Edit. It is not generally available this weekend.
Neil Adams is doing a New Rules clinic in the UK this Thursday. The video of that clinic will be available beginning Saturday through Sunday for OCJTC instructors. Orange County Judo Training Center is a sponsor of the video.
Check Neil's Facebook account for when it is generally released. http://www.facebook.com/neiladamsjudo
Orange County Judo Training Center was a sponsor of "New Rules Exposed and Explained" and several of the coaches at the club, and some of our special guests got to watch this preview.
It is about 70 minutes long, and what I like about the video is that it not only answers your questions about the new rules, but offers some practical solutions to the dilemmas that they create. I particularly liked Neil's version of sode.
Neil also talks about how some of these rules came into being. I was surprised to learn that many of the rules I am uncomfortable with came into being because coaches did not want to leave room for interpretation to the referees. So, if you don't like the rules, don't blame the refs this time around.
Neil's "New Rules Exposed and Explained" is an excellent tool not only for those people who can't attend the clinics in their local area, but for any coach or competitor who wants ideas right now how to train for the new rules. It will prepare USA Judo coaches better for the upcoming rule clinics, and offer perspective that you will likely not find in those local clinics.
The new rules have only been in effect for a few major tournaments. I would like Neil to do a sequel maybe 6 months down the road after the major judo countries have time to digest all the data from the big events and we see what innovations that they have come up with. Neil demonstrated a few of the counters that we saw take place in Paris in lieu of te guruma. What was once old is now new again.
I don't know how they are going to price it, but if you are already invested in being a coach or player, I would definitely make it one of my priority purchases over the next month.
I was also at a coaching clinic today and one of the guest speakers was Gary Takemoto, an IJF-A referee and most likely the USA Judo referee selected for the 2016 Olympic Games. Let there be no mistake. They are looking to dole out the penalties. You better know the rules and you better know how to play within them.
The rules are going to be in effect starting 3/22 in the USA. Referee clinics are being held throughout the country and if you are a player or coach, it is definitely in your interest to attend. I got some great insights from Gary today and there is another more hands on clinic that he will be doing in March.
Thanks, all of us need to be trained since we will be competing, coaching, refering at locals, helping at the scoring tables, etc. We have out local training March 9.
Hey jbb, our clinic is March 9th as well. Let's compare notes after.
If I had to put it succintly, the game is now "grip and go, or shido"
I send my Sensei(Noburo Saito) how I see the new rules impact judo from the Paris and Dusseldorf tournament(s). And one thing I mentioned was the ref's use of shito's sets the tone for the competition and does vary from ref to ref somewhat. Watch the 90K Championship match between :
http://www.judo.com.gr/2013/02/judo-grand-prix-dusseldorf-2013-final-90kg-liparteliani-varlam-geo-camilo-tiago-bra/.
The Georgian only score is counter wazari to Camilo and the Georgian gets 3 penalties and in my opinion should of got 4 for not attacking the whole fight.
Just a heads up the Volume 1 which is the one hour clinic that OCJTC sponsored is available ON DEMAND from Neil's Facebook page. It costs 2.99 GBP which is about $4.65 USD. You get two viewings for that price.
They are hoping to get volume 2 out in a few days. That is 2 hours long.
Volume 1 was very helpful to me, and I will likely purchase volume 2 which i suppose will have a lot of the same information. Volume 1 is a really good way to get quality information and solutions for a really great price.
http://www.facebook.com/neiladamsjudo
If you are going to one of the upcoming new rules clinics in your area, this is a great way to prepare.
Our juniors just returned from the competition in San Antonio and their first exposure to the new rules. The major difference to them was the new shito rules for "engagement". And how it varied from ref to ref in some instances. Too agreesive and you destroy the spirit of competition. This will take some time to get this "right" in my opinion as all of us are trained anget practical experience using the new rules at our local tournaments.
"Too agreesive and you destroy the spirit of competition."
This is my biggest worry about the junior levels. The one big problem I see is that referees are being told to actively look for situations to give out shido. This in my opinion is insane.
Here is how I look at it. OCJTC invested a significant amount of money, time and labor into building a judo business. We know the exact reason every single junior player walked into the door. There is not one of them who walked into the door to become a competitor.
Yet, we feel that shiai is an important part of their development. But what am I now asking parents to do?
First of all, I'm asking them to give up one of their Sundays to go sit in a gym, that will probably be crowded, too hot and they will have to sit around for hours to watch their kids compete in judo for about 6-12 minutes depending on the size of the brackets. I will ask them to pay $30 or so for the pleasure of doing this.
That parent brought their child to us mainly for positive structure, exercise and discipline. When the referee is mainly telling them that they are doing wrong, that is a negative game structure. What does the parent think about his kid who gets disqualified for accidently touching a leg? I know what I would think.
If shiai has an overall negative experience for parents and kids, I risk losing that family and the revenue they represent.
Unfortunately, I don't believe referees are going to be told to use proportion when dealing with the young athletes. It is one thing to actively seek penalties against young black belt competitors. It is another thing to do it with 7/8 year old white and yellow belts.