JudoIppon, Waza-ari and Yuko: Reading Judo Scores
Judo scores form a hierarchy rather than an ordinary sum. The applicable rule period is essential.
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JudoGrips and Balance: The Contest Before the Throw
Sleeve and lapel control help create opportunities, but a strong-looking grip is not yet a successful attack.
JudoJudo Throwing Families: Different Routes to Control
Hand, hip, foot and sacrifice techniques describe technical characteristics rather than guaranteed scoring values.
JudoNe-waza: Why Judo Continues on the Ground
A standing attack can lead into a ground phase, where legal control and continuing progress matter.
JudoGolden Score: Understanding Judo Extra Time
A decisive phase becomes clearer when the existing score, penalties and winning conditions are read together.
JudoWeight Classes and Mixed Teams in Judo
An individual contest and the wider team encounter operate on different scoring levels.
JudoJudo Etiquette: Tradition Within Competition
Bows and referee commands create an organised boundary around a demanding technical contest.
JudoTadahiro Nomura: Three Olympic Titles at Lightweight
Nomura's three consecutive men's 60kg titles offer a clear record of repeated performance across Olympic cycles.
JudoRyoko Tani: Five Olympic Podiums
Tani's medals across five Games show sustained competition without turning the record into a claim of uninterrupted victory.
JudoTeddy Riner: Control and Timing in Heavyweight Judo
Riner's individual titles in London, Rio and Paris must be distinguished from his mixed-team achievements.