8. When faced with the following situations, the Referee will call “YAME!” and halt the bout temporarily.

a. When either or both contestants are out of the match area.
b. When the Referee orders the contestant to adjust the karate-gi or protective equipment.
c. When a contestant has contravened the rules.
d. When the Referee considers that one or both of the contestants cannot continue with the bout owing to injuries, illness, or other causes. Heeding the tournament doctor's opinion, the Referee will decide whether the bout should be continued.
e. When a contestant seizes the opponent and does not perform an immediate technique, or throw.
f. When one or both contestants fall or are thrown and n neither contestant manages to immediately follow up with a scoring technique.
g. When both competitors seize or clinch with each other without immediately succeeding in executing a throw or a scoring technique.
h. When both competitors stand chest to chest without immediately attempting a throw or other technique.
i. When both contestants are off their feet following a fall or attempted throw and begin to wrestle.
j. When a score or Jogai is indicated by two or more judges for the same competitor.
k. When, in the opinion of the Referee, there has been a point scored or foul committed – or the situation calls for halting the match for safety reasons.
l. When requested to do so by the Tatami Manager.