Types of joint locks
59 joint locks with their own page, 6 Japanese terms.
- Judo · JujutsuArmlock (腕緘)Judo technique
- Judo · Brazilian jiu-jitsuAshi garami (足緘)Judo technique
- Judo · Brazilian jiu-jitsuAshi-Hishigi (足挫)Judo technique
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu · JujutsuBack mountGrappling position
- Brazilian jiu-jitsuCompression lockGrappling hold that presses muscle into bone
- Judo · JujutsuKata gatame (肩固)Judo technique
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu · JudoNorth–south position (上四方固)Ground grappling position
- JudoUde hishigi waki gatame (腕挫腋固)Judo technique
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu · JujutsuWristlockMartial arts technique
- Brazilian jiu-jitsu · JudoKnee-on-stomach (浮固)Grappling position
- Judo · JujutsuUde hishigi sankaku gatame (腕挫三角固)Judo technique
- JudoUra gatame (裏固)Judo technique
- JudoUshiro-kesa-gatame (後袈裟固)Judo technique
- Joint lockSubmission hold
- Judo · Brazilian jiu-jitsuKesa-gatame (袈裟固)Judo technique
- LeglockGrappling technique in martial arts
- Spinal lockSport
- JudoUde hishigi hara gatame (腕挫腹固)Judo technique
- Judo · Brazilian jiu-jitsuUde hishigi hiza gatame (腕挫膝固)Judo technique
- JudoUde hishigi juji gatame (腕挫十字固)Judo technique
- JudoUde hishigi ude gatame (腕挫腕固)Judo technique
- JudoMune-gatame (胸固め)
- JudoUde hishigi ashi gatame (腕挫脚固)Judo technique
- JudoUde hishigi te gatame (腕挫手固)Judo technique
- Brazilian jiu-jitsuGyaku Ude GaramiReverse elbow entanglement", referencing its mechanism
- JudoKuzure kami shiho gatame (崩上四方固)Judo technique
- JudoObi tori gaeshi (帯取返)Belt grab reversal
- JujutsuSmall joint manipulationGrappling method
- JujutsuGenkotsu Ude ToriGripping with the Fist Arm 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
- JujutsuKata Gatame NiShoulder Pin two
- JudoSangaku-gatame (三角固)
- JudoSankaku-garami (三角緘)
- JujutsuTekubi Tori IchiHand Neck (wrist) Technique One
- JujutsuYubi Tori HazushiDigit (finger) Escape
- JujutsuKata Gatame IchiShoulder Pin one
- JujutsuYubi Tori Shime NiDigit (finger) Technique Constriction Two
- JujutsuYubi ToriDigit (finger) Technique
- JujutsuAkushu Kote ToriHandshake Forearm (curling) technique
- JujutsuKatate ToriSingle Hand Technique
- JujutsuTekubi Tori NiHand Neck (wrist) Technique Two
- JujutsuUde ToriArm Technique
- JujutsuOgoshi Ude ToriGreat Hip Arm Technique
- JujutsuRyōte ToriBoth Hand Technique
- JujutsuYubi Tori Shime IchiDigit (finger) Technique Constriction One
- JujutsuKata Mune ToriShoulder Chest Technique
- JujutsuMoro Yubi ToriMany Digit (finger) Technique
- JujutsuAkushu Ude ToriHandshake Arm technique
- JujutsuSannen Kote GaramiThird man Forearm (curling) Entanglement
- JujutsuUde Tori ShimeArm Technique Constriction
- JujutsuKata ToriShoulder Technique
- JudoShitsu (膝)Or Shita-kansetsu (下関節): Knee
- JudoUde hishigi kata osae tai gatameJudo technique
- JudoUshiro-Kesa-GatameJudo technique
- JujutsuRyōeri ToriBoth Lapel Technique
- JudoAshi-Dori-GaramiEntangled leg dislocation
Japanese names of joint locks
Martial arts terms from the JMdict Japanese dictionary whose English meaning matches.
| 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) |
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