Tag: judo referee
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Judo Referee Hand Signals: Complete Meaning Guide
Complete guide to every judo referee hand signal: ippon, waza-ari, shido, hansoku-make, hajime, matte, sore-made, sono-mama — with tables, meanings and the 2022-2024 IJF updates.
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How Are Judo Matches Judged? Scoring Criteria and the Referee System Explained
A single mat referee controls all judo decisions, backed by video review via the CARE system. Learn how referees apply ippon/waza-ari criteria and how errors get corrected.