Kata gatame
Judo technique
肩固め
- Type
- Joint locks, Forms, kata and routines, Holds and pins
- Martial arts
- Judo, Jujutsu
- Japanese
- 肩固
- Meaning
- Shoulder hold
- Classified as
- judo technique
- Listed in
- Osaekomi-waza (Kodokan judo), Osaekomi-waza (judo techniques), Shime Te –Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu)
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:
Kata-Gatame (肩固) is one of the seven mat holds, Osaekomi-waza, of Kodokan Judo. It is also one of the 25 techniques of Danzan Ryu's constriction arts, Shimete, list. In grappling terms, it is categorized as a side control hold. Primarily used as a hold down in Judo, it is mostly used as a choke in Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts (also called arm triangle choke). WWE wrestler Braun Strowman and former Impact Wrestling Superstar, Samuel Shaw use this move as their finishing maneuver.
Kanji in 肩固
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
Other Judo joint locks
- Armlock
- Ashi garami
- Ashi-Hishigi
- Back mount
- North–south position
- Ude hishigi waki gatame
- Wristlock
- Knee-on-stomach
- Ude hishigi sankaku gatame
- Ura gatame
- Ushiro-kesa-gatame
- Kesa-gatame
- Ude hishigi hara gatame
- Ude hishigi hiza gatame
- Ude hishigi juji gatame
- Ude hishigi ude gatame
- Mune-gatame
- Ude hishigi ashi gatame
- Ude hishigi te gatame
- Kuzure kami shiho gatame
- Obi tori gaeshi
- Small joint manipulation
- Genkotsu Ude Tori
- Kuzure kesa gatame
- Tate shiho gatame
- Yoko shiho gatame
- Ura kesa gatame
- Kata Gatame Ni
- Sangaku-gatame
- Sankaku-garami
- Tekubi Tori Ichi
- Yubi Tori Hazushi
- Kata Gatame Ichi
- Yubi Tori Shime Ni
- Yubi Tori
- Akushu Kote Tori
- Katate Tori
- Tekubi Tori Ni
- Ude Tori
- Ogoshi Ude Tori
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) |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q10264898 (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.