninitiated and only in extreme case I will take lessons anywhere else.
4. I promise not to give lessons without permission of my teacher.
5. I swear my whole life to respect the rules of "Kodokan", now as a student and later as a teacher, if I will became a teacher.

Do the modern judoka giving the Oath? The answer is known to initiates.

There are were no weight category in judo until 1964. It means - athletes competed in the Open (absolute) category. Judo competition of 1964 took place in three weight category. During 1972 - 1976 - in five weight category. Since 1980 - in seven weight category. Currently, competition among juniors, youth , and adults (from 17 years) conducted in the following weight categories:

Weighing - is a necessary procedure before any competition, usually takes place about 2-3 hours before begining of competition.

SPORTS CAREER IN JUDO

Olympic Games.
World Championship.
European Championship.
Championship of Ukraine.
City Championship, State Championship.

Only a few ascend to a higher level.
Ukrainian Olympians:
Ruslan Mashurenko (90 kg) - bronze medal (Sydney 2000),
Roman Gontyuk (81 kg) - silver medal (Athens 2004) and bronze medal (Beijing 2008).

OLYMPIC GAMES 2012

The International Judo Federation (IJF) in March 2009 approved the final system of qualification for the judo tournament at the XXX Olympic Games 2012 in London (United Kingdom). The selection of participants will take place over two years - from 1 May 2010 to April 30, 2012.

In the program of OG-2012, in judo tournament will take part total 386 fighters. For the first time a license for OG will be registered on name and will belong not to country, but to the athlete. In this case, to participate in the Olympics can no more than one judoka from the country in each weight category. In the Olympics-2012 IJF aims to participate representatives of 100 countries .

14 licenses - the host nation of OG - The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
countries, which as a result of qualification competition would not win a license to participate in the Olympics, but not more than one "wild-card" per country.

252 licenses - according to the WRL (world ranking list) on April 30, 2012. 22 judoka in each weight category (22 x 7 = 154) and 14 judoka-women in each weight category (14 x 7 = 98).

Olympic qualification consists from the sum of the top 5 results (from 1 May 2010 to April 30, 2011) - 50% points + sum of the top 5 results (from 1 May 2011 to April 30, 2012) - 100% points.

In case if the Olympic qualification get two or more athletes from one country, the license belongs to the wrestlers who wins higher place in the WRL, other athletes from this country are excluded from the list of Olympic qualification, and the licenses transferred to the athletes from the countries that occupy the next positions in the WRL.

100 licenses - continental qualification.
Europe (50 countries) - 14 men + 11 women = 25 licenses.
Africa (47 countries) - 14 men + 10 women = 24 licenses.
America (42 countries) - 13 males + 8 females = 21 licenses.
Asia (38 countries) - 12 males + 8 females = 20 licenses.
Oceania (17 countries) - 7 men + 3 women = 10 licenses

Continental licenses will be distributed among judoka, that didnt fall into the 22 best WRL - for men and 14 best WRL - women. In addition, continental license can get no more than one athlete from the country for all weight categories and not more than two countries per continent in each weight category.

Judo tournament at the 2012 Olympics in London will be held by the Olympic system. The right for consolation matches receive only 4 judoka who lost in the quarter finals. Top eight in each weight category, according to the WRL (April 30, 2012) by the draw - scatter.

Scoring Table for the WRL (world ranking list)

The first 12 months after completion of the competition judokas awarded 100% points, the next 12 months - 50% points, 24 months after completion of the competition points canceling. For the scoring in the WRL athlete should win at least one victory. If the judoka did not win any fight - points will be not added.

WRL is formed from the sum of the top five results in the past 12 months - are added 100% points and the top five results in the past 13-24 months - are added 50% of the points.

In the case of the equal score points, higher place in the WRL receives judoka that:
1) have a large amount of points gained only at the world championships;
2) have a large amount of points scored only in the tournaments "Grand Prix"," Grand Slam " and "Masters";
3) have a great first result, in the case of equality of the second result, etc.;
4) In case of equality of all these indicators, the decision makes the Executive Committee of the IJF, this paragraph applies only to Olympic qualification.