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    Okuri-eri-jime

    送襟絞 · おくりえりじめ · sliding lapel strangle · said oh-KOO-ree EH-ree JEE-meh

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    About this technique

    The classical strangle from behind: one hand slides deep into the far lapel around the neck while the other feeds the near lapel down, closing the collar like a noose. Perhaps the most important gi strangle. Strangles are restricted by age in most federations; learn and practise this only under instruction and supervision.

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    A technique to choke the opponent’s neck region by gripping his left side-collar through his throat with the right hand and the right front-lapel through the left armpit with the left hand from behind, pulling the right hand in a right-rear direction and pulling down the left hand.
    The Kodokan's definition

    Key points

    1. From behind, chest glued to their back
    2. The deep hand slides around the neck in the far lapel
    3. The other hand feeds the near lapel down to tighten it

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    grappling techniques

    At a glance

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    What it is
    Katame-waza (grappling techniques).
    Kodokan number
    705 (OEJ).
    Contest rules
    No rule singles it out.
    Required for

    Step by step

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

    1. You are behind your partner, chest against their back, both of you on the mat.
    2. Reach your right arm over their right shoulder and slide the hand deep into their left lapel, thumb inside or fingers inside, the forearm crossing the front of their neck.
    3. With your left hand, reach under their left armpit and grip their right lapel low, feeding it downwards.
    4. Keep your head close beside theirs and your chest tight to their back so they cannot turn inside the grip.
    5. Close gradually: the deep hand draws across and back while the feeding hand pulls down, the collar tightening around the neck. Release both hands fully the moment they tap, and stay with them.

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    Receiving it

    From behind, a hand slides deep across your neck in your own lapel while the other drags the collar downward: the noose closes smoothly and quickly. Defend the sliding hand before it reaches depth and tuck your chin hard. Tap immediately and clearly the moment the strangle is properly on, on their arm or body where they will feel it; holding on risks a blackout. Tell your instructor if you ever feel light-headed afterwards.

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    VI judo notes

    From behind with your chest sealed to their back, all of this is contact. Feed the deep hand over the shoulder and down the lapel so the forearm arrives across the neck by following the cloth rather than by reaching around for it. Keep your head beside theirs, close gradually with each hand doing its own job, and release both at the tap.

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    In competition

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

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