What does "tap out" mean?

Question

how does it come about? is there a physical tapping? do you just say I give/ what do you do?

Answer 1

In some competitions, and in training, the common signal to let your training partner know that you are in pain, or not to go any farther with a technique is to 'tap out.'

You want to give them a couple of physical taps or 'pats' on their arm or any convienient part of them you can make contact with to let them know that you give up. Often when you are in a choke hold you cannot talk or speak, so the tap out is used. Slapping your own leg or side, or even the floor if you can't reach them also works to let them and the officials know that you are giving in. Verbal commands are fine too, as long as you can be heard.

And contrary to what someone mentioned, a partner or opponent that won't recognize a tap can be disqualified. Though one does not 'recognize' a tap out in combat, most of the competitions are sports, not actual fighting and it is laid out in the rules.

Answer 2

It can be both,

a physical tapping of the hand either on the mat or tapping the opponent, or yourself if you can't reach the opponent to give them the notice of submission.

this is the most preferred method when concedeing submission, because it's easier for the referee to make note of the submission than a verbal acknowledgement.

You could make a verbal motion for a submission but that often proves difficult when entangled in a choke or submission hold by the opponent.

as long as it is within sufficient reason for the referee to call the match due to submission.

aggie has also made a good point as to an opponent continuing to apply the submission technique after the submission has been acknowledged, that is often considerable grounds for disqualification in a match.

Answer 3

When someone has a grappling hold on another person during a sanctioned bout they can quit. Sometimes the hold does not allow for speech (choke possibly.) So the person giving up signals there surrender by "tapping" on the opponent or the ground. The ref has to have a careful eye to see the tap because many of these holds are on the cusp of dislocating something.

Answer 4

When you ''tap out'' in a match you are surrendering. As an ex-judo player I can tell you sometimes the referee would be out of position to hear you say " I quit'' verbally. Plus there would always be spectators and people yelling. So tapping out is universally understood as a sign that you are conceding, and also lets your opponent know to break the hold(but not until the referee tells him to)

Answer 5

It happens when the winner of a fight gets the loser in a hold where he can't escape or fight back and can't stand the pain. The winner will make the loser "tap out" (give up) before he'll let him go. It can be a physical tapping or making the loser say "uncle", "mercy", I give", etc.

IM me and I can give you some examples...

Answer 6

Throwing in the towel, saying uncle, giving up...

Yes, you can indicate it by physically tapping/slapping the floor or the other person, or verbally.

Answer 7

Surrendering verbally or by literally tapping on your opponent or the ground so that he/she can hear the tapping noise.

Answer 8

it means tap out

Answer 9

Tapping out is giving up before you're choked out or whatever your oponent is bending breaks or tears.

Answer 10

you tap on the person or say tap, when a submission hold is placed on you.