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    Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame

    崩上四方固 · くずれかみしほうがため · modified upper four-quarter hold · said koo-ZOO-reh KAH-mee shee-HOH gah-TAH-meh

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    The osaekomi clock

    Scores yuko at five seconds, waza-ari at ten and ippon at twenty, which ends the contest.

    Sport and Organisation Rules of the International Judo Federation: refereeing rules, 2026 edition, Article 7.

    About this technique

    Kami-shiho-gatame with one arm controlling uke's arm and shoulder instead of the belt: the practical contest version.

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    A technique to hold down the opponent’s upper body under the chest and abdomen region by holding his right arm in the right arm from the diagonal-right side of his head and gripping the left side of his belt with the left hand while he is lying on his back.
    The Kodokan's definition

    Key points

    1. Control uke's arm and shoulder on one side
    2. Keep chest pressure centred over uke's chest
    3. Switch between the pure and modified forms as uke escapes

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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
    606 (KKS).
    Contest rules
    No rule singles it out.
    Osaekomi clock
    Scores yuko at five seconds, waza-ari at ten and ippon at twenty, which ends the contest.
    Required for

    Step by step

    These steps describe the standard right-handed form without relying on the video.

    1. Your partner lies on their back; take the upper hold position above their head, facing down their body.
    2. On your right side, thread your arm under their right shoulder and grip the belt or the cloth behind their neck, so that shoulder is wrapped.
    3. With your left arm, control their left arm: pin it to your side, or trap it between your arm and knee, rather than gripping the belt.
    4. Bring your chest down over their chest, slightly off-centre towards the wrapped shoulder, legs wide or knees tucked.
    5. This broken form trades symmetry for arm control; switch between it and the pure form as they work their arms free, keeping the chest heavy throughout.

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    Receiving it

    As the upper hold, but one of your arms is wrapped and controlled, and the weight sits slightly off-centre towards it. The escape is on the free side: turn towards your free arm, bridge, and work your hips out sideways. Do not burn everything in the first five seconds; steady pressure and timed bridges beat frantic ones. Tap clearly if you need to stop.

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    VI judo notes

    This is the form you keep ending up in, because you switch to it by feel the moment an arm starts to work free. That is the first thing to change, before their hips move, and you read it through your chest and the trapped arm rather than by looking. Keep the wrapped shoulder as your anchor and let the rest of the hold move around it.

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    In competition

    , how often it scores at IJF level, and two contests where it worked

    Senior IJF competition, 2020 to 2026, from 73,099 contests. Counts scores, not attempts.

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