APPENDIX 17 08/09/2015 1
IBSA Judo presentation
2015 IJF Congress Friday August 21th, 2015 Astana Kazakhstan
Content
Ab o ut „b lind” judo Sho rt histo ry E ye c la ssific atio n Ge ne ra l de ve lo pme nt Co a c h a nd re fe re e e duc a tio n Org a niza tio nal de ve lo pme nt Sta tistic s Org a niza tio ns a nd c o nne c tio ns VI judo & I JF c o llab o ra tio n
About „blind” judo*
IBSA, me a ns Inte rna tio na l Blind Spo rt F e de ra tio n, the o nly re pre se nta tive o f b lind a thle te s, 16 spo rts disc ipline s b e lo ng s to IBSA, five o f the m a re summe r pa ra lympic spo rts, In the fra me wo rk o f IBSA e xists – IBSA Judo Co mmitte e . Blind & visua lly impa ire d judo ka s, c a lle d VI judo No rb e rt Bíró IBSA Judo Cha irma n Bro nze me da list a t the pa ra lympic Ga me s in Athe ns 2004. twic e 2nd o f the IBSA Judo E uro pe a n Cha mpio nships, Judo c o a c h o f the na tio na l c a de t te a m Judo c o a c h Msc .
*Note: There are some judokas also with deafness. In this case the referee have to touch the judoka to indicate the decisions.
Short history
T he o nly ma rtia l a rt whic h is pa rt o f the Pa ra lympic pro g ra mm, judo is pra c tic e d b y pe o ple with a visua l impa irme nt. Hig h-pe rfo rma nc e c o mpe titio ns b e g a n during the 1970s. Ho we ve r, its Pa ra lympic de b ut o nly to o k pla c e a t the Se o ul 1988 Ga me s, with the pa rtic ipa tio n o f ma le a thle te s. Wo me n ha ve b e e n c o mpe ting sinc e the Athe ns 2004 Ga me s. No wa da ys the limit o f the c o mpe ting the judo ka s a t the Pa ra lympic Ga me s is 132 judo ka s in 13 we ig ht c a te g o rie s. T he re a re 7 ma le c a te g o rie s a nd 6 fe ma le c a te g o rie s. It c a n b e e nte re d 12 ma le a nd 8 fe ma le judo ka s in e a c h we ig ht c a te g o ry.
Eye classification
Judo is o nly dispute d b y pe o ple with a visua l impa irme nt, a nd its c la ssific a tio n syste m is b a se d o n me dic a l c rite ria ra the r tha n func tio na l, diffe re nt to the ma jo rity
- f Pa ra lympic spo rts. Athle te s a re
divide d into diffe re nt c a te g o rie s ide ntifie d b y the le tte r B (fo r b lind): B1 fo r the to ta lly b lind, B2 fo r a thle te s who c a n pe rc e ive lig ht a nd sha do w, a nd B3 fo r pa rtic ipa nts who c a n de te c t ima g e s. T he B1, B2 a nd B3 judo ka s c o mpe te to g e the r.
General development
Building stro ng c o nne c tio n with c o ntine nta l a nd na tio na l judo fe de ra tio ns F inding o f so lutio n a b o ut Oc e a nia , a nd Afric a , Inc re a sing the numb e r o f wo me n a nd yo ung judo ka s, Inc re a sing the numb e r o f do me stic judo ka s, Inc re a sing the numb e r o f B1 judo ka s K AT A pra c tic e s o nly fo r b lind, K AT A pra c tic e will b e pa rt o f the judo e ve nts. B1 c o mpe tito rs c a n c ho o se b e twe e n c o mpe titio n o r K AT A E xhib itio n c o mpe titio n pa rtic ipa ting o nly with B1 a thle te s