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    Do-jime

    胴絞 · どうじめ · trunk squeeze · said DOH JEE-meh

    Also known as body scissors (English)

    About this techniquePlain text version

    Banned outright

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    Why this technique is banned

    Prohibited act under competition rules: squeezing the trunk with crossed legs (scissoring the body) is penalised with hansoku-make. Unlike most banned techniques it has no legitimate contest history to preserve; it is listed so it can be recognised and stopped.

    Under contest rules

    Direct hansoku-make. A direct hansoku-make. The rule names the technique outright, so the referee does not weigh how hard the legs were squeezed.

    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

    Squeezing the opponent's trunk between the legs, ankles crossed around the body. Judo classifies it among the strangles but bans it outright: compressing the trunk this way can injure ribs and organs. Documented for recognition only.

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    A technique to choke the opponent by holding his torso region between both legs.
    The Kodokan's definition

    Key points

    1. Recognise it: legs wrapped around the trunk with the ankles crossed, squeezing
    2. Prohibited in competition and in randori alike
    3. If you feel it applied in practice, tap at once and say so; it should simply not be used

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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
    712 (DOJ).
    Contest rules
    Direct hansoku-make. A direct hansoku-make. The rule names the technique outright, so the referee does not weigh how hard the legs were squeezed.
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