유도경기규정의 변천과정에 관한 연구 = The Study on Periodical Changes of Judo Competition Rules

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to show the periodical changes of judo competition rules by primarily examining the changes of the judo competition area, the judo uniform, the duration of contest and prohibited acts.
In 1882 the judo mat consisted of 12 tatami mats whereas today the competition area ranges from 14mxl4m to 16mxl6m. The standard of the judo competition area has been changed to ensure a more reasonable process of a judo match and to provide better safety for the judo competitors.
If one takes a close look at the regulation duration of contest one will learn the fact that there was no fixed time limits m the early stage of judo competition. From 1925 to 1951 such time restrictions of a judo match did indeed exist, however, depending on the nature of the tournament the time limits would easily be changed.
From 1986 until today the regulation duration of contest is as follows men 5 min, women 4 min.
In the early stage of judo the uniform was not considered to be too important and no such regulation is to be found. Regulations such as duration of contest, prohibited acts and competition techniques seemed to be regarded much higher.
Rules on prohibited acts are defined in the rules for refereeing in individual judo practice which came out in Japan in 1899 as the most important domain of rules of refereeing.
The stipulation of prohibited acts were an important part of judo matches m the early years of