Ura gatame
Judo technique
裏固
- Type
- Joint locks, Holds and pins
- Martial arts
- Judo
- Japanese
- 裏固
- Meaning
- Back hold (Added 2017)
- Classified as
- judo technique
- Listed in
- Osaekomi-waza (Kodokan judo), Osaekomi-waza (judo techniques), Opponent on all fours (judo techniques)
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:
Ura Gatame (裹固) is a mat hold described in the Canon Of Judo. Changes to the International Judo Federation Rules in October 2013 made it a legitimate hold (osaekomi) for competition. In 2017, it was added as an official named technique by the Kodokan. It can be used as a turtle turnover as demonstrated in The Essence Of Judo by Kyuzo Mifune. It is categorized as Katame-waza (grappling technique).
Kanji in 裏固
The name word by word
Each part of the romanized name looked up in the JMdict Japanese dictionary.
Other Judo joint locks
- Armlock
- Ashi garami
- Ashi-Hishigi
- Kata gatame
- North–south position
- Ude hishigi waki gatame
- Knee-on-stomach
- Ude hishigi sankaku gatame
- Ushiro-kesa-gatame
- Kesa-gatame
- Ude hishigi hara gatame
- Ude hishigi hiza gatame
- Ude hishigi juji gatame
- Ude hishigi ude gatame
- Mune-gatame
- Ude hishigi ashi gatame
- Ude hishigi te gatame
- Kuzure kami shiho gatame
- Obi tori gaeshi
- Kuzure kesa gatame
- Tate shiho gatame
- Yoko shiho gatame
- Ura kesa gatame
- Sangaku-gatame
- Sankaku-garami
- Shitsu
- Ude hishigi kata osae tai gatame
- Ushiro-Kesa-Gatame
- Ashi-Dori-Garami
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 Q7899528 (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.