What is the difference between you and other governing bodies?
At JFAUK our focus is on traditional judo as opposed to Olympic judo. All of our principles, policies and values are focused
How are your competition rules different?
Our competition ruleset is focused on traditional judo meaning that many techniques that are banned in modern, olympic judo - such as
Do you allow leg grabs?
Yes. We believe that leg grabs are a core element of judo and removing them dilutes judo and weakens its effectiveness. Leg
Why don’t you allow blue judogi?
At JFAUK, we practice traditional judo and therefore only allow white judogi. Wearing a white judogi preserves the origins of judo. The
Do you practice Kosen Judo?
Although we do not name our judo as 'Kosen Judo', we put an extremely strong emphasis on Ne-Waza. We believe that judo