Referee Flags

There are no sports without a referee. Nowadays, depending on the level of the competition, the rules, the number of judges, or the technology in use differ. In Judo the traditional way to Judge is to use 3 judges. One in the middle and, the other two sitting in corners. At the Kodokan they are still using the traditional way. The use of flags is also a part of the traditional way to judge.

There are 5 different flags in use in Judo. All of their use are described below.

All flags are available as standalone or in a complete .