Interessant ist auch, dass Wettkampfergebnisse für die Graduierungen bis zum 5. Dan obligatorisch sind:
Zitat:
In screening candidates for promotion to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th dan, the extend of acquirement of kata, contest result and the length of training years are to be included, along with the examination given according Article 4.
Für die höheren Grade sind die Kriterien ebenfalls benannt:
Zitat:
Candidates for the 7th and 8th dan are judged by the contest record before and after the promotion to the present dan, existing state of training, kata, refereeing, experience in instruction, contribution to the diffusion and development of judo and anything worthy of special mention.
Was auffällt, der 6. Dan kommt gar nicht vor.
