Section 6: Scoring
Bo-taoshi does not use a points system. Each match has a single decisive outcome.
- Win by pole tilt: the team whose attackers first tilt the opponent's pole to 30 degrees or more from vertical within 2 minutes wins the match outright
- Win by angle judgment: if the 2-minute limit expires with neither pole at 30 degrees, officials measure and compare the angle of each pole from vertical. The team whose pole is closer to vertical (i.e., whose defenders held better) wins; the team whose pole is at a greater angle from vertical loses. In the event both poles are at exactly equal angles, the match may be declared a draw or decided by a secondary criterion at the NDA officials' discretion