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IJF Referee Update: 02-27-06
Borderline Action Testing Rules for Pan Am Juniors
By Carlos Diaz, PJU Referee
During the 2006 Juvenile and Junior Pan-American Judo Championships that will be held in the United States, the Refereeing Commission of the Pan-American Judo Union will make in a test-like manner the implementation of the new situations that redefine the combat area with the elimination of the “red zone” or “danger zone” that used to divide the fighting area from the safety zone.
The importance of the application of this evaluation in the events of the Pan-American Judo Union is that these rules will be used in a test-like manner in the Juvenile World Championships to be held in Santo Domingo on October 12th to 15th, 2006. Therefore, we aim at preparing our athletes for such important changes in the competition area that will surely redefine the competitive strategy and tactic used by our athletes and their coaches.
The Juvenile and Junior National Championships held last weekend, more specifically on February 8th to 12th, in Maracay City, Aragua State of Venezuela, were organized by the Venezuelan Judo Federation presided by Mr. Antonio Zavarella, with the purpose of selecting the Venezuelan National Team that will participate in the Juvenile Pan-American Championships, to be held in the United States on April, 12th to 17th, 2006. During this event, I had the chance of implementing in a test-like manner the utilization of the new combat zone for the judo areas. In this new area the “danger zone” or “red zone” has been eliminated.
The red zone, which had approximately a meter wide (1 m) and used to be part of the combat zone, delimitating the fighting zone with the safety zone, derives its name from the fact that the tatamis employed to form it, were generally red.
The new combat zone will not have this red zone. Its dimensions will be kept in 8 m wide and 8 m long (8x8 m square), and the following criteria will be used to evaluate the actions to be performed in it… See attached file for more information.
