Judo Terminology

• Hajime: start (at start of fight)
• Matte: stop
• Sono-mama: freeze
• Yoshi: restart after freezing
• Oasekomi: hold down is on, the clock is started
• Toketa: holddown is broken, the clock is stopped
• Judogi: your judo kit
• Judoka: someone who does judo
• Tachiwaza: standing techniques
• Newaza: groundwork techniques
• Ippon: maximum score for a hard throw, 25 second holddown, armlock, or strangle leading to submission; it scores 10 points and ends the fight
• Wazari: a near perfect throw or a 20 second hold; the fight still carries on
• Wazari awasete ippon: two wazaris make an ippon and this also ends the fight
• Sore made: this means the fight has finished and the winner is indicated
• Rei: bow when you start and finish a fight or step onto the mat