Grip breaking

Also called grip strips

Their grip is a plan; break it and the plan resets to zero.

OfficialStephan Kesting — Judo Black Belt Shows Grip Breaks

In these systems

Georgian Chidaoba wrestling roots: unorthodox grips and pickups that bend the rulebook.

Russian / Dagestani Sambo-crossover judo: grip fighting as war, low sacrifice attacks.

11x world, 3x Olympic champion Teddy Riner The heavyweight reign: osoto, uchi-mata and grip dominance measured in decades.

Canon: the Kodokan 100 (68 nage-waza, 32 katame-waza; IJF/Kodokan classification) · Daigo, Kodokan Judo Throwing Techniques · Kashiwazaki