Kumi-kata · grip-set
Double lapel
The hands
- Pulling hand
- The lapel at chest height. The lapel instead of the sleeve.
- Lifting hand
- The lapel at chest height.
- Stance
- Either stance: the set is taken the same way against both.
Both hands on the lapels at chest height. Nothing controls the sleeve, so nothing controls the arm, but both hands lift and both pull, and a partner can be moved straight forwards and backwards with great force: the lifting-pulling hip throw and the two inner reaps come from it, and the circle throw when they push back.
Under contest rules
Allowed while attacking. A collar and lapel grip is allowed with a positive attitude. Used with one or both arms to force a bending posture, 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
- Both grips at chest height, elbows down
- Push and pull with the whole body, not the arms
- Attack at once; two lapels held still is a stalling grip
Taking it
Left-handed: these steps use the standard right-handed form. Swap every left and right.
- Take one lapel with each hand at chest height, thumbs outside the cloth.
- Draw the elbows in so your forearms lie against your partner's chest.
- Move them forwards or backwards along the line of the lapels, and attack the moment they resist.
Being held this way
Both lapels held and your sleeves free means pressure straight through your centre. Take a sleeve at once: their arms are the lever and the sleeve is where you stop it.
VI judo notes
Two hands on your chest and none on your arm is a grip you can identify at once. Expect to be moved straight along your own centre line.
Throws it feeds
- Tsurikomi-goshiforward
- O-uchi-garito the rear
- Ko-uchi-garito the rear
- Tomoe-nageforward
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