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Criteria for a Martial Art to be considered as an olympic sport?
The title pretty much explains it. What criteria have to be met for a martial art to be considered for inclusion in the Olympics.
I understand that there has to be some semblance of international ...
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What submissions are not allowed in competitive Judo?
After watching a number of matches during the Olympics it seemed like a lot of opportunities for submissions weren't even pursued.
In the matches I observed I only saw two legitimate submission ...
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How is the scoring determined in Judo for the Olympics?
I've been watching the Olympic Judo matches and I'm confused.
I know that ippon is an instant win. And 2 waza-ari are the equivlent of an ippon. But then there is another number associated with the ...
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Can a Judo athlete compete in more than one weight class in the Olympics?
I am specifically speaking about the London 2012 games. I am not asking if any athletes are doing this, just whether it is technically permitted.
Wikipedia says nothing, but this was allowed in ...
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Is the Olympic sport of Tae Kwon Do uniquely Tae Kwon Do like?
The Olympic sport of Tae Kwon Do is conducted under a particular set of rules that were (in my understanding) developed relatively recently. The actual conduct of an Olympic Tae Kwon Do fight doesn't ...
