King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Kuzure kami shiho gatame

Judo technique

Type
Joint locks, Holds and pins
Martial arts
Judo
Japanese
崩上四方固
Meaning
Broken upper four quarter hold down
Classified as
judo technique
Listed in
Osaekomi-waza (Kodokan judo), Osaekomi-waza (judo techniques)
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:

Kuzure-Kami-Shiho-Gatame (崩上四方固) is one of the seven mat holds, Osaekomi-waza, of Kodokan Judo, a variation of Kami shiho gatame. In grappling terms, it is categorized as a north-south hold.

Kanji in 崩上四方固

crumble, die, demolish
on: ホウ
kun: くず.れる、-くず.れ、くず.す
11 strokes · JLPT 1
above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
four
on: シ
kun: よ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん
5 strokes · JLPT 4
direction, person, alternative
on: ホウ
kun: かた、-かた、-がた
4 strokes · JLPT 3
harden, set, clot
on: コ
kun: かた.める、かた.まる、かた.まり、かた.い
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Judo 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)

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q6449315 (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.