I got DQ for choking out a dude in the green belt and below division just a couple months back. That was the only match the guy won in a division of 5 people.
It sounds like a developmental tournament or your bro was in a kids division. Those are two formats that restrict techniques. My region allows for white belt adults to apply chokes.
Some regions restrict technique in competition due local sports regulations or incidents from past injury reports (see drop knee seoi nage for minors) Judo yudanshinkai have local regulations due to insurance coverage.
The area I’m in doesn’t allow chokes on minors due medical reasons based on research and national guidelines. And minors aren’t allowed armbars. however our coaching team does train & drill those techniques in a dojo environment to develop our young judoka to be prepared when they’ll be ready to use them.
Again, the full spectrum of judo just isn’t competitive rules. Get a copy of the Kodokan Handbook and see.
Neither me or the comment I replied to were refering to dojos, it is mostly US competition. I havent been to a dojo that prohibits armbars or chokes at all.
And no it wasnt the kids division lol developmental clearly since it was green and below.
In competition this is because you might have green belts and white belts in the same division and I don't want to be doing competitive armbars with a white belt.
I’m actually serious. BJJ players are trained to “respect the tap”. Judo players are trained that the match is not over until the ref calls ippon. And you don’t have time to screw around in ne waza. Your goal should be to put uke out or break his arm.
Judoka are trained to respect the tap in training just like BJJ guys are. 99% of your time armbarring people in Judo is spent respecting the tap.
In BJJ competition you are waiting for the ref exactly the same way. I'm not sure where you're got this misconception from but I'm guessing it's something you've heard someone else say
doing them early on helps demystify them as well, someone used training them and understands the mechanics is less likely likely to crank the submission imo
No armbars until upper ranks applies to shiai rules. If you’re training the full spectrum of the judo curriculum, you’d be training armbars. in lower ranks. Competition training is limited to competition rules. Train the full range, stop chasing prizes & trophies and you’ll absorb judo
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u/bjprev Jun 07 '25
Not allowing arm bars until brown/black is stupid.