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Referee Hand Signals
 

Referee: Signaling an Ippon Score

Ippon

Referee: Indicating Wazari Score

Wazari

Referee: Indicating a Yuko Score

Yuko

Referee: Signaling an Koka Score

Koka

Wazari awasete Ippon: Judoka has one wazari and then scores another wazari. The referee will announce

Wazari awasete Ippon

Nullifying a previous score

Nullifying Score

Referee: Signaling Matte (Break)

Matte

Referee: Indicating the start of Osaekomi (pin)

Start of Osaekomi

Referee: Indicating "Toketa" . The osaekomi (pin) is nullified.

Toketa

Referee: Indicating matte (break) in newaza (matwork)

Matte in Newaza

Side judge: Indicating that the action was inbounds

In bounds

Side Judge: Indicating action was "out of bounds"

Out of bounds

Side Judge: Nullifying a score/action

Nullifying a Score

Referee: indicating non-combativity (stalling)

Non-combativity

1st Medical Charge to the contestant needing medical attention

Medical Charge

Referee indicating to the judoka to fix his/her judogi.

Fix Judogi

Referee: Indicating he wants both judoka's to stop moving

Sonomama!

Referee: Indicating "Yoshi" for both contestants to begin action.

Yoshi