Shido is a penalty awarded in judo for minor rule infringements — such as passivity (not attacking), defensive gripping, stepping out of the contest area, or false attacks. The first two shidos are warnings that do not directly give the opponent a score, but a third shido results in hansoku-make (disqualification from that contest) and victory for the opponent. In a tied contest that goes to golden score (sudden death), a shido can also decide the winner. Shido encourages positive, attacking judo and penalises stalling, shaping the way modern competitive judo is fought.
Key points
- Penalty for minor infringements
- Passivity, defensive gripping, stepping out
- Third shido = loss of the match
- Encourages attacking judo