Kesa-gatame
Judo technique
袈裟固
- Type
- Joint locks, Holds and pins
- Martial arts
- Judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Japanese
- 袈裟固
- Meaning
- Scarf hold
- Classified as
- judo technique
- Listed in
- Osaekomi-waza (Kodokan judo), Osaekomi-waza (judo techniques), Positional grappling (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:
Kesa-Gatame (袈裟固) is one of the seven mat holds, Osaekomi-waza, of Kodokan Judo. In grappling terms, it is categorized as a side control hold. It is commonly referred to as scarfhold in English. The Japanese term kesa (袈裟) refers to a Buddhist Monk's sash worn from the left shoulder towards the right hip. It is also known in wrestling as the head and arm ride.
Kanji in 袈裟固
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kesa gatame | 袈裟固め | kesagatame | scarf hold (in judo) |
Other Judo joint locks
- Armlock
- Ashi garami
- Ashi-Hishigi
- Back mount
- Compression lock
- Kata gatame
- North–south position
- Ude hishigi waki gatame
- Wristlock
- Knee-on-stomach
- Ude hishigi sankaku gatame
- Ura gatame
- Ushiro-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
- Gyaku Ude Garami
- Kuzure kami shiho gatame
- Obi tori gaeshi
- Kuzure kesa gatame
- Tate shiho gatame
- Yoko shiho gatame
- Ura kesa gatame
- Sangaku-gatame
- Sankaku-garami
- Shitsu
- Ude hishigi kata osae tai gatame
- Ushiro-Kesa-Gatame
- Ashi-Dori-Garami
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 Q127799 (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.
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