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 anippon , or held on the back for between 20 and 25 seconds on the mat.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Lesser throws and shorter takedowns may earn a waza-ari, two of which constitute an ippon.
USATODAY.com 2005
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Lesser throws and shorter takedowns may earn a waza-ari, two of which constitute an ippon.
USATODAY.com 2005
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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.
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Morishita had to go right to the wire to see off Armenian Armen Nazaryan by waza-ari after earlier eliminating Frenchman David Larose.
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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.
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Morishita had to go right to the wire to see off Armenian Armen Nazaryan by waza-ari after earlier eliminating Frenchman David Larose.
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Another Frenchwoman bested Asian opposition in the -63kg category as Gevrise Emane bt Lili Xu of China by waza-ari.
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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.
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Another Frenchwoman bested Asian opposition in the -63kg category as Gevrise Emane bt Lili Xu of China by waza-ari.
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Mayra Aguiar of Brazil scored twice with waza-ari against Cotton while Sayaka Anai of Japan defeated Roberge by ippon.
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