I. When two or more Judges indicate a score or jogai for the same competitor, the Referee will stop the bout and render the decision accordingly. Should the Referee fail to stop the bout the Match Supervisor will raise the red flag and blow his whistle.

II. When the Referee decides to halt the bout for any other reason than a signal given by two, or more, of the judges he will call “YAME” at the same time using the required hand signal. The Judges will then signal their opinions and the Referee will render the decisions for which there is agreement between two or more judges.