Judo term

Toketa: Judo Meaning

In Judo

Toketa is the referee call that an active osaekomi hold-down has been broken and its count stops.

Recognize toketa when the referee waves the downward arm from side to side because tori no longer controls the hold-down position.

What happens to the hold-down count when toketa is called?

Reveal answer

It stops because the hold-down is broken.

means the hold itself is no longer controlled. pauses all action; it is not a judgment that the hold was technically escaped.

Review Yellow hold-down control, osaekomi, and throw-to-hold-down transitions.

Learn when a hold-down counts and how the timing scores.

Learn the main words you hear during a match.

Review Yellow Shiai calls, scores, penalties, and match endings.

Learn two escapes from Kata-gatame.

Learn what to do when uke wraps one of tori's legs.

Review Kata-gatame, its escapes, and the ne-waza freeing tasks.

Learn the referee hand signals for scores and hold-downs.

Review the referee signals and the throw scoring criteria.