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CORNER JUDGES - TERMINOLOGY AND GESTURES

This page contains descriptions and illustrations of the terminolgy and gestures used by Corner Judges during Kumite competion.
We would like to stress that no corner judges were harmed during the making of this article!!

AI UCHI AKA HANSOKU SHIRO HANSOKU
AKA HANSOKU CHUI SHIRO HANSOKU CHUI AKA IPPON
SHIRO IPPON AKA JOGAI SHIRO JOGAI
AKA MUBOBI CHUI SHIRO MUBOBI CHUI AKA NO KACHI
SHIRO NO KACHI AKA WAZZA ARI SHIRO WAZZA ARI
FUJUBUN HIKIWAKE MIENAI

AI UCHI
ai uchi

Bring the top end of the flags together before the chest

Used to signal when two competitors strike at the same time

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AKA HANSOKU
aka hansoku

Red flag raised above head, waved in wide circular movements whilst blowing whistle.

Foul against Aka(red).
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SHIRO HANSOKU
shiro hansoku

White flag raised above head, waved in wide circular movements whilst blowing whistle.

Foul against Shiro(white)

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AKA HANSOKU CHUI
aka hansoku chui

Red flag raised above head, waved in small circular movements whilst blowing whistle.

Foul against Aka(red)

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SHIRO HANSOKU CHUI
shiro hansoku chui

White flag raised above head, waved in small circular movements whilst blowing whistle.

Foul against Shiro(white)

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AKA IPPON
aka ippon

Red flag raised above head - sharpe blow on whistle.

Ippon to Aka(red). Judge has seen technique meriting full point

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SHIRO IPPON
shiro ippon

White flag raised above head - sharpe blow on whistle.

Ippon to Shiro(white). Judge has seen technique meriting full point

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AKA JOGAI
aka jogai

Red flag tapping on the floor just outside competition area - repeated short blasts on the whistle

Aka(red) has stepped outside of the competition area

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SHIRO JOGAI
shiro jogai

White flag tapping on the floor just outside competition area - repeated short blasts on the whistle

Shiro(white) has stepped outside of the competition area

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AKA MUBOBI CHUI
aka mubobi chui

Point the red flag towards the floor and rotate the flag quickly in small circles just in front of the corner judges legs

Aka(red) has lost fighting spirit, loss of ability, technique and/or willingness to defend him/herself against attack

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SHIRO MUBOBI CHUI
shiro mubobi chui

Point the white flag towards the floor and rotate the flag quickly in small circles just in front of the corner judges legs

Shiro(white) has lost fighting spirit, loss of ability, technique and/or willingness to defend him/herself against attack

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AKA NO KACHI
aka no kachi

Red flag raised above head

Victory to Aka(red)

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SHIRO NO KACHI
shiro no kachi

White flag raised above head

Victory to Shiro(white)

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AKA WAZZA ARI
aka wazza ari

Red flag raise to side - sharpe blast on whistle

Wazza Ari(half point) to Aka(red)

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SHIRO WAZZA ARI
shiro wazza ari

White flag raise to side - sharpe blast on whistle

Wazza Ari(half point) to Shiro(white)

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FUJUBUN
fujubun

Cross flags in front several times

Technique just short of being good, therefore a point or score is not recommended

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HIKIWAKE
hikiwake

Cross flags above head

Draw

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MIENAI
mienai

Cover the eyes with the flags

Technique not seen

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