Compression lock
Grappling hold that presses muscle into bone
- Type
- Joint locks, Holds and pins
- Martial arts
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Listed in
- Joint locks (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)
King's Kung-Fu and Tai Chi has taught 5 Animal 5 Family kung fu, tai chi and chi kung in Southern California since 1982. These original school pages cover this style:
A compression lock, muscle lock, muscle slicer or muscle crusher, is a grappling hold that causes severe pain by pressing a muscle into a bone. A compression lock can cause a joint lock in a nearby joint when it is applied by squeezing a limb over a fulcrum. A forceful compression lock may damage muscles and tendons, and if accompanied by a joint lock, may also result in torn ligaments, dislocation or bone fractures. Compression locks can be used as pain compliance holds, and are sometimes featured in combat sports as submission holds.
Other Brazilian jiu-jitsu joint locks
- Ashi garami
- Ashi-Hishigi
- Back mount
- North–south position
- Wristlock
- Knee-on-stomach
- Kesa-gatame
- Ude hishigi hiza gatame
- Gyaku Ude Garami
- Kuzure kesa gatame
Japanese terms for joint locks
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カニ挟み | kanibasami | flying scissors; kani basami |
| とったり | tottari | arm bar throw |
| チョン掛け | chongake | pulling heel hook; throw using the right heel |
| 逆とったり | sakatottari | arm bar throw counter |
| 縦四方固め | tateshihougatame | tate-shiho-gatame (judo); vertical four-quarter hold |
| 横四方固め | yokoshihougatame | yoko-shiho-gatame (judo hold in which the opponent's shoulders and hips are pinned) |
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Facts from Wikidata Q5157042 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.