TERMINOLOGY USED BY JUDGES

Opening the Bout:

REI (Bow): Cross the arms in front of the chest and say "OSU"
SHOMENI-NI-REI: Face the official seat and bow.
SHUSHIN -NI-REI: Face to the main judge and bow.
OTAGAI-NI-REI: Face each other and bow.
KAMAETE: Take fighting stance
HAJIME: Start the bout


During the Bout:

YAME: Stop the bout immediately.
KAMAETE: After stooping the bout take fighting stance again.
ZOKKO: Start again the about
ZOKKO: Attack (When the competitors do not fight because of looking at each other)
SHIRO: White, First competitor entering the arena
AKA: Red, second competitor entering the arena.

Fouls-Name:

GANMEN-KOGEKI: Attacking the face with the hand or elbow or GANMEN
TSUKAMI: Grasping the dogi
SHOTEI-OSHI: Pushing the opponent with open hands or SHITE.
KINTEKI-KOGEKI: Kick to the groin.
ZUTSUKI: Head thrust

Fouls-classification

CHUI-ICHI: First warning
CHUI-NI: Second warning. This constitutes a penalty
GENTEN-ICHI: First penalty
GENTEN-NI: Second penalty. This actually constitutes disqualification. The main judge says "GENTEN-NI, SHIKKAKU".

Declaration of Fouls

The main judge designates the competitor who made the foul as Aka or Shiro and he declares the foul, and its nature.

e.g "AKA, TSUKAMI, CHUI-ICHI"

The competitor who committed the foul has to say "OSU" when hearing the main judge's declaration.

Full point and Half Point:

IPPON: The declaration of IPPON entails the victory. The main judge designates the competitor as AKA or SHIRO and declares "IPPON"

e.g. "AKA, MIGI-MAE-GERI, IPPON"

WAZA-ARI: Effective attack which damages the opponent, but not to the same extent as an IPPON. WAZA-ARI is declared in the same way as IPPON

e.g. "AKA, MIGI-MAE-GERI, WAZA-ARI"

Decision:

When no clear full-point has been scored, the victory is awarded by decision, the procedure of decision is as follows:

YAME: Stop the bout
SHOMEN-NI-MUITE: Face the front
HANTEI-O-ONEGAISHIMASU: The main judge asks the decision of the corner referees.
HANTEI: When hearing this, the corner referees must use the flags to show their decision.
SHIRO: White
AKA: Red
The corner referees raise the flag having the same colour as whom they consider to be the winner
HIKIWAKE: Draw
ICHI: One flag
NNI: Two flags
SAN: Three flags
SHI: Four flags
SHUSHIN, AKA/SHIRO: Decision of the main judge. The main judge counts the number of flags and says his decision
SHUSHIN, HIKIWAKE:

e.g. "HIKIWAKE,ICHI,SHIRO,ICHI,NI,SAN,SHUSHIN,SHIRO"

In this case "SHIRO" wins 4 to 0

Declaration of Decision:

The Main Judge counts the number of flags, and says his own decision. At the same time he points obliquely with his hand to the winner. In case of a draw, he crosses obliquely downwards his hands.

END OF THE BOUT:
The main judge declares the victory. Then follow the same procedure as the opening of the bout:

SHOMEN-NI-REI
SHUSHIN-NI-REI
OTAGAI-NI-REI

After bowing to each other, competitors shakes hands and leaves the area from their corner.