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    Ashi-garami

    足緘 · あしがらみ · entangled leg lock · said AH-shee gah-RAH-mee

    Also known as leg entanglement (BJJ)

    About this techniquePlain text version

    Banned outright

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    Why this technique is banned

    Prohibited in competition and free practice: the knee can give way before there is time to submit, which is why judo restricts joint locks to the elbow.

    Under contest rules

    Direct hansoku-make. A direct hansoku-make. The rulebook governs contest only; this book's wider caution against applying it at all is a safety judgement of its own.

    Sport and Organisation Rules of the International Judo Federation: refereeing rules, 2026 edition, Article 18.2.2.

    Documented for recognition and history; deliberately without a step-by-step. See the prohibited techniques list.

    About this technique

    A joint lock applied to the leg by entangling it. Banned in competition and randori, it is retained in katame-no-kata, where it is studied under control.

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    A technique to stretch and lock the opponent’s knee joint by inserting the left foot between the opponent’s legs from the front and wrapping the left leg around his right leg from behind to thrust it onto his lower abdomen.
    The Kodokan's definition

    Key points

    1. Recognise it: the leg entangled and rotated rather than the arm
    2. Competition joint locks are restricted to the elbow; leg locks are prohibited
    3. Studied only in kata under supervision, never applied live

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    grappling techniques

    At a glance

    , classification, Gokyo set, Kodokan number, contest rules, grades that require it
    What it is
    Katame-waza (grappling techniques).
    Kodokan number
    810 (AGR).
    Contest rules
    Direct hansoku-make. A direct hansoku-make. The rulebook governs contest only; this book's wider caution against applying it at all is a safety judgement of its own.
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