• • It is possible to grip the leg only when the two contestants are clearly in ne-waza and the tachi-waza action has stopped. Tori in this tachi-waza position can apply kansetsu-waza or shime-waza because uke is in a ne-waza position.

Immobilisations (osaekomi-waza)

• • This kind of osaekomi-waza is not valid.

Ude-gaeshi (arm reverse)

• • Applying ude-gaeshi or variations of ude-gaeshi in a standing position is hansoku-make.

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Continuous Ne-waza

• • If ne-waza starts inside the contest area and goes outside with continuous action from either athlete it can be valid.

• • Ne-waza transition in shime-waza or kansetsu-waza are considered valid if tori or uke make a real attack or counter attack. 

• • In this position tori, after applying a real attack, can continue into ne-waza.

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Toketa should be announced if, during osaekomi, uke succeeds in “trapping” the leg(s) of tori, either from above or from below the leg.

Osaekomi will also continue outside of the contest area as long as osaekomi was called inside.

If during the ne-waza outside uke takes over the control with one of these nominated techniques in a continuous succession, it shall be also valid.

Valid actions, no mate - shime-waza 

When it is allowed to continue action that started in the valid area.

Kata sankaku grip in ne-waza action is allowed.

Kata-sankaku grip in tachi-waza or in situations starting from ne-waza into tachi-waza: Mate! must be immediately given.

Kata-sankaku grip in ne-waza with blocking the opponent’s body with the legs is hansoku-make.

Kata-sankaku grip in tachi-waza and applying a throwing technique is hansoku-make.