Rules for Judo Players:

• The nails of the players’ hands and feet should be properly pared.
• The Judo player^ cannot wear rings or bracelet or any other thing which may cause injury to the opponent.

The Start of Judo Play and Various Techniques:
Start of Judo Competition. The Judo competitors should stand at a distance of 12 feet from each other. Their faces should be in front of each other. They salute each other in the standing position. Then the referee begins the bout by uttering the world ‘Hijame’ which means ‘begin’.

Judo Techniques:
The following techniques are adopted in Judo-

• Naga-waja (the technique of throwing)
• Katma-paja (the ground work technique)

These two techniques are taken into account while giving a decision. Normally, the decision is not given more than one ‘Ippon’ (one full point).

Rules:

• After some progress has been made in the throwing technique, the player can unhesitatingly take a lying position, and, thus, become offensive.
• When a player falls while adopting throwing technique or takes offensive, and the rival player falls, even then he can take a lying position.
• In the standing position and after adopting ground-work technique, if the player makes some progress, then he can unhesitatingly take to the lying position and become offensive.
• When one or both the players are outside the contest area, the use of any technique is deemed to be futile and is declared invalid.
• The throwing technique remains valid if the thrower and the maximum body of his opponent remain inside the contest area.