Para judo (Paralympic judo) is an adaptation of theJapanese martial art ofjudo forvisually impaired competitors. The rules of the sport are only slightly different from regular judo competitions. It has been part of theSummer Paralympics program since1988 for men and2004 for women.[1]
Paralympic judo competition is governed by theInternational Judo Federation rules with some modifications specified by theInternational Blind Sports Federation. The major rule difference is that contests always start with the 2 competitors in a loose grip on each other's Judo suits (grip called "Kumikata") and if contact is broken, "mate"(Wait), or stop, is called and the competitors return to center and regrip.[2][3][4]
In December 2021, IBSA divided the Para Judo events in two classes: J1 for athletes who are blind and J2 for those who are partially sighted.[5]
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