SHOBU HAJIME | Start the Match or Bout | After the announcement, the Referee takes a step back. |
ATOSHI BARAKU | A little more time left | An audible signal will be given by the timekeeper 30 seconds before the actual end of the bout and the Referee will announce “Atoshi Baraku”. |
YAME | Stop | Interruption, or end of the bout. As he makes the announcement, the Referee makes a downward chopping motion with his hand. |
MOTO NO ICHI | Original position | Contestants and Referee return to their starting positions. |
TSUZUKETE | Fight on | Resumption of fighting ordered when an unauthorised interruption occurs. |
TSUZUKETE HAJIME | Resume fighting - Begin | The Referee stands in a forward stance. As he says “Tsuzukete” he extends his arms, palms outwards towards the contestants. As he says “Hajime” he turns the palms and brings them rapidly towards one another, at the same time stepping back. |
SHUGO | Judges called | The Referee calls the Judges at the end of the match or bout, or to recommend Shikkaku. |
HANTEI | Decision | Referee calls for a decision at the end of an inconclusive Echo-Sen. After a short blast of the whistle, the Judges render their vote by flag signal and the Referee indicates his own vote at the same time by raising his arm. |
HIKIWAKE | Draw | In case of a tied bout, the Referee crosses his arms, then extends them with the palms showing to the front. |
TORIMASEN | Unacceptable as a scoring technique | The Referee crosses his arms then makes a cutting motion, palms downward. |
ENCHO-SEN | Extension of the bout | The Referee re-opens the match with the command, “Shobu Hajime”. |
AIUCHI | Simultaneous scoring techniques | No point is awarded to either contestant. Referee brings his fists together in front of his chest. |
AKA (AO) NO KACHI | Red (Blue) wins | The Referee obliquely raises his arm on the side of the winner. |
AKA (AO) SANBON | Red (Blue) scores three points | The Referee raises his arm up at 45 degrees on the side of the scorer. |
AKA (AO) NIHON | Red (Blue) scores two points | The Referee extends his arm at shoulder level on the side of the scorer. |
AKA (AO) IPPON | Red (Blue) scores one point | The Referee extends his arm downward at 45 degrees on the side of the scorer. |
CHUKOKU | First Category 1 or Category 2 warning without penalty | For Category 1 offences, the Referee turns toward the offender and crosses his arms at chest level. For Category 2 offences, the Referee points his index finger (arm bent), at the face of the offender. |
KEIKOKU | Warning with Ippon penalty | The Referee indicates a Category 1 or 2 offence then points with his index finger downwards at 45 degrees in the direction of the offender, and awards Ippon (one point) to the opponent. |
HANSOKU-CHUI | Warning with Nihon penalty | The Referee indicates a Category 1 or 2 offence then points with his index finger horizontally in the direction of the offender and awards Nihon (two points) to the opponent. |
HANSOKU | Disqualification | The Referee indicates a Category 1 or 2 offence then points with his index finger upwards at 45 degrees in the direction of the offender, and announces a win for the opponent. |
JOGAI | Exit from the match area | The Referee points his index finger on the side of the offender to indicate to the Judges that the contestant has moved out of the area. |
SHIKKAKU | Disqualification “Leave the Area” | The Referee points first upwards at 45 degrees in the direction of the offender then motions out and behind with the announcement “Aka (AO) Shikkaku!” He then announces a win for the opponent. |
KIKEN | Renunciation | The Referee points downwards at 45 degrees in the direction of the contestant’s starting line. |
MUBOBI | Self Endangerment | The Referee touches his face then turning his hand edge forward, moves it back and forth to indicate to the Judges that the contestant endangered himself. |
