Joint locks and strangles: knowledge only for juniors
Ready when: the instructor introduces them.
What the coach teaches
The names and the danger of joint locks (for example juji-gatame) and strangles, so the judoka understands them and taps at once. School judo in Japan teaches neither at junior or senior high school; juniors do not apply them to the point of submission.
At home, safe only
None. No locks or strangles in play.
Ask the club
Its junior rules and the age when these are taught.
What you can see from the side
The coach stops the practice at the point of control.
Self-check what the coach confirms
The child can name the rule and show the two-tap sign.
Stop and get a coach when
Any partner taps and the practice does not stop.
Intermediate is done when the instructor passes the grade.
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