Definitions

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  • noun judo a throw in which the opponent is thrown with control and accuracy, but not to the extent of an ippon, or held on the back for between 20 and 25 seconds on the mat.

Etymologies

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From Japanese:技あり

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Examples

  • Lesser throws and shorter takedowns may earn a waza-ari, two of which constitute an ippon.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • Lesser throws and shorter takedowns may earn a waza-ari, two of which constitute an ippon.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • The margin was close — neither judoka conceded an ippon (instant win) or waza-ari (half of an ippon), but Austria's Claudia Heill earned one yuko to none for Rousey.

    USATODAY.com - Athens Watch: Tuesday, Aug. 17 2004

  • Morishita had to go right to the wire to see off Armenian Armen Nazaryan by waza-ari after earlier eliminating Frenchman David Larose.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Mongolia's Bundmaa Munkhbaatar beat Soraya Haddad of Algeria by ippon for success in the women's -52kg category and there was a -57kg women's success for Automne Pavia of the host nation after she outlasted Japan's Aiko Sato by waza-ari.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Morishita had to go right to the wire to see off Armenian Armen Nazaryan by waza-ari after earlier eliminating Frenchman David Larose.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Another Frenchwoman bested Asian opposition in the -63kg category as Gevrise Emane bt Lili Xu of China by waza-ari.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Mongolia's Bundmaa Munkhbaatar beat Soraya Haddad of Algeria by ippon for success in the women's -52kg category and there was a -57kg women's success for Automne Pavia of the host nation after she outlasted Japan's Aiko Sato by waza-ari.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Another Frenchwoman bested Asian opposition in the -63kg category as Gevrise Emane bt Lili Xu of China by waza-ari.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Mayra Aguiar of Brazil scored twice with waza-ari against Cotton while Sayaka Anai of Japan defeated Roberge by ippon.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed James Christie 2010

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