According to the release by IJF, techniques below the belt line are no longer permissible. Any athlete trying to grip the opponent's leg will be punished with a 'shido' the first time. Another try will be awarded a 'hansokumake' and the victory will be awarded to the opponent. Only techniques using leg against leg will be allowed, or if the hand grip in the leg is the continuation of another technique tried, eg. 'Ouchigari' which can develop into 'Kataguruma'.
We don't want our sport to be mixed with other martial arts; Judo is judo, and all IJF wants to come back to the true judo, said Juan Carlos Barcos, Head of the Refereeing Commission. Barcos also made mention that IJF is concerned over the influx of techniques from wrestling and sambo, labeling it as not good for the future of judo in the Olympics.
Reference:
Penna, M. (2009). IJF: New Rules to be Tested in World Junior Champ. In Athens. Retrieved 6 October, 2009 from the World Wide Web: http://www.juaonline.org/view-news.asp?key=121
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