Nami juji jime
Judo technique
並十字絞
- Type
- Chokes and strangles, Punches
- Martial arts
- Judo, Jujutsu
- Japanese
- 並十字絞
- Meaning
- Normal cross strangle
- Classified as
- judo technique
- Listed in
- Shime-waza (Kodokan judo), Shime-waza (judo techniques), Shime Te –Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu)
Nami Jūji-jime (並十字絞) is one of the twelve constriction techniques of Kodokan Judo in the Shime-waza list. Also known as Namijujijime, Danzan Ryu includes this technique in the Shimete list under the name Gyakujujijime.
The technique is called 'normal' because the backs of both hands of the person applying the choke are facing the person who is applying the choke. The fingers are on top grabbing from the outside of the clothing. The thumbs grab inside underneath the gi or clothing. The hands are high up each side of the neck. Scissoring the hands applies pressure to the carotid arteries reducing blood flow, rapidly resulting in loss of consciousness. In judo, this technique is always taught under supervision and is similarly closely observed by referees in competition.
Kanji in 並十字絞
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
| Word | Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nami | 波 | なみ | (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably |
| juji | |||
| jime | 締め | しめ | tying up; binding |
Other Judo chokes and strangles
- Arm triangle choke
- Chokehold
- Gyaku Jūji-jime
- Kata juji jime
- Rear naked choke
- Triangle choke
- Do-jime
- Ude hishigi sankaku gatame
- Guillotine choke
- Koshi-jime
- Sode guruma jime
- Kata ha jime
- Kata te jime
- Jigoku-jime
- Okuri eri jime
- Hasami jime
- Ura juji jime
- Yubi Tori Shime Ni
- Ryo te jime
- Tsukkomi jime
- Yubi Tori Shime Ichi
- Kubi Nuki Shime
- Ude Tori Shime
- Tawara-Jime
Japanese terms for chokes and strangles
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裸絞め | hadakajime | rear naked choke; sleeper hold |
| 絞め技 | shimewaza | shime-waza (judo stranglehold) |
| フロントチョーク | furontochooku | front choke |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q6961727 (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.