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The rules you will see every few minutes, in the order you meet them. Each opens on its answer.
B · Beginner · 7 rules · Step 1 of 4Scoring and winning
- What is an ippon in judo?Ippon is the full score in judo and it ends the contest at once.
- What is the difference between waza-ari and yuko?Waza-ari is a near-ippon: a throw that lands the opponent well on to the side or lacks one of the four ippon qualities, or a hold-down of 10 to 19 seconds.
- How long do you have to hold someone down in judo?A hold-down scores by time: 20 seconds for ippon, 10 to 19 for waza-ari and 5 to 9 for yuko.
- Can you choke someone in judo?Yes.
- How do you win a judo match?A judo contest is won by ippon, or by having the better score when four minutes are up.
- What is golden score in judo?Golden score is judo's extra time.