Meanings
plural kokas
- countableuncountablegovernmentThe smallest technical score that can be awarded in a judo competition.
As with yukos, kokas are not accumulative, so no amount of kokas are deemed equal to or greater than a yuko.
2008, Roy Inman, The Judo Handbook, page 251 more example
The referee shall announce "koka" (almost yuko) when in his opinion the technique applied by the contestant merits the score of koka (almost yuko). Should either contestant score two or further kokas, then the referee shall announce them as they are scored but shall not stop the contest for that reason.
1978, AAU Official Rules, Judo, Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, page 15
Origin
- Japanese効果
- Englishkoka
Borrowed from Japanese 効果 (kōka).
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