{"id":7116,"date":"2025-02-27T15:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T14:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/specialolympics.ch\/?post_type=soswi_sportarten&#038;p=7116"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:58:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:58:04","slug":"judo","status":"publish","type":"soswi_sportarten","link":"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/en\/sports\/judo\/","title":{"rendered":"Judo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-soswi-large-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-067a9867 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judo is the only martial art at Special Olympics. The Kata discipline is held as Unified Sports\u00ae. By classifying into five different levels in Judo, two athletes with similar technical levels and motor skills compete against each other.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Competition Format<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-top:-12px;margin-bottom:-12px\">The most common competition disciplines are individual competitions \u2013 Shiai, Kata, and Kata Unified (Tori with intellectual disability, Uke without intellectual disability) \u2013 and mixed team competitions (a blend of judo clubs, gender, and levels). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are five Ability Levels, which do <strong>not<\/strong> refer to the athletes&#8217; competitive level, but rather to their motor and cognitive abilities in connection with their impairment. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Judo is widespread in European countries &#8211; an international competition also takes place annually in Switzerland. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special Olympics Switzerland is also invited to international competitions and World Games. We forward invitations to international events to athletes and sports groups who are active with us. Further information can be found under <a href=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/en\/international-competitions\/\">International Competitions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/en\/world-games\/\">World Games<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through a cooperation with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sjv.ch\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sjv.ch\/\">Swiss Judo Federation<\/a>, the development of Judo in Switzerland for people with intellectual disabilities is specifically supported and promoted by the association. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red-1024x285.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2874\" style=\"width:188px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red-1024x285.png 1024w, https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red-768x213.png 768w, https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red-1536x427.png 1536w, https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/unified-sports_lozenge_red.png 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\n\n\n<div class=\"soswi-pagenavigation\">\n    <h2>Regulations<\/h2>\n\t<ul class=\"fa-ul\">                <li>\n                    <span class=\"fa-li\"><i class=\"fal fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                    <a\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/files.soswi.compresso.website\/Homepage\/Sport\/Sportarten\/JU-Judo\/Reglement_JUDO_2026.04_d.pdf\"\n                    >Regulations Special Olympics Switzerland<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                    <span class=\"fa-li\"><i class=\"fal fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                    <a\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/files.soswi.compresso.website\/Homepage\/Sport\/Sportarten\/JU-Judo\/Reglement_JUDO_2026.04_%c3%84nderungen_d.pdf\"\n                    >Changes to Regulations<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                    <span class=\"fa-li\"><i class=\"fal fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                    <a\n                            target=\"_self\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/media.specialolympics.org\/resources\/sports-essentials\/sport-rules\/Sports-Essentials-Judo-Rules-2024.pdf\"\n                    >Special Olympics International Regulations<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                    <span class=\"fa-li\"><i class=\"fal fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n                    <a\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/rules.ijf.org\/\"\n                    >International Federation Regulations<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n              <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facts &amp; Figures 2024<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-weiss-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-70a187f1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:doninelli@soswi.compresso.website\">E-Mail<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"personsblock single vertical\">\n  <div class=\"person\">\n  <div class=\"person__image is-100\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soswi.compresso.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/anonym_porofilbild.png\" alt=\"Anonymous Profile Picture\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"person__content\">\n    <div>\n      <h2>Cecilia Evenblij<\/h2>\n      <p class=\"jobdescription\">Technical Coordinator<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"personsblock single vertical\">\n  <div class=\"person\">\n  <div class=\"person__image is-100\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" 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