Brief competition rules.
- The full contact knock-down rule: the blows with hands and legs should
be placed directly on the opponent's body.
- Bouts are conducted with empty hands and barefooted. The groin protector
and gum-shield are obligatory, whereas the gloves can be used if desired.
- The competition is not interrupted after every point and scoring is
made after finishing the competition.
- The ground wrestling can take place only thrice not longer than 20
sec each time, but during the extra-time it is unlimited, as well as
while a locking or a strangulation technique is being used, though it
depends on the referee.
The winner's points are:
- one-blow victory (ippon) counts 4 points;
- victory on skills (waza-ari) counts 2 points;
- victory on effectiveness of methods (yuko) counts 1 point.
- When it is decided to prolong a bout the desires of both opponents
are regarded.
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