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An arm out sideways: a half score.
Also known as: Half point signal, Waza-ari gesture
The judo signal awarding the lesser score for a technique that falls short of ippon.
Awards waza-ari, the score below ippon.
Contexts: Public information
The height of the arm encodes the value: vertical for the full score, horizontal for the lesser one, so the two signals form a scale a spectator can read without knowing the terms.
Contexts: Public information
One arm extended horizontally to the side at shoulder height, palm down, held still.
The arm's height encodes the score: vertical for ippon and horizontal for waza-ari.