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Ude hishigi ashi gatame

Judo technique

Type
Joint locks
Martial arts
Judo
Japanese
腕挫脚固
Meaning
Side-lying armbar
Classified as
judo technique
Listed in
Kansetsu-waza (Kodokan judo), Kansetsu-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:

Ude-Hishigi-Ashi-Gatame (腕挫脚固), sometimes called Ashi-gatame for short, is one of the official 29 grappling techniques of Kodokan Judo. It is one of the nine joint techniques of the Kansetsu-waza list, one of the three grappling lists in Judo's Katame-waza enumerating 29 grappling techniques.

Kanji in 腕挫脚固

arm, ability, talent
on: ワン
kun: うで
12 strokes · JLPT 2
crush, break, sprain
on: ザ、サ
kun: くじ.く、くじ.ける
10 strokes
skids, leg, undercarriage
on: キャク、キャ、カク
kun: あし
11 strokes · JLPT 1
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
Ude hishigi腕ひしぎudehishigiarmlock
ashi足あしfoot; paw
gatame固めかためdefense; defence

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)

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Facts from Wikidata Q7877064 (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.