Gyaku Ude Garami
Reverse elbow entanglement", referencing its mechanism – a Brazilian jiu-jitsu joint lock
- Type
- Joint locks
- Martial arts
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Meaning
- Reverse elbow entanglement", referencing its mechanism
- Listed in
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Chin na at King's Kung-Fu
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:
is a Judo armlock that received notoriety for its use by Masahiko Kimura and has hence been renamed the 'Kimura"
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
Other Brazilian jiu-jitsu joint locks
- Ashi garami
- Ashi-Hishigi
- Back mount
- Compression lock
- North–south position
- Wristlock
- Knee-on-stomach
- Kesa-gatame
- Ude hishigi hiza gatame
- 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) |
text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.