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    Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame to Ushiro-kesa-gatame

    1. Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame崩上四方固
    2. Ushiro-kesa-gatame後袈裟固

    Turning away from the broken upper four quarters hold is the standard escape attempt, and it hands you the reverse scarf hold. You follow the turn rather than fighting it.

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    Step by step

    The whole sequence in words. Described in the standard right-handed form.

    1. Hold them in Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame from above their head, one arm under a shoulder gripping the belt.
    2. Feel them bridge and turn onto one side to make space underneath you.
    3. Do not resist the turn: travel with it, swinging your hips around towards the side they are turning to.
    4. Sit your hip down beside their shoulder, facing their feet, and pass your near arm over their chest.
    5. Trap their near arm and spread your legs wide, one forward and one back, for base.
    6. Settle your weight through your chest onto their upper body; release the moment they tap.

    Receiving it

    Bridging and turning onto your side is the standard escape from the broken upper four quarters hold, and against a partner who travels with you it simply changes which hold you are under. You will feel their hip come round and sit down beside your shoulder, and your near arm being trapped as their chest settles. Keep breathing, do not exhaust yourself turning the same way twice, and change direction or attack their base instead.

    VI judo notes

    Their turn is felt through your chest before it has gone anywhere, so follow it rather than resisting it: hips travel first, chest settles second. Keep one part of your body heavy on them throughout the change, because the moment you come off them entirely you are searching rather than holding. Ne-waza rewards continuous contact, which is why it repays a visually impaired judoka more than anything done standing.

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