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    Yoko-shiho-gatame

    横四方固 · よこしほうがため · side four-quarter hold · said YOH-koh shee-HOH gah-TAH-meh

    Also known as side control (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 controls uke from the side at right angles, chest on chest, with grips at the collar and between the legs.

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    A technique to hold down the opponent’s upper body under the chest and abdomen region by grabbing his belt or trousers through his legs with the right hand from the right side of the opponent lying on his back and gripping his left side-collar through the back of his neck with the left hand.
    The Kodokan's definition

    Key points

    1. Grip under the neck and under the far leg
    2. Keep hips low or knees in tight: no space under you
    3. Follow uke's bridge with your hips, chest stays heavy

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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
    607 (YSG).
    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-yoko-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; take position at their right side, your body at right angles to theirs, chest facing down onto their chest.
    2. Slide your left arm under the back of their neck and grip their collar on the far side.
    3. Pass your right arm between their legs and grip the far side of their belt or their trousers.
    4. Bring your chest down onto theirs and keep your hips low to the mat, or knees tucked in tight against their side: leave no space beneath you.
    5. When they bridge, let your hips follow the lift and settle again; when they turn, slide around them like a weight on a table, chest never leaving chest.

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    Receiving it

    Chest lands on chest from your side, at right angles, with grips at your collar and between your legs: the pressure is broad and central, and bridging lifts them but does not shift them unless you follow with your hips. Turn towards them as you bridge, hunting an elbow or a knee inside. Settle your breathing between attempts rather than spending everything at once; tap clearly if you need to stop.

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    VI judo notes

    Both grips are found by threading, one arm under the neck and one between the legs to the belt, so your hands travel along their body to them rather than reaching. The chest is what holds and what reads: a bridge arrives as a lift, a turn as a slide away from you. Move around them like a weight on a table, chest never leaving chest.

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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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