Saturday, December 10, 2016
IJF Rule Change is Rubbish
You need to read the link before you read my reply
So grip changing i.e.
Boxing will be allowed for 45 seconds nearly a 1/4 of the contest see the
Oseakomi times have changed to the same as sambo. 4 minute Contest whats that
so non Judoka do not get bored or to fit advert spaces on TV? Who can remember
Brian Jacks competing in a 20 minute Final Now that was long The IJF has lost
the plot. When will they realise that Judo will never be a spectator sport The
people who watch Judo are Judoka, ex Judoka and their families if they want to
change it into just another Grappling Sport try looking a Sambo rules which has
no foreign language and is easy to understand with simple hand signals . Keep
Judo alive and return to the rules of the 1970's when there was a lot more
people doing Judo. This is change for change sake and does not improve Sport
Judo it is just the bureaucrats of the IJF justifying their position and pay
Another point I am not keen on Newaza
and always prefered Tachi Waza but we can not get away from the fact that BJJ
has become very popular (not my cup of Tea) and the reason is because there is
hardly any throwing and is all about rolling around the ground. So maybe to
encourage BJJ players to take up Judo would it not be a good idea to increase
the ammount of Newaza allowed in a Contest? just an idea from someone who is
not keen on Ne Waza
# posted by IBFBCSA @ 5:04 AM 
