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or jujitsu.

In Judo

In Judo, an ippon may be scored for a throw, a pin, a choke or a jointlock. For throws, the four criteria to grant an ippon are: speed, force, landing on the back and skilful control until the end of the landing. For pinning techniques, the pin must be held continually for 20 seconds. For chokes and locks, ippon is scored when the opponent gives up or is incapacitated. Two consecutive waza-ari by the same athlete also add up to an ippon (waza-ari awasete ippon). An ippon in judo is often compared to a

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punch in

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In karate

In '' shobu ippon kumite'', a method of

competition, an ''ippon'' is awarded for a technique judged as decisive. This is usually a move that connects cleanly, with good form and with little opportunity for the opponent to defend against it.

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s to the head of an opponent or judo throws followed up with a strike to the downed opponent are particularly likely to be considered a winning ''ippon'' technique. A competitor is declared the winner upon achieving a judgment of ''ippon''. Occasionally, ''shobu nihon kumite'' is used, in which two decisive strikes (or four less-decisive strikes, scored as

waza-ari is the second highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ''ippon'' or ''waza-ari'' contest, usually judo, karate or jujutsu. ''Waza-ari'' in judo A ''waza-ari'' is the second highest score a fighter can achieve in judo, the ...

) are required for a win. In many tournaments,

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scoring is used. This promotes a flashier style of fighting more suited to a spectator sport. More traditional tournaments usually use ''ippon'' scoring.

References

External links

''Ippon'' on Judopedia

''Ippon gachi'' on Judo-Channel
Japanese martial arts terminology {{Martialart-term-stub

In Judo

In karate

See also

References

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