Small joint manipulation
Grappling method
- Type
- Joint locks, Grappling positions
- Martial arts
- Jujutsu
- Meaning
- Digit (finger) Technique
- Listed in
- Yawara – Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu), Yawara – Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu), Yawara – Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu), Yawara – Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu)
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:
Small joint manipulation, in grappling, refers to twisting, pulling or bending fingers, toes, wrists and ankles to cause joint locks in the various joints in those appendages.
Other Jujutsu joint locks
- Armlock
- Ashi-Hishigi
- Back mount
- Kata gatame
- North–south position
- Wristlock
- Ude hishigi sankaku gatame
- Genkotsu Ude Tori
- Yoko shiho gatame
- Kata Gatame Ni
- 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
- Ryōte Tori
- Yubi Tori Shime Ichi
- Kata Mune Tori
- Moro Yubi Tori
- Akushu Ude Tori
- Sannen Kote Garami
- Ude Tori Shime
- Kata Tori
- Ryōeri 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 Q7543100 (CC0); text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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