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    Tate-shiho-gatame to Juji-gatame

    1. Tate-shiho-gatame縦四方固
    2. Juji-gatame十字固

    The commonest ne-waza chain in contest: they defend the lengthwise hold by pushing with an arm, and you swing a leg over to take it. Age limits apply to joint locks; learn this only under instruction.

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    Step by step

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

    1. Hold them in Tate-shiho-gatame, astride their waist with your knees tight to their sides.
    2. Feel them straighten one arm to push at your chest or hip.
    3. Trap that arm against your chest with both hands so their thumb points upwards.
    4. Post your weight forward, swing your far leg over their head and sit down close beside their shoulder.
    5. Lie back with their arm still clamped to your chest, your knees squeezed together on either side of it.
    6. Raise your hips slowly against their elbow and stop the instant they tap. Never apply it with a snap.

    Receiving it

    Pushing at their chest or hip with a straight arm is the commonest way to give an armlock away, and from underneath the lengthwise hold it is the one thing they are waiting for. You will feel the arm clamped to their chest, their leg swing over your head, and their hips rise. Tap at pressure, not at pain, clearly and loudly. Keep your elbows bent and close to your body if you want to keep working for the escape instead.

    VI judo notes

    This is the commonest chain in contest ne-waza and it costs a visually impaired judoka nothing, because every part of it is contact: their arm straightening is felt through your chest. Keep your weight forward as your leg travels over their head, or the position is lost while your hands are busy. Agree the tapping signal first, raise your hips slowly, and stop the instant the tap comes. Age limits apply to joint locks; learn this only under instruction.

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