The most common sankaku techniques you see in competition are yoko-sankaku and reverse sankaku. Ushiro-sankaku is somewhat rare although Lucy Renshall of Great Britain specializes in it. Interestingly, she often does a hold-down or an armlock from it and not so much a strangle. The way she comes up on top for the hold-down however might no longer be considered legal under the new rules.
The following examples are considered legal:
The following are NOT allowed:
Blog posts
Japan wins 2 golds on Day 2 of the men's event.
2026 Qingdao GP: Day 1 Women's
Gold for the host nation and Japan. Also a surprise gold for Turkmenistan.
2026 Ulaanbaatar GS: Day 3 Women's
One for UAE and one for Japan on Day 3 of the women's competition.