Ippon

This article is about a Japanese word. For the throw with a similar name, see Ippon seoi nage. For the Japanese comedy program and competition, see Ippon Grand Prix.

Ippon (一本, lit. "one full point") is the highest score a fighter can achieve in a Japanese martial arts ippon-wazari contest, usually kendo, judo, karate or jujitsu.[1][2]

  1. ^ Crego, Robert (7 August 2017). Sports and Games of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313316104. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Jung, Woo Jin; Lawler, Jennifer (7 August 2017). Freestyle Sparring. Human Kinetics. ISBN 9780736001298. Retrieved 7 August 2017 – via Google Books.