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Gerald,I agree with you that the IJF has made an incredibly supitd decision WRT the new rules. I do want to comment on an earlier blog topic, as well. You mentioned that we often spend time in our training with things that are not directly related to effective Judo techniques. In my club warm-up period, I do include a lot of physical activities that are not directly related to any given waza. So, I thought about your critique on this issue. My conclusion is that one reason why we do these techniques is a reason I give my students. If you cannot control your own body, you will not be able to control the body of your opponent. So lots of physical exercises for learning coordination of one's own body still seem to make sense. On the other hand, I agree with you that much of the uchi-komi stuff is useless since it is usually giving tori the wrong moves for actually completing a technique. Even so, I still see people such as Toshiro Daigo doing uchi-komi when I visit the Kodokan every year. When uchi-komi is done correctly, it can be beneficial. Richard Riehle, PhDHead InstructorNPS Judo ClubP.O Box 8783Naval Postgraduate SchoolMonterey, CA 93943