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We aren’t sure what rule set was in place for this competitive sparring match between a judoka and a karate practitioner, but it was clear the striking advantage went to the karate student and grappling to the judoka. This obviously wasn’t a full contact situation and judging by the judoka’s competition uniform he was a high level and the karate practitioner may have been a red belt.

About Judo

Judo (柔道 jūdō?, meaning “gentle way”) is a modern martial art, combat and Olympic sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the objective is to either throw or takedown an opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue an opponent with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke. Strikes and thrusts by hands and feet as well as weapons defenses are a part of judo, but only in pre-arranged forms (kata) and are not allowed in judo competition or free practice (randori). A judo practitioner is called a judoka.

The philosophy and subsequent pedagogy developed for judo became the model for other modern Japanese martial arts that developed from koryū. The worldwide spread of judo has led to the development of a number of offshoots such as Sambo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

source: wikipedia.com

ABOUT KARATE RED BELT

The karate belts in order may vary in martial arts and karate schools. Some of the common orders are as follows:

White, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, red, brown, black.

White, red, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, brown, black.

White, yellow, green, orange, red, blue, purple, brown, black

source: enkivillage.com

It should also be noted that in modern Karate competition a red belt and blue belt are to differentiate competitors from each other, so it’s possible in the video that the red belt is not an indication of this fighter’s rank.