3.
Judo uniform (judogi)
The
contestants shall wear a Judogi complying with the following
conditions:
a)
Strongly made of cotton or similar material (see
guideline), in good condition (without rent or tear). The
material must not be so thick or hard or slippery as to prevent the
opponent from taking a grip.
b)
Blue for the first contestant and white or off-white for the second
contestant. (See Appendix).
c)
Acceptable markings:
1) National Olympic abbreviation (on back of jacket). Size of
the letters 11 cm.
2) National Emblem (on left breast of jacket). Maximum size
100cm2.
3) Manufacturer's trade mark (on bottom-front of jacket, on
bottom front of left leg of the trousers and on one end of the belt).
Maximum size 20 cm2.
It is permitted to place the manufacturer's trade mark on one of the
sleeves but inside the 25cm x 5cm area instead of at the bottom front
of the jacket. The IJF Official suppliers are allowed to place the IJF
Logo above their trade mark (in direct contact).
4) Shoulder markings (from collar - across shoulder down the
arm - both sides of jacket). Maximum length 25cm and maximum width
5cm. (The same advertising or national colours on both sides)
5) Advertising on the sleeves, 10 cm x 10 cm on each sleeve
(different advertising allowed). These 100 cm² have to be fixed just
below and in contact with the stripes of 25 cm x 5 cm.
6) Indication of the placing (1st, 2nd, 3rd) at the Olympic
Games or World Championships, in an area of 6cm x 10cm at the bottom
front left side of the jacket.
7) The contestant's name may be worn on the belt, lower front
of the jacket and upper front of the trousers up to a maximum of 3 cm
x 10 cm. Also the contestant's name or abbreviation may be placed
(printed or embroidered), on the back of the jacket above the National
Olympic abbreviation, but in no case in a position to prevent an
opponent from grasping the back of the jacket. The letters can be up
to a maximum of 7cm high and the length of the name can be up to a
maximum of 30cm long. This 7cm x 30cm rectangular area must be located
3cm below the collar of the jacket and the back identification must be
fixed at 4cm below this area.
Note: For IJF Events and the Olympic Games, the names are indicated on
the 30 cm x 40 cm Bibs.
8)
The contestants must bring judogi without any back identification at
the sewing desk.
d)
The jacket shall be long enough to cover the thighs and shall at a
minimum reach to the fists when the arms are fully extended downwards
at the sides of the body. The body of the jacket shall be worn with
the left side crossed over the right and shall be wide enough to have
a minimum overlap of 20cm at the level of the bottom of the rib-cage.
The sleeves of the jacket must reach to the wrist joint at the maximum
and 5cm above the wrist joint at the minimum. A space of 10 to 15cm
shall exist between the sleeve and the arm (bandages included), along
the entire length of the sleeve.
The lapel and collar must be a maximum of 1cm in thickness and 5cm in
width. Stitches
on the lapel must be parallel and are recommended to have around 5
lines of stitches which are equally spaced.
e)
The trousers, free of any markings except for c3 and c7, shall be long
enough to cover the legs and shall at the maximum reach the ankle
joint and at the minimum 5cm above the ankle joint. A space of 10 to
15cm shall exist between the trouser leg and the leg (bandages
included) along the entire length of the trouser leg.
f)
A strong belt, 4 to 5cm wide, whose colour corresponds to the grade,
shall be worn over the jacket going twice around it at waist, and tied
with a square knot with the first loops inside the knot, tight enough
to prevent the jacket from being too loose and long enough to leave 20
to 30cm protruding from each side of the knot when tied.
g)
Female contestants shall wear under the jacket either:
i)
a plain white or off-white T-shirt, with short sleeves, rather strong,
long enough to be worn inside the trousers, or:
ii)
a plain white or off-white leotard with short sleeves.
If
the Judogi of a contestant does not comply with this article, the
Referee must order the contestant to change in the shortest possible
time, into a Judogi which does comply with the article.
The
contestant’s spare Judogi should be brought by the coach to his
chair at the edge of the competition area.
To
ensure that the sleeves of the contestant's jacket are the required
length, the Referee shall direct the contestant to raise both arms,
fully extended forward at shoulder level, when making the control.
h)
The official colour standards for Judogi blue are between pantone
numbers n°18-4051 and n°18-4039 on the TP pantone scale and between
n°285 or n° 286 on the print pantone scale.
Judogi
is controlled twice: the first is at sewing the back identification?and
the second is before each
contest.
Organizers
of the tournament must prepare reserve judogis at
Olympics, WC, JRWC, and Team WC.
4.
Hygiene
(a)
The Judogi shall be clean, generally dry and without unpleasant odour.
(b)
The nails of the feet and hands shall be cut short.
(c)
The personal hygiene of the contestant shall be of a high standard.
(d)
Long hair shall be tied so as to avoid causing inconvenience to the
other contestant.
Any
contestant who will not comply with the requirements of Articles 3 and
4 shall be refused the right to compete and the opponent shall win the
contest by Fusen-gachi, if the contest has not yet started, or by
Kiken-gachi, if the contest has already started, according to the
"majority of three" rule (see Article 28).
Guideline
for judogi manufactures
a) Materials of jacket are recommended using more than 70% cotton, and
weight of the materials are recommended to be less than 1 kg/?.
b) A cuff on a sleeve must be no more than 3 cm wide without
protuberances.
c) Width of seam on the back must be no more than 3 cm.
d) A cuff on a trouser leg must be no more than 3 cm wide without
protuberances.
e) Chest, shoulder, and armpit pad must be of the same material as
judogi, and only one layer allowed for those parts as reinforcement.
