“IPPON” in italiano

he threw his opponent in the preliminary round for ippon

In 1925, the Butokukai ruled that once an opponent was lifted up to the shoulder level, an ippon should be called.

In Judo competition the objective is to score an ippon (one full point).

Penalties play a major part in judo, and contestants are punished in different ways, ranging from a koka for small offences to an ippon for the most serious.

In November 1954, in Mannheim, Germany, Hirano scored all ippons in 34 minutes against 54 black belt opponents.