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What is KUDO?

Sports and combat type of martial arts, which includes elements and technique from the arsenal of karate, boxing and wrestling.
Kudo is a sports and combat type of martial arts, which includes elements and techniques from the arsenal of karate, boxing and wrestling.
Kudo was founded by the Japanese master Azuma Takashi.
The competition rules allow all wrestling techniques, as well as punches and kicks in almost all parts of the body, with the exception of the back and the back of the head. The head and face of the athletes are protected by a special helmet equipped with a plastic impact-resistant visor.
furious karate
Not so long ago, namely in 1981, the toughest style of karate appeared in Japan. It was then called daido juku karate do (daido in Japanese means the great way). In 1992, Azuma Takashi, the founder of the school, released the style from Japan, thereby opening up a fundamentally new trend in oriental martial arts to the whole world.

In 2001, when the main innovations in dido juku were introduced and consolidated, the style received a new name kudo. Kudo quickly broke into the system of martial arts. This contact and hard style broke the Japanese idea of how martial arts should look like.
Kudo has become an alternative to non-contact forms of karate, where students strike through the air without touching the opponent. But kudo is not karate. This is a mixture of boxing, kickboxing, sambo, judo, taekwondo, and, of course, kyokushin karate. Azuma Takashi took only the most effective techniques and strikes that could defeat the enemy in a matter of seconds. Super-realistic, furious, this style is nicknamed in Japan.
In the kudo style, punches and kicks are allowed in all parts of the body, except for the throat, back of the head, back and joints for a break. The head is protected by a special helmet with plastic glass. It is also allowed to wrestle in the stalls with painful and suffocating techniques.

Any of the oriental martial arts is not only the improvement of the body, but also the hardening of the spirit. Azuma Takashi created his own philosophy. At the same time, he did not reject, but continued the basic principles of his teacher Masutatsu Oyama, who created the Kyokushin karate school. Whatever the situation, you must not give up! Take any fight as the last one with these words, Oyama taught to win 11 MOTHOTS OF MASUTATSU OYAMA. To become a man, says Azuma Takashi, it is not enough to be born as a male being, you have to work hard. And the main thing on this path is not victory, but the process itself. Indeed, kudo is a difficult school of life that not everyone can withstand. And as in life, there are friends here who are always ready to help avoid mistakes and overcome difficulties.
Kudo definitely has a future. Every year the number of those involved is growing rapidly. Not only beginners come, who have never practiced anywhere before, but also quite experienced students of other martial arts. Even if they had some ranks, then, having come to kudo, everyone puts on white belts and starts anew the path of improvement.
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KUDO is a universal system of spiritual and physical improvement, designed for the harmonious development of the personality of a martial art student, which has absorbed all the best from different martial arts schools.
The origins of KUDO are in Daido-Juku karate-do. Daido means "great path" in Japanese. There is no single gate that leads to the great path to perfection, such a principle was laid at the basis of his school by Azuma Takashi. On the contrary, there are many ways of self-improvement that can bring almost any person to the great path.
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Kudo or Daido Juku (inaccurately Daido Juku) (jap., school of the great path) modern full contact martial arts, created in 1981 by martial artist Azuma Takashi based on his knowledge of karate..
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Japanese martial art, otherwise called Daido-Juku, developed in 1981, the founder of which is Azuma Takashi, who now bears the postal title of daih-shihanjukut and has a black belt, 8 dan.
This is a kind of martial arts

English and Thai boxing, as well as other types of martial arts.

Kudo as a martial art is a candidate for inclusion in the Olympic sports.

The goal of kudo, according to the President of the FKR R. M. Anashkin:

education of a Russian citizen - strong, healthy, educated, loving his parents, teachers, friends, proud of his nationality and faith, capable of making the Motherland prosperous and protecting it under threat. Individuals with healthy ambitions, ambition, armed with the necessary modern world knowledge and skills, who are in good health, capable of withstanding intellectual and physical exercise of our time, and most importantly loving people- this is the main task of our work.

Rules

Helmet "NHG"

Performing a wrestling action on the ground in a duel according to the rules of Kudo

The rules of the kudo competition allow almost all wrestling techniques (see below), as well as punches, kicks, knees, elbows and head to all parts of the body, with the exception of the back, throat, nape and fracture joints. In the kudo championships in Japan, blows to the groin are allowed with a difference in the categories of athletes of more than 20 units. The bout lasts three minutes, during which two transitions to wrestling on the ground are allowed (30 seconds each). During the fight, it is also allowed to enter the clinch (capture, tsukami) an unlimited number of times, but not more than for ten seconds. Allowed in the stalls side impacts, painful and suffocating techniques. Hitting to the head from above is prohibited, but the designation of finishing (kime) is evaluated by the judges.

One of the most important features of kudo is the use of a protective helmet during a duel - from the very beginning it was a SuperSafe brand helmet (similar to that used in koshiki karate), at the end of the 2000s in Japan, and then in Russia, it was mandatory to use became the Neo Head Gear helmet. Women, children and juniors must use a cuirass (tight protective breastplate) that protects most of the body and are also allowed to wear shin guards. All athletes must use thin felt pads on the hands that protect the hand from cuts and cuts when hitting the plastic mask of the helmet, but do not dampen the force of impact. Along with this, all protective equipment used in fights at official Kudo competitions must be certified by the Kudo International Federation.

An interesting fact is that at competitions of all levels, fighters are forbidden to greet each other with the so-called oncoming fist-to-fist punch. For these actions, both fighters immediately receive hansoku.

"Furious Karate"

After the appearance of a new style of karate in 1981, Japanese journalists called it "super-realistic", "furious". It was then called Daido Juku Karate-do. The founder of the style, the Japanese Azuma Takashi, is a philosopher by education, and the name carries another meaning, consonant with ancient Chinese wisdom: “There is no gate that leads to the Great Way. Everyone must build them in his heart, and go to perfection in his own way. In 1991, Azuma Takashi allowed a Russian athlete, Yuri Pirogov, to participate in competitions, thereby opening his universal style to Russia, and then to the whole world.

The decision to rename was made for several reasons, the most important of which is the desire of the International Kudo Federation to enter Olympic Movement as an independent sport and stand out from the styles of karate-do, since the Olympic organizations see karate only as contactless technology. This step removed the disagreement among the followers of the style in Russia regarding the correct transcription of the name: "Juku" or "Juku".

Without renouncing the roots, today we can say that "kudo" is no longer karate. This the new kind sports, with its own rules, training system, occupying a certain niche in a number of martial arts. One of the main differences between kudo and karate is the absence of kata. Instead, kudo practices practicing strikes and their combinations, throwing and wrestling techniques paired with a partner, usually using paws and makiwaras.

The history of the development of kudo in Russia

First, the Russian side received in Moscow Azuma Takashi, who arrived at the invitation of the founder of the Daido Juku style. A seminar and certification is taking place, as a result of which Roman Anashkin and Vladimir Zorin are certified by Azuma Takashi for the 2nd dan in Daido Juku and the 4th foreign branch is opened in Moscow. Then a return visit of members of the delegation from Russia to Japan was prepared and carried out. During this visit, our athletes take part in the Hokutoki-94 championship.

Training process

The procedure for conducting training in kudo is determined by the specifics of this martial art in comparison with other types of martial arts, as well as the permitted techniques for conducting a duel and the rules of the competition. For example, unlike judo, in which there is no striking technique in battles and is studied only in the form of kata, kudo does not practice practicing techniques and techniques that are not used in fights. Conversely, unlike aikido, which does not include sparring, kudo training programs usually include sparring practices; unlike wushu sanda, where wrestling on the ground is not allowed, in kudo, the techniques of such wrestling are necessarily practiced, etc.

Although a unified training system has been adopted in kudo, the order in which they are conducted may vary depending on various factors, the main of which are the purpose of the training (working out striking techniques, or wrestling, throwing), the contingent of those involved (amateur students or athletes participating in competitions) . Usually, the kudo training scheme corresponds to the certification procedure and is built approximately as follows:

Some or all of the following exercises:

- various exercises on "functionality" ( relay race, work with various gymnastic equipment, strength exercises in pairs, etc.)

In Russia, most of the commands and the names of the techniques are pronounced by the coach in Russian, however, the score (for example, exercise), greetings at the beginning and end of training, as well as some other commands, including during sparring, are pronounced in Japanese.

dojo kun kudo

Dojo kun is an oath taken by Kudo students at the beginning and/or end of training. In the Russian translation, there are several variants of Dojo kun, but in principle reflecting the general meaning, oaths.

Option number 1

We swear that through the teachings of KUDO we will educate the strength of mind and body, develop harmoniously, achieve mastery!
We swear to become a real person, to contribute to the development of society!

Option number 2

Through the teachings of Kudo, we strive to become strong in soul and body, join the culture, develop our intellectual capabilities, educate the personality and contribute to the development of society.

Degrees and belts

There are only 10 student steps in kudo: from 10 to 5 kyu - gakusei (jap. 学生, student), from 4 to 1 kyu - sempai (jap. 先輩, senior student)- and 10 workshops. Each step corresponds to a belt worn by a student or master.

All belts have a width of 4 cm, length depending on the size of the wearer and a special kudo emblem on one end of the belt. The stripes on student belts are located at a distance of 3 cm from the emblem and have a width of 5 mm.

Master belts are made in a special workshop in Tokyo by order of Grand Master Azuma Takashi.

Some Russian kudo schools, such as the Volgograd Regional Federation, deviate from the belt system: 9-10 kyu also wear white belts.

Master steps
1st dan - black belt with one gold stripe
2nd dan - black belt with two gold stripes
3rd dan - black belt with three golden stripes
4th dan - black belt with four gold stripes
5th dan - black belt with one wide golden stripe
6th dan - black belt with one wide and one narrow stripe
7th dan - black belt with one wide and two narrow stripes
8th dan - black belt with one wide and three narrow stripes
9th dan - black belt with one wide and four narrow stripes
10th dan - black belt with one very wide golden stripe

Master belts have the same parameters as student belts. But unlike the students, they are all black up to 10 dan inclusive. Each of them is embroidered in hieroglyphs with the name and surname of the owner of the belt, the name of the school and gold stripes corresponding to the dan of the owner. Members of KIF do not wear other belts.

Also dogi (kimono) black, red, green, with stripes or other colors are not worn. Training kimonos - "dogs" are only white and blue. On the left side of the jacket are the hieroglyphs for "kudo", on the left sleeve - the hieroglyphs "daido-juku" (jap. 大道塾). In FKR, in some cases, it is allowed to wear the emblem of the school (club) on the right sleeve of the dog. The cut of the dogi in kudo is somewhat different from that used in karate: the sleeves of the jacket are shortened and no longer than the elbow, and the trousers are floor-length and of considerable width.

At competitions, one of the fighters wears blue dogi, the other - white dogi. Before introduction this rule, the fighters were divided among themselves by the color of the helmet (red / white). During the kyu/dan examinations, the test taker wears white dogi, while the examiners and their assistants wear blue dogi.

Comparison of kudo with other martial arts

	Kudo	Army hand-to-hand combat	Combat Sambo	Kosiki karate
Source Style	kyokushinkai, judo, muay thai	sambo, various versions hand-to-hand combat Asian, boxing	judo, boxing, kuresh, jiu-jitsu	Shoreiji-ryu, Shorin-ryu, Shorinji-Kempo and Shorinji-ryu karate
Year of creation	1981	1979	1938	1970
A country	Japan	USSR	USSR	Japan
original purpose	sport	hand-to-hand combat survival (for the armed forces of the USSR and the Russian Federation)	detention and neutralization of criminals, saboteurs and terrorists (for special forces of the NKVD of the USSR, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR / Russia, the KGB of the USSR, the FSB)	sport
Creators	Azuma Takashi	Martial arts enthusiasts and sports instructors of the Airborne Forces of the USSR Armed Forces with the assistance of Vasily Filippovich Margelov	Kharlampiev Anatoly Arkadievich and Oshchepkov Vasily Sergeevich	Eiichi Eriguchi and Masayoshi Kori Hisataka
Availability to civilians	since 1981	since 1994	since 1994	since 1970
Competitive form	white and blue dogs	kimono any color	red and blue samba	karate gi with blue and red stripes
Full contact punches and kicks	allowed	allowed with restrictions	allowed	allowed with restrictions
Throwing and wrestling technique	permitted	permitted	permitted	allowed limited
Painful tricks on the legs	allowed	allowed	allowed	prohibited
Pain in the hands	prohibited	prohibited	prohibited	prohibited
Painful in the rack	prohibited	prohibited	allowed	prohibited
Choking techniques	allowed	prohibited	allowed	prohibited
Helmet use		closed, with a lattice visor	open, without visor	closed, with plastic visor
Protector use (cuirass)	essential for women and children	mandatory for all fighters	mandatory for women	mandatory for all fighters
Use of shin guards	essential for women and children	mandatory for all fighters	mandatory for all fighters	women at will
Used gloves, pads		gloves or leggings at least 8 ounces with open fingers	gloves at least 8 ounces with open fingers	thin felt boots without filler
Finishing off on the ground	allowed with restrictions	allowed, including feet	allowed	allowed with restrictions
Headbutts	allowed	allowed	allowed, except for a headbutt	prohibited
Marks for actions on the ground		Not Evaluated	wrestling actions are evaluated	finishing off designation (kime) is judged
In the absence / equality of points, the victory is given		The fighter who dominated the throwing technique	The fighter who prevailed in the throwing and wrestling technique	To the fighter who prevailed in striking technique
Technical actions are evaluated		side referees secretly, by keeping referee's notes	side judges openly, by special gestures	side judges openly, by throwing out flags
Grading system	Japanese system (koka, koka-ni, yuko, waza-ari, ippon)	point system	point system (exact technical action- score)	Japanese system (waza-ari, ippon)
Professional version	There is	No	There is	No
World Championships	are held	No	are held	are held
Categories of fighters	coefficient: height + weight	weight	weight	weight

Notes

The site of the instructor kudo sensei Yuri Gubarev (Russian). archived
Kudo page on the RSBI website (Russian). Russian Union of Martial Arts. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
The KUDO rules overview. Kudo International Federation Daidojuku. - Overview of kudo rules. archived
Kudo technique (Russian). Denis Sinyutin. - Overview of kudo rules. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
Kudo equipment. (Russian). KudoWear.ru - Overlays for hands for kudo.. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
What kudo means!! (English) . Kudo International Federation Daidojuku. - What does Kudo mean. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
History of kudo (Russian). V8mag.ru. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
The school is opened by Alexander Martynov, now 3 dan in Kudo, a student of Yuri Pirogov
Website of the Moscow Interregional Daido-Juku Karate-Do Federation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
Interview with Zorin V.I. . FCR. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
FCR website. Old version. (Russian). Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
Section "Judo" of the website of the Atyrau Regional Center for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports (Russian). Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
Questions section of the Aikido Mumokan Dojo website (Russian) . Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
Discussion of various types of martial arts on the forum site Guns.ru (Russian). Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
Rules for a duel in kudo (Russian). Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
How to start practicing KUDO in our club? (Russian). Kudo club "Professional". Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
Qualification requirements of the KUDO Federation of Russia (Russian). Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
Training section kudo MMA club "Bulava"(Russian). MMA club "Bulava".
“The main criterion for a warm-up in kudo is that it takes place in dynamics, that is, all exercises are done in easy running mode” - V. Zorin, R. Anashkin. Basics of kudo. M. LLC "RK Polizet", 2004. Pp. 19
Excerpt from the film "Kudo. Education of a Fighter"(Russian). - Training of the Russian national kudo team in the mid-90s. under the direction of Anashkin R.M..

is a Japanese sports style that was founded in 1981 by master Azuma Takashi. This view includes tricks from the most various kinds martial arts such as karate, boxing, judo, etc.

According to the rules of the competition, fighters are allowed all wrestling techniques, and in addition, blows with limbs, knees, elbows and head to all parts of the body except for the back, nape and groin. The use of painful and suffocating techniques is allowed.

After the formation of a new style of karate, the Japanese media called it "furious". The original name of the style was Daido Juku Karate-do. The first name of the style included Chinese wisdom, which says that there are no universal roads that lead to the Great Way. Man must create them in his heart and go to them on his own path.

In 1991, Takashi allowed the Russian athlete Yuri Pirogov to compete. So, kudo began to spread in Russia and around the world.

Kudo received its current name recently - in 2001. Kudo, according to Azuma's new design, means "the path of the void." In general, the concept of emptiness in Japanese martial arts plays an important role. So, in the name "karate" - "kara" also means emptiness.

It came from, but at the moment it is already a new, separate and fully formed sport. Kudo included techniques from both karate and other martial arts, creating a real fighting style for life.

Kudo is synthesized from a combination of a wide variety of techniques. So, the technique of hands in kudo is from boxing, elbow, knee strikes are from Thai boxing, painful and suffocating techniques are from judo and sambo, kicks are taken from kyokushinkai karate.

In addition to the development of technology, the founder of kudo also provided for the rules of battles that are closest to real battles, where almost everything is allowed. According to the moral criteria adopted in kudo, during the competition it is impossible to attack from behind, hit in the throat and joints and finish off a lying opponent.

- this is a rather tough sport, but strict adherence to the rules helps to avoid severe injuries. So, in kudo fights, a helmet with a transparent mask and thin gloves are used, which effectively help athletes avoid dangerous injuries, as well as fully use the technique of wrestlers in the fights, because. thin gloves on the hands allow you to apply the grip.

An important point for Kudo competitions is that fighters of the most different types martial arts in the presence of a certain training, which is allowed by the rules of the fight. Thus, kudo wrestlers can actively use painful and choking techniques, boxers can demonstrate excellent hand work, and a taekwondo fighter can show kicking techniques. After all, all these techniques and many others are contained in the Kudo style.

It should be noted that Kudo does not use the commonly used system of dividing athletes into categories only by weight. In Kudo, categories are replaced by coefficients, which include the combined indicators of the weight and height of the athlete, which more objectively assesses the chances of athletes.

When developing the style, Takashi rejected everything unnecessary, out of touch with life, that which is not applicable in a real fight. Also, the founder of kudo removed from training the training of strikes from unusual positions and traditional stances. He left only one stance for kudo - the combat stance in which the battle takes place.

Therefore, Kudo is a modern martial art that meets all the requirements of safety, efficiency and accessibility.

Kudo - what kind of sport is it?

There are dozens of martial arts around the world today, and it's no secret that most of them originated in Japan.

In this regard, quite often people do not see the difference between karate, aikido, judo and others.

Today we will talk about a fairly young, but very promising sport - kudo.

History of Kudo

The history of Kudo begins in 1981, when the Japanese coach and philosopher Azuma Takashi founded a gym aimed at studying this sport.

The original name was daido-juku-karate-do.

Later, a tournament was held that made kudo an independent martial art and glorified it as a tough, furious and ultra-realistic martial art.

People were surprised by the rules of fighting, as kudo was distinguished by hard contact, throws, suffocating and painful techniques.

Athletes were forbidden to strike in the groin, neck and back.

In its form, this is the only direction where different martial arts are combined. The literal translation of the word KUDO means "the path of empty consciousness."

In Russia, this martial art began its development in Vladivostok, where it was introduced in the late 80s.

Rules

An interesting fact is that the founder of the style created the rules very carefully, as he considered kudo to be a harmonious upbringing of the personality, and the duel was an element of upbringing.

Athletes are required to wear helmets to avoid injury.

It is a mask made of impact-resistant plastic.

You also need to wear gloves. Together, this equipment will help to avoid injuries and keep the fighters healthy.

Training and competition

Preparation and training of athletes include practicing punches and kicks, grabs and other important techniques using additional equipment such as pears, ropes, cables, barbells, dumbbells.

At the beginning of training, athletes warm up and stretch.

At the competition, participants are divided into three weight and age categories:

Boys / girls - 12-15 years old.
Juniors - 16-17 years old.
Men/women - 18 years and above.

Participants are divided into categories by adding their age and body weight. The resulting number determines their category.

It is important to know: Kudo attracts many people of all ages, but children under 12 are not allowed to compete in competitions.

The duration of the battle is three minutes. Fighters are allowed to strike with their hands, elbows, legs and knees, perform throws and submissions.

It is forbidden to hit in the groin, neck area and back, finish off a lying opponent in the head.

As for equipment for fights, in addition to a helmet and gloves, under 18 years of age, it is necessary to wear a bib (reduces the force of impact and protects against injuries), a groin brace, mouth guard, bandages and shin guards.

At trainings and competitions, all participants are dressed in "kimono". Kimono is a traditional clothing in Japan, but it has little to do with martial arts.

There is an opinion that in martial arts, participants wear kimono, but in fact they wear "keikogi". This term means special clothing for martial arts.

On the Internet, on various sites, there are many photo and video materials from official world competitions and championships, where you can watch the process of the fights.

Good to know: the official website of the KUDO Federation of Russia is located at kudo.ru, where you will find a lot useful information and news about this sport.

Belts

Like other forms of martial arts, the skill level is displayed on his belt. In total, there are 10 levels in kudo. From the last to 5 kyu - a student, from 4 to 1 kyu - a senior student.

There are also master ranks, which are displayed on the wearer's belt.

The belts of the students are multicolored, and the belt of the teacher is black, with gold stripes embroidered depending on his rank.

Student belts KUDO

The kudo emblem is embroidered on each belt, and the master's name is indicated in Chinese characters on the master's belt.

Kudo (Daido Juku) - Oriental full-contact martial art, martial art. It originated in Japan in the late seventies of the twentieth century. The founder, Azuma Takashi (Takashi), brought together the techniques and elements of karate, judo, and boxing.

The International Kudo Federation (KIF, Kudo International Federation) was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Tokyo. To date, KIF has more than eighty national federations from all over the world.

The history of the emergence and development of kudo

Azuma Takashi, as the best student, outgrew his teacher, the founder of Kyokushinkai (karate style), Masutatsu Oyama. A karateka nicknamed Tank, a lifestyle philosopher, Takashi developed a personal versatile style of contact fighting, which was originally called Daido Juku Karate Do. His private school of the great path (so the translation sounds) very soon became extremely popular in Japan, and then beyond its borders. Every year there were competitions in which everything became more winners from different countries of the world.

1991 is significant for Russian athletes kudo. Vladivostok resident Yuri Pirogov became a participant in the Hokutoki-91 tournament, where Takashi set his first personal world record. It consisted in the fact that Azuma broke ten fifteen-centimeter ice blocks in a row. Two years later, sensei held his unique seminar in Vladivostok, which was the first step towards spreading the new style of martial arts throughout Russia and the former Soviet republics. Then they began to master kudo in America, Brazil, Australia, India, Iran, Chile.

Branches open in all countries Russian Federation kudo, whose president is Roman Anashkin, originates in 1994. The work of the founder of the Daido Mamon style is closely studied by his followers in Canada, Belgium, Portugal, Holland, and the United Arab Emirates. Tournaments WARS (Wars) are held. In 2000, the Hokutoka Championship is organized by category. Absolute passes separately. Next year, the international federation removes the word "karate" from the name and officially fixes the definition of kudo. In this status, the first open championship of the world in this type of martial arts, which is decided (according to the Olympic type) to be organized every four years.

Kudo rules

Furious and super-realistic - this is how they speak about it martial art journalists. It is what it is, because the founder of kudo did not put practically any prohibitions on the techniques of the duel. You can’t just hit in the back, break the joints, the back of the head, throat. However, kudo also has its own rules, which are conditionally divided into three types:

official (tournament) approved by the international federation;

limited (for veteran age categories);

professional (for experimental fights).

Tournaments are held in different age groups, both men and women can participate. Forbidden and permitted techniques vary depending on the age and gender of the fighter.

The general rules allow the use of almost all techniques, including headbutts, knees, elbows, hands and feet. At competitions, blows to the groin can be used, provided there is a difference of more than twenty units of categories of fighters. But they are not allowed to strike while holding in a standing position (tsukami). During the three-minute period of the duel, two transitions to martial arts in the stalls are allowed, where you can use side blows, painful and suffocating techniques. Tsukami can be used in unlimited quantities without exceeding the ten-second threshold.

Grading

Ratings have been made by judges to tournament participants since mid-2017. From the highest of eight points to the lowest of one point, they are divided into:

8-ippon (four-second or more knockdown, the opponent's unwillingness to continue the fight, pronouncing the word "maita", his escape with the tatami with his back to the winner);

4-vazari (knockdown from two to four seconds, unwillingness of the opponent to continue the fight after six seconds, escape with the tatami with his back to the winner);

2-yuko (knockdown less than two seconds, opponent's unwillingness to continue the fight from two to four seconds, attack without response, escape);

1-koka (the opponent is unstable after the attack, throw with amplitude, successful technique, finishing off by the fighter-kime).

In addition, the judges add hansoku - opponent's penalty points. Victory is determined both by points and by the content of the fight, the superiority of one fighter over another in various parameters.

Categories of kudo

Official kudo tournaments are held in three age categories:

from 12 to 15 years old (boys, girls);

from 16 to 17 years old (juniors, juniors);

from 18 years old (men, women).

Each of the age categories is subdivided according to the weight plus height coefficient. Competitions of athletes from 35 years old fall under the special category of veterans. Children in kudo do not take part in the decision of KIF in 2014.

Clothing and equipment for kudo

The main feature of the equipment in kudo is a protective helmet with a mask of a certain brand. In addition to the helmet, the mandatory elements of protection for a fighter in kudo are:

protective breastplate cuirass (must be worn by women and juniors);

shin guards (boys and juniors);

manual overlays of a kentosapopata (all categories);

one and a half meter bandages for brushes (all categories);

inguinal bandage (women, boys and juniors);

capa (all categories).

A blue or white kimono (dogi) for kudo is worn over the protection. All ammunition must have international KIF certification.

Belts in kudo

The stage at which a kudo follower is located can be student (kyu) or workshop (dan). Student belts in kudo from the tenth to the fifth step (gakusei) differ in color and the number of black stripes. The lowest, tenth step is a white belt, the ninth is a blue belt, the eighth is blue with a black stripe, the seventh is blue with two, the sixth is yellow with one, the fifth is yellow with two stripes.

After that, the athlete moves to the rank of senior student (sempai) and, depending on the level, wears: the fourth - a green belt with a black stripe, the third - a green belt with two, the second - a brown belt with one and the first - a brown belt with two black stripes. All student belts are 4 cm wide. The kudo emblem on one end of the belt is mandatory.

The transition to the rank of master gives the right to wear a black belt with golden stripes, depending on the degree of dan, of which there are ten in kudo. Each belt is individual, with the name and surname embroidered on it in hieroglyphs, as well as the name of the school. In order to be certified for a certain dan, the master must comply with the standards and requirements of KIF, have his own students and followers participating in competitions of different levels.

Refereeing

To ensure that tournaments are held in accordance with the rules of kudo, a panel of judges, which includes:

chief referee, his deputy (carry out general management of the tournament);

Shushin - referee (directly supervises the fight on the tatami, evaluates the actions of the fighters with the help of established gestures, whistle);

focusushin, chief, three focusins - side referees (also located on the mat and evaluate the course of the fight, controlling the techniques of the fighters. Focususin, as the main side referee, is the only one who has the right to show a draw);

stopwatch - a referee located at the table (keeps an accurate countdown and timing of the fight, informs about its beginning and end in a gong);

operator (during the competition puts on the scoreboard the scores of the fighters, fixes the violations);

secretary (on it - maintaining all the documentation of the competition, announcing the athletes who go to the fight).

Like the participants in the fights, the judges on the tatami go barefoot. Judges are prescribed a certain form of clothing and etiquette for the competition. They are obliged to observe the spirit of budo, to be fair and impartial.

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