A full point scored in judo, karate, and other martial sports.
（柔道、空手道及其他武术中）一胜
he threw his opponent in the preliminary round for ippon
Example sentencesExamples
In 1925, the Butokukai ruled that once an opponent was lifted up to the shoulder level, an ippon should be called.
It took 12 minutes 57 seconds for Kimura to score 6 ippons in this championship.
In November 1954, in Mannheim, Germany, Hirano scored all ippons in 34 minutes against 54 black belt opponents.
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.
Origin
Japanese.
Definition of ippon in US English:
ippon
nounˈipän
A full point scored in judo, karate, and other martial sports.
（柔道、空手道及其他武术中）一胜
he threw his opponent in the preliminary round for ippon
Example sentencesExamples
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 Judo competition the objective is to score an ippon (one full point).
It took 12 minutes 57 seconds for Kimura to score 6 ippons in this championship.
In 1925, the Butokukai ruled that once an opponent was lifted up to the shoulder level, an ippon should be called.
In November 1954, in Mannheim, Germany, Hirano scored all ippons in 34 minutes against 54 black belt opponents.