Ashi-Hishigi
Judo technique
足挫
- Type
- Holds and pins, Joint locks
- Martial arts
- Judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Jujutsu
- Japanese
- 足挫
- Meaning
- Straight ankle lock
- Classified as
- judo technique
- Listed in
- Kansetsu-waza (judo techniques), Joint locks (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)
Ashi-Hishigi (足挫) also called an Achilles lock or simply an ankle lock, is a technique described in both The Canon Of Judo by Kyuzo Mifune and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Theory and Technique by Renzo Gracie and Royler Gracie as well as demonstrated in the video, The Essence Of Judo. It is classified as a joint lock (Kansetsu-waza), and is not a recognized technique of the Kodokan. However, it is a commonly used technique in both Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, mixed martial arts competitions, and in professional wrestling by wrestlers such as Kurt Angle, Ken Shamrock, and later, Jack Swagger.
Kanji in 足挫
Other Judo holds and pins
- Arm triangle choke
- Compression lock
- Daki age
- Grappling hold
- Gyaku Jūji-jime
- Overhook
- Tsubame gaeshi
- Do-jime
- Kawazu gake
- Ura gatame
- Ushiro-kesa-gatame
- Kesa-gatame
- Collar tie
- Hane makikomi
- Daki wakare
- Kuzure kami shiho gatame
- Kuzure kesa gatame
- Tate shiho gatame
- Yoko shiho gatame
- Ura kesa gatame
- Ganseki otoshi
- Hasami jime
Japanese terms for holds and pins
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逆手 | sakate | underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.) |
| 遁術 | tonjutsu | Ninja art of escape |
| 遁法 | tonpou | Ninja art of escape |
| 裸絞め | hadakajime | rear naked choke; sleeper hold |
| 左上手 | hidariuwate | left-handed outside grip (on one's opponent's belt) |
| 左四つ | hidariyotsu | hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right |
| 隠遁術 | intonjutsu | Ninja art of escape |
| 右上手 | migiuwate | right-handed outside grip (on one's opponent's belt) |
| 右四つ | migiyotsu | hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the right hand and an overarm grip with the left |
| 両差し | morozashi | deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt |
| 四つ身 | yotsumi | cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other) |
| 腕を返す | kainaokaesu | to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi |
23 terms in total on the holds and pins page.
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q4805034 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); kanji data KANJIDIC2 and KanjiVG. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.