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EUROPEAN JUDO UNION

EJU Referee Commission

<BORDER LINE ACTION TESTING RULES 2006>

THE COMPETITION AREA. (Art. 1).-

The competition area shall be divided into two (2) zones: The Contest area and the Safety area.

The Contest area will remain being of a minimum of 8m x 8m or a maximum of 10m x 10m. And the Safety area (of a different color) shall be 3m wide.

THE DANGER ZONE. (Art. 1 -2nd paragraph).-

The present function of the Danger (red) Zone becomes cancelled. However the red mats (for the time being) will still be fixed.

THE PENALTY ON THE DANGER ZONE.

(Art. 27 paragraph 4).-

Consequently the Shido penalty for remaining (generally more than 5 seconds) within the danger zone becomes extinguished. (As well as its gesture from Art. 8 paragraph 20).

SITUATIONS ON THE BORDER LINE.

(Art. 9 – Location (Valid Areas).-

This Article becomes fully modified with the exception of the paragraphs ruling the Newaza.

The criteria to apply in the standing position (Tachi-waza) during actions on the border line will be the following: "The action is valid as long as either contestant has some part of his body touching the contest area".

(In fact it will be applied the same criteria at present ruling the Newaza).

GOING OUTSIDE THE CONTEST AREA.-

Nothing is changed, it must be applied the present Rules. Going outside the Contest area without action (by itself or forced by the opponent) it will be applied as described on Art. 27 Prohibited Acts and Penalties:

SHIDO (Slight Infringements Group)

(20) To go outside the contest area or intentionally force the opponent to go outside the contest area either in standing position or in Newaza.

NOTE.- The IJF REF COM recommends to make testing trials on Junior or Senior level tournaments in all Unions gathering information. The IJF official test will take place during the WC Junior 2006 in Dominican Republic (PJU).