Ju-jitsu duo rules rules, for watching
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Checked 14 October 2026
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- What is the ju-jitsu duo event?
- What attacks are performed in ju-jitsu duo?
- How is each duo defence put together?
- How does a ju-jitsu duo competition run?
- How is a ju-jitsu duo performance marked?
- How do variety and wrong attacks affect a duo score?
- How are ties broken in ju-jitsu duo, and what costs a penalty?
- Who judges ju-jitsu duo, and can a coach challenge the marks?
Where these rules come from
| Tag | Document |
|---|---|
| JJIF Duo plus section | Ju-Jitsu International Federation, Ju-Jitsu Duo Rulebook, version 4.1 (approved March 2024; 38 pages). Read in full, including the scoring tables and Appendix I (the twelve attacks) |
| JJIF Fighting | The fighting rulebook, used for comparisons |
| WKF Kata | The karate kata rules, used for one comparison |
| R | "Why the rule exists", or a point reasoned from the rule, not stated in it |
| C | Common usage or general knowledge, not a rule |
| Not saved | A document that exists and is not in research/ |
Checked on 14 October 2026. Parts of the saved text are garbled where the PDF overlays notes on the page (sections 1, 2.8, 6.3 and 8); those parts were read for sense and are flagged in the claims tables.