King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Sankaku-garami

Type
Joint locks
Martial arts
Judo
Japanese
三角緘
Listed in
Kansetsu-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:

Triangular entanglement. The Kodokan officially also refers to this technique as Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame.

Kanji in 三角緘

three
on: サン、ゾウ
kun: み、み.つ、みっ.つ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
angle, corner, square
on: カク
kun: かど、つの
7 strokes · JLPT 2
shut, seal
on: カン
kun: かん.する、と.じる
15 strokes

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)

text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); kanji data KANJIDIC2 and KanjiVG. Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.