King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Kata Gatame Ichi

Shoulder Pin one – a Jujutsu joint lock

Type
Joint locks, Forms, kata and routines
Martial arts
Jujutsu
Meaning
Shoulder Pin one
Listed in
Fusegi Jutsu – Chuden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu)
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:

Shoulder lock taking head to mat from punch

The name word by word

Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Kata肩かたshoulder
Gatame固めかためdefense; defence
Ichi位置いちposition; standing

Other Jujutsu joint locks

Japanese terms for joint locks

TermReadingMeaning
カニ挟みkanibasamiflying scissors; kani basami
とったりtottariarm bar throw
チョン掛けchongakepulling heel hook; throw using the right heel
逆とったりsakatottariarm bar throw counter
縦四方固めtateshihougatametate-shiho-gatame (judo); vertical four-quarter hold
横四方固めyokoshihougatameyoko-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.