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    Tate-shiho-gatame

    縦四方固 · たてしほうがため · vertical four-quarter hold · said TAH-teh shee-HOH gah-TAH-meh

    Also known as full mount (BJJ)

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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

    Tori sits astride uke, chest down, controlling an arm and the head: the mount position of judo.

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    A technique to hold down the opponent’s upper body under the chest and abdomen region by lying on the stomach over the opponent lying on his back, holding his right arm and neck with both hands and holding his lower body with both legs.
    The Kodokan's definition

    Key points

    1. Sit astride with your hooks in or feet locked under uke's legs
    2. Control uke's arm and head, chest heavy
    3. Ride uke's bridge with loose hips rather than fighting it

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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
    608 (TSG).
    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.
    Also written
    Hon-tate-shiho-gatame.
    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; step across and sit astride their body, your seat on their belly, knees on the mat either side.
    2. Hook your feet under their thighs, or cross your ankles beneath their legs, so their bridging cannot simply tip you off.
    3. Wrap their right arm and their head together with your right arm, gripping cloth or your own leg, and bring your chest down onto theirs.
    4. Keep your head low beside theirs on the wrapped side, your left hand posted wide on the mat for balance.
    5. When they bridge, float with the movement, hips loose, and let your hooks and chest bring you back down; riding the bridge, not fighting it, is what keeps the hold.

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    Receiving it

    They sit astride your body, chest coming down onto yours, your arm and head often wrapped together, their feet hooked under your legs. Bridging throws them forward but the hooks bring them back, so combine it: bridge, turn, and hunt for an elbow or a hooked foot to free. The position feels dominant and heavy; keep your breathing low, protect your neck by keeping your chin down, and tap clearly if you need to stop.

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    VI judo notes

    Astride them, your seat and chest report everything, so hold by riding rather than by clamping. Wrap their arm and head together on one side and keep your head down beside theirs on that side, since that is where you will feel a turn start. Hook your feet under their thighs so a bridge lifts you instead of tipping you, then float and settle back down.

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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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