REFEREE AND JUDGE HAND SIGNALS
The first four signals may be used by the Referee or the Judge, but are primarily used by the Judge to communicate with the Referee.
| I did not see
Judge covers his eyes with both hands. |
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| Technique short of target
Referee holds open hands apart at head level. |
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| Technique misses
Referee closes his fist and makes a sideways punching gesture in front of his stomach. |
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| Excessive contact
Referee places the closed fist of one hand against the open palm of the other at chin height. |
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There are no standard Japanese expressions for the hand signals above.
REFEREE HAND SIGNALS
The remaining hand signals are used exclusively by the referee, and are used to communicate with the score-table, and to inform the competitors and spectators of his decisions and assessments.
| SHOBU SANBON HAJIME
Start the Match Referee stands on his line. |
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| WAZA-ARI
1/2 point score The Referee extends his arm downward on the side of the scorer. |
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| NO KACHI
Ippon Score The Referee obliquely raises his arm on the side of the scorer. |
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| TSUZUKETE HAJIME
Resume fighting – Begin The Referee standing on his line, steps back into zenkutsu dachi and brings the palms of his hands towards each other. |
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| KEIKOKU
Warning with Waza-Ari Penalty Referee points with his index finger to the feet of the offender. |
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| HANSOKU CHUI
Warning with Ippon Penalty The Referee points with his index finger to the abdomen of the offender. |
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| HANSOKU
Foul The Referee points with his index finger to the face of the offender and announces a victory to his opponent |
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| SHUGO
Judge Called The Referee beckons with one arm to the Judge. |
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| YAME
Stop Interruption or end of match. The Referee chops downwards with his hand. The Timekeeper stops the clock. |
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| HIKIWAKE
Draw Referee crosses arms over his chest, then uncrosses them and holds his arms out from body with the palms showing upwards |
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| TORIMASEN
Unacceptable as Scoring Technique Referee crosses his arms over his chest, then uncrosses them and holds his arms out from body with the palms facing downward. |
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| JOGAI CHUI
Warning with Ippon penalty Referee uses two hand signals with announcement “Aka (or Shiro) Jogai Chui” He first points his index finger to the match boundary on the side of the offender, then to the offender’s abdomen. |
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| AIUCHI
Simultaneous Scoring Techniques No point awarded to either contestant. Referee brings fists together in front of his chest. |
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| JOGAI
Outside Match Area The Referee points with his index finger to the match boundary on the side of the offender. |
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| SHIKKAKU
Disqualification Referee uses three hand signals with the announcement “Aka (or Shiro) Jogai Chui - Shikkaku”. He first points with his index finger to the match boundary on the side of the offender, then to the offender's face and finally obliquely above and behind him. The Referee will then announce “Shiro (or Aka) No Kachi”. |
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| Introduction |
| Referee & judge levels |
| Competition Area Overview Kata Kumite |
| Powers & Duties Chief Referee Referee Judge Arbitrator Score keeper Time keeper Kumite time-keeping summary |
| Tournament Kata Important points Competitor's guide Scoring kata Tied scores Scoring sheet Criteria Score ranges |
| Tournament kumite Starting, suspending & ending matches Scoring Penalties |
| Injuries & accidents |
| Dress requirements Competitors Officials |
| Tournament terminology |
| Referee hand signals |
| New Rules |
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