One of my personal favorite grips. The attacker’s leading hand is gripping the belt or the lower back of the opponent’s back. The rare hand is gripping the opponent’s far side lapel. The attacker is in kenka yotsu position, but very close to the opponent’s body, […]
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The Georgian grip become famous in the judo circles, when many Georgian judo and sambo practitioners started applying it in high level judo competitions. The grip could be done in several different variations, from kenka yotsu, ai yotsu, grabbing the belt or the lower part of the back of the […]
This grip is another cross grip variation, frequently used in sambo. From kenka yotsu position, the attacker grips the closer lapel with the rear hand, while his front hand grips across the upper back of the opponent. The front hand might grip the shoulder, the upper back or the […]