Kani-basami
蟹挟 · かにばさみ · crab scissors · said KAH-nee bah-SAH-mee
Also known as scissor takedown (English)
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Why this technique is banned
Prohibited in competition since the 1980s after serious knee and leg injuries to receivers; attempting it in shiai is direct hansoku-make. It remains part of judo's historical canon and study.
Under contest rules
Direct hansoku-make. Named in the rules as a direct hansoku-make, so attempting it ends the contest against the judoka who tried.
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 sacrifice throw in which tori leaps sideways and scissors uke's body between both legs, one across the waist and one behind the knees, felling uke like a cut stalk. It is documented here for recognition and history only: the technique is banned in competition and should not be practised in randori.
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A technique to throw down the opponent while holding his lower body with both legs by breaking his balance backward, turning the body toward his left side and putting the right leg on his lower abdomen and the left leg on the backside of both of his knees while laying down the body onto the left side.
Key points
- Recognise it: both of the attacker's legs leave the mat and scissor the body
- Banned in competition; attempting it is direct hansoku-make
- Do not practise it in randori; the falling scissor risks serious knee injury
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Yoko-sutemi-waza (side sacrifice techniques)
At a glance
, classification, Gokyo set, Kodokan number, contest rules, grades that require it
- What it is
- Nage-waza (throwing techniques), Yoko-sutemi-waza (side sacrifice techniques).
- Kodokan number
- 515 (KBA).
- Contest rules
- Direct hansoku-make. Named in the rules as a direct hansoku-make, so attempting it ends the contest against the judoka who tried.
- Also written
- Kani-hasami, Kani-waza.
- Required for
- 4th Dan (British Judo Association)
- 5th Dan (British Judo Association)
- 5th Dan (Real Federación Española de Judo y Deportes Asociados)
- Yodan (4th Dan) (United States Judo Federation)
- 2nd Dan (Nidan) (United States Judo Association)
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