Negative Judo

i) To intentionally avoid taking hold in order to prevent action in the contest.

ii) To adopt in a standing position an excessively defensive posture. (Generally more than 5 seconds)

iii) To make an action designed to give the impression of an attack but which clearly shows that there was no intent to throw the opponent. (FALSE ATTACK)

iv) To stand, both feet completely within the danger zone UNLESS - beginning an attack, executing an attack, countering the opponent's attack or defending against the opponent's attack. (Generally more than 5 seconds)

v) In a standing position, to continually hold the opponent's sleeve end(s) for a defensive purpose (Generally more than 5 seconds) or to grasp by "screwing up" the sleeve.

vi) In a standing position, to continually keep the opponent's fingers of one or both hands interlocked, in order to prevent action in the contest. (Generally more than 5 seconds)

vii) To intentionally disarrange his own judogi or to untie or retie the belt or the trousers without the referee's permission.

viii) To pull the opponent down in order to start ne-waza unless in accordance with Article 16.

ix) To insert a finger or fingers inside the opponent's sleeve or bottom of his trousers, or to grasp by "screwing up" his sleeve.

Invalid Gripping

"Normal" gripping is in general to hold with the left hand any part of the right side of the opponent's jacket above the belt and with the right hand any part of the left side of the opponent's jacket above the belt.

x) In a standing position to take any grip other than a "normal" grip without attacking. (Generally within 3 to 5 seconds)

Non-Combativity

xi) In a standing position, after kumi-kata has been established, not to make any attacking moves. (See Appendix NON-COMBATIVITY)

Miscellaneous

xii) From a standing position, to take hold of the opponent's foot/feet, leg(s) or trouser leg(s) with the hand(s), unless simultaneously attempting a throwing technique.

xiii) To encircle the end of the belt or jacket around any part of the opponent's body.

xiv) To take the judogi in the mouth.

xv) To put a hand, arm, foot or leg directly on the opponent's face.

xvi) To put a foot or a leg in the opponent's belt, collar or lapel.

(b) Chui is awarded to any contestant who has committed a serious infringement (or having been penalised shido commits a second slight infringement).

xvii) To apply shime-waza using the bottom of the jacket or belt, or using only the fingers.

xviii) To apply leg scissors to the opponent's trunk (dojime), neck or head. (scissor with crossed feet, while stretching out the legs).

xix) To kick with the knee or foot, the hand or arm of the opponent, in order to make him release his grip.

xx) To bend back the opponent's finger(s) in order to break his grip.

xxi) From tachi-waza or ne-waza to go outside the contest area or intentionally force the opponent to go outside the contest area. (See Article 9 - "Exceptions")

(c) Keikoku is awarded to any contestant who has committed a grave infringement (or who having been penalised chui, commits a further slight or serious infringement).

xxii) To attempt to throw the opponent by winding one leg around the opponent's leg, while facing more or less in the same direction as the opponent and falling backwards onto him (kawazu-gake).

xxiii) To apply kansetsu-waza anywhere other than to the elbow joint.

xxiv) To lift off the mat an opponent who is lying on the mat and to drive him back onto the mat.

xxv) To reap the opponents supporting leg from the inside when the opponent is applying a technique such as harai-goshi etc.

xxvi) To disregard the referee's instructions.

xxvii)To make unnecessary calls, remarks or gestures derogatory to the opponent or referee during the contest.

(d) Hansoku Make is awarded to any contestant who has committed very grave infringement (or who having been penalised keikoku, commits a further infringement of any degree).

xxviii) To make any action which may endanger or injure the opponent especially the opponent's neck or spinal vertebrae, or may be against the spirit of Judo.

xxix) To fall directly to the mat while applying or attempting to apply techniques such as waki-gatame.

xxx) To "dive" head first, onto the mat by bending forward and downward while performing or attempting to perform techniques such as uchi-mata, harai-goshi, etc.

xxxi) To intentionally fall backwards when the other contestant is clinging to his back and when either contestant has control of the other's movement.

xxxii)To wear a hard or metallic object (covered or not).