| SHOBU SANBON HAJIME | Start the Bout | Referee stands on his line. |
| SHOBU HAJIME | Start the extended bout | Referee stands on his line. |
| ATOSHI BARAKU | A little more time left | An audible signal will be given by the time keeper 30 seconds before the actual end of the bout. |
| YAME | Stop | Interruption, or end of the bout. The Referee chops downwards with his hand. The time-keeper stops the clock. |
| MOTO NO ICHI | Original position | Contestants, Referee and Judge return to their respective standing lines. |
| TSUZUKETE | Fight on | Resumption of fighting ordered when unauthorized interruption occurs. |
| TSUZUKETE HAJIME | Resume fighting - Begin! | Referee standing upon his line, steps back into Zenkutsu - Dachi and brings the palms of his hands towards each other. |
| SHUGO | Judges called | The Referee beckons with his arms to the Judges. |
| HANTEI | Judgment | Referee calls for judgment by blowing his whistle and the Judges render their decision by flag signal. |
| HIKIWAKE | Draw | Referee crosses arms over chest, then uncrosses and holds arms out from the body with the palms showing upwards. |
| TORIMASEN | Unacceptable as scoring techniques | As Hikiwake, but culminating with the palms facing downwards towards body. |
| ENCHO-SEN | Extension | Referee reopens match with command "Shobu Hajime!". |
| AIUTCHI | Simultaneous Scoring Technique | No point awarded to either contestant. Referee brings fists together in front of the chest. |
| AKA (SHIRO) NO KACHI | Red (White) wins | The Referee obliquely raises his arm on the side of the winner. |
| AKA (SHIRO) IPPON | Red (White) Scores Ippon | As above. |
| AKA (SHIRO) WAZA-ARI | Red (White) Scores Waza-Ari | The Referee extends downwards 45 degrees with his arm on the side of the scorer. |
| ATENAI YONI | Warning without penalty | The Referee raises one hand in a fist with the other hand covering it at chest level and shows it to the offender. |
| KEIKOKU | Warning with Waza-Ari penalty in Sanbon Shobu | Referee points with his index finger to the feet of the offender at an angle of 45 degrees. |
| HANSOKU-CHUI | Warning with an Ippon Penalty | The Referee points with his index finger to the abdomen of the offender parallel to the floor. |
| HANSOKU | Foul | The Referee points with his index finger to the face of the offender at a 45 degree angle and announces a victory for the opponent. |
| JOGAI | Exit from fighting area | The Referee points with his index finger at a 45 degree angle to the area boundary on the side of the offender. |
| JOGAI-KEIKOKU | Second exit from fighting area | Waza-Ari penalty is given to the opponent. |
| JOGAI HANSOKU CHUI | Third exit from fighting area | Referee uses two hand signals with announcement "Aka (or Shiro) Jogai Hansoku Chui. He first points with his index finger to the match boundary on the side of the offender, then to the offender's abdomen. |
| JOGAI-HANSOKU | Fourth and final exit from the fighting area | Fourth exit from the fighting area. Referee announces victory to the opponent. Aka (Shiro) Nokachi. |
| SHIKAKU | Disqualification | Referee uses two hand signals with the announcement "Aka (Shiro)- Shikaku". He first points with his index finger to the offender's face then obliquely above and behind him. The Referee will announce with the appropriate gesture as previously given "Shiro (Aka) No Kachi !" |
| KIKEN | Renunciation | The Referee points with his index finger towards the contestant. |
| MUBOBI | Warning for lack of regard for ones own safety | Referee points one index finger in the air at a 60 degree angle on the side of the offender. |
| MUBOBI-KEIKOKU | Warning with Waza-Ari penalty | Referee uses two hand signals with announcement Aka (or Shiro) - Mubobi-Keikoku. He first points with his index finger 60 degree angle on the side of the offender, then to the offender's feet. |
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