King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Tate shiho gatame

Judo technique

Type
Joint locks, Holds and pins
Martial arts
Judo
Japanese
縦四方固
Meaning
Vertical four quarter hold
Classified as
judo technique
Listed in
Osaekomi-waza (Kodokan judo), Osaekomi-waza (judo techniques)
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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:

Tate-Shiho-Gatame (縦四方固) is one of the seven mat holds, Osaekomi-waza, of Kodokan Judo. In grappling terms, it is categorized as a mounted position.

Kanji in 縦四方固

vertical, length, height
on: ジュウ
kun: たて
16 strokes · JLPT 1
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

The name word by word

Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Tate shiho gatame縦四方固めtateshihougatametate-shiho-gatame (judo); vertical four-quarter hold

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 Q3516022 (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.