Types of holds and pins
41 holds with their own page, 23 Japanese terms and 1 Chinese terms.
- Judo · Brazilian jiu-jitsuArm triangle chokeHead and arm chokehold
- Judo · Brazilian jiu-jitsuAshi-Hishigi (足挫)Judo technique
- QigongBaoding ballsTraditional product of Baoding, China
- Kickboxing · BoxingClinch fightingGrappling position in boxing or wrestling, a stand-up embrace
- Brazilian jiu-jitsuCompression lockGrappling hold that presses muscle into bone
- JudoDaki age (抱上)Judo technique
- WrestlingFigure-four (grappling hold)Catch wrestling term
- Judo · WrestlingGrappling holdType of grip that is applied to an opponent
- Judo · JujutsuGyaku Jūji-jime (逆十字絞)Judo technique
- JujutsuNelson holdGrappling hold which is executed from the backside of the opponent
- Wrestling · Brazilian jiu-jitsuOverhookClinch hold in wrestling
- WrestlingPin (sport wrestling)Victory condition in amateur wrestling
- JudoTsubame gaeshi (燕返)Judo technique
- Judo · JujutsuDo-jime (胴絞)Judo technique
- JudoKawazu gake (河津掛)Judo technique
- JudoUra gatame (裏固)Judo technique
- JudoUshiro-kesa-gatame (後袈裟固)Judo technique
- Judo · Brazilian jiu-jitsuKesa-gatame (袈裟固)Judo technique
- Pinch grip tieGrappling position
- Brazilian jiu-jitsuCollar tieGrappling clinch hold
- JudoHane makikomi (跳巻込)Judo technique
- TransitionMove from one grappling hold or grappling position to another
- JudoDaki wakare (抱分)Judo technique
- WrestlingpinProfessional wrestling move
- JudoKuzure kami shiho gatame (崩上四方固)Judo technique
- Judo · Brazilian jiu-jitsuKuzure kesa gatame (崩袈裟固)Judo technique
- JudoTate shiho gatame (縦四方固)Judo technique
- Judo · JujutsuYoko shiho gatame (横四方固)Judo technique
- JudoUra kesa gatame (裹袈裟固)Judo technique
- JudoGanseki otoshiJudo technique
- JudoHasami jimeJudo technique
- CapoeiraCintura desprezadaDespised waist
- JujutsuKatate Hazushi IchiSingle Hand Escape #1
- JujutsuKatate Hazushi NiSingle Hand Escape #2
- JujutsuRyo Eri HazushiBoth Lapel Escape
- JujutsuYubi Tori HazushiDigit (finger) Escape
- Wrestlingfigure-fourWrestling hold in which the opponent's legs form the number "4"
- Wrestlingprofessional wrestling holdProfessional wrestling move
- JujutsuKonbou Katate OriClub Single hand Weaving
- JujutsuMorote HazushiAll Hands Escape or Multiple Hands Escape
- JujutsuTekubi Shigarami - "Hand-neckWrist
Japanese names of holds and pins
Martial arts terms from the JMdict Japanese dictionary whose English meaning matches.
| Term | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逆手 | sakate | underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.) |
| 遁術 | tonjutsu | Ninja art of escape |
| 遁法 | tonpou | Ninja art of escape |
| 裸絞め | hadakajime | rear naked choke; sleeper hold |
| 左上手 | hidariuwate | left-handed outside grip (on one's opponent's belt) |
| 左四つ | hidariyotsu | hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the left hand and an over-arm grip with the right |
| 隠遁術 | intonjutsu | Ninja art of escape |
| 右上手 | migiuwate | right-handed outside grip (on one's opponent's belt) |
| 右四つ | migiyotsu | hold in which both wrestlers obtain an underarm grip with the right hand and an overarm grip with the left |
| 両差し | morozashi | deep double underarm grip which prevents the opponent from grabbing the belt |
| 四つ身 | yotsumi | cross-grips (situation in which each rikishi has an underarm grip on the other) |
| 腕を返す | kainaokaesu | to place one's arms under those of the opponent and lift them up, in order to prevent an overhand grip on one's mawashi |
| 袈裟固め | kesagatame | scarf hold (in judo) |
| 決まり手 | kimarite | clincher; winning technique |
| 押っ付け | ottsuke | technique of holding one's opponent's arm to prevent him from getting a hold on one's belt |
| 太刀持ち | tachimochi | sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword) |
| 得意四つ | tokuiyotsu | wrestler's favourite (favorite) grip on the belt |
| 取り直す | torinaosu | to re-grip; to re-wrestle |
| 脇が甘い | wakigaamai | poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip |
| 差し手争い | sashitearasoi | struggling to grab hold of one's opponent's belt with one's dominant hand |
| 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) |
| スリーパーホールド | suriipaahoorudo | sleeper hold; chokehold from behind |
Chinese terms for holds and pins
Martial arts terms from the CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary whose English meaning matches.
| Term | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抱持 | bào chí | to hold (expectations, hopes etc); to maintain (an attitude etc) |
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