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Where are the complete IJF rules?

Competing and Tournaments

You'd think they'd be front and center at ijf.org, but instead, they link to a long list of documents that include *updates* to the rules, but not all of the rules. The closest I can find is this PDF from 2019:

https://78884ca60822a34fb0e6-082b8fd5551e97bc65e327988b444396.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/up/2020/07/IJF_Sport_and_Organisation_Rul-1594651794.pdf

Do people just use this document then apply all of the updates since then to get the full set of rules?

Also, side question: That document says this about stalling in Article 18:

"In a standing position, before or after kumi-kata has been established, not to make any attacking moves. Recognizing the difficulty of preparing a throwing action, the time between kumi-kata and making an attack is 45 seconds as long as there is a positive progression."

For the refs out there: Do you mentally count 45 seconds between attacks? Seems difficult, and I see a wide variance in shido calls for passivity.

Posted Aug 3, 2025, 8:53 PM UTC

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