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On Saturday
13 th January the Westmoreland Open became the first tournament
to employ new technical restrictions, which came into force on
the 1st January.
The
BJA are using the new restrictions on a trial basis, following
the implementation of new policy for children's events U12, which
has started to address issues of "technical quality"
within children's judo.
The well-attended
event, which took place at Kendal Judo Club, was the third event
in a series of three. Although the old rules were employed in
the first two events (which obtained their Tournament licences
into 2006) the third fell into the new rules.
Before
the event Dave Duffy attended to give the referees a full briefing.
There was also a briefing for the coaches, players and parents
with Mike Liptrot and Danny Harper demonstrating the techniques
that would not be scored.
Commenting
Dave Duffy said, “The event ran really efficiently which is a
credit the organisers”.
“It
was interesting to note that the fast majority of contests on
the day were won by ippon throws, and the standard of judo on
display was a credit to everyone involved.”
BJA
staff will continue to support such events to ensure the applications
of these restrictions is standardised.
For more information please visit http://www.britishjudo.org.uk/home/techinicalrestrictions.php
or contact BJA Technical Director Andrew Moshanov. |