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- Japanese · derived from技有り
- English todaywaza-ari
From Japanese 技有り (waza-ari).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
waza-ari
Today it means: a throw in which the opponent is thrown with control and accuracy, but not to the extent of an ippon, or held on the back for between 20 and 25 seconds on the mat; the score of half a point awarded for this throw Full definition →
Japanese 技有り