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    Kumi-kata · grip-set

    Sleeve and front belt

    The hands

    Pulling hand
    The sleeve above the elbow.
    Lifting hand
    The front of the belt.
    Stance
    Either stance: the set is taken the same way against both.

    The lifting hand takes the belt at the front instead of the lapel. It moves the hips directly, which the lapel never does, and the throws it feeds are the ones that lift or drop the whole body: the lifting hip throw and the floating throw.

    Under contest rules

    Allowed while attacking. A belt grip is allowed with a positive attitude and time is given to prepare an attack. Held without attacking, it draws a shido.

    Sport and Organisation Rules of the International Judo Federation: refereeing rules, 2026 edition, Article 18.1.2.

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    Key points

    • Grip the knot side of the belt, palm down
    • The belt hand lifts the hips; the sleeve hand turns the shoulders
    • Attack at once, or the grip is a stalling penalty

    Taking it

    1. From the sleeve grip, drop your lifting hand from the lapel to the belt at the front, gripping the cloth palm down.
    2. Draw their hips towards your own with that hand while the sleeve hand keeps their shoulders turning.
    3. Lift or drop as the throw requires.

    Being held this way

    A hand on your belt is a hand on your hips, and your hips are what every throw moves. Turn your hips away from that hand and lower your stance until it is broken.

    VI judo notes

    A hand at the belt is easy to place from the feel of your own knot. Expect to be lifted or drawn forward by the hips rather than turned by the shoulders.

    Throws it feeds

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