Teddy Riner, Clarisse Agbégnénou and many other French athletes are expected from Saturday, July 27, for the Paris Olympic Games. Having provided French medals for several decades, judo has a specific lexical field. Here is a vocabulary point about specific terms to become an expert on the subject. Explanations.
– Hajime: Japanese term meaning “begin”. This is the word the referee uses at the beginning and each resumption of a fight.
– Matte: temporary stop of the fight.
– Sore made: end of the fight.
– King: hello.
– Golden score: Additional period when two fighters are tied at the end of the four regulation minutes. The golden score has no time limit. During this phase, any point scored is synonymous with victory.
– Ippon: To score an ippon and win a fight, you must throw your opponent onto his back with force, speed and control or immobilize him for 20 seconds or force him to give up with a submission technique. An Ippon is worth 10 points on the scoreboard.
– Waza-ari: A waza-ari is scored by throwing the opponent onto the side or back but with a lack of speed, control or strength. A hold that has lasted between 10 and 19 seconds is also a score for a waza-ari. Two waza-ari are equivalent to one ippon.
– Waza-ari awasete ippon: Victory after scoring waza-ari twice.
– Shido: Penalty that can be decreed in case of non-combativity, an exaggerated defensive position, a voluntary exit from the mat or even a bad guard hold. A shido is symbolized by a yellow card on the scoreboard.
– Hansoku make: Disqualification pronounced when the fighter has three shidos against him or when he is the cause of a dangerous action. A hansoku make is symbolized by a red card on the scoreboard.
– Kata: series of predetermined techniques.
