King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Yubi Tori Hazushi

Digit (finger) Escape – a Jujutsu joint lock

Type
Joint locks, Holds and pins
Martial arts
Jujutsu
Meaning
Digit (finger) Escape
Listed in
Yawara – Shoden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu), Keisatsu Gijutsu – Chuden level (Danzan-ryū jujutsu)
Chin na at King's Kung-Fu

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:

escape from a finger hold/grab

The name word by word

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

WordJapaneseReadingMeaning
Yubi指ゆびfinger; toe
Tori取りとりtaking; taker
Hazushi

Other Jujutsu 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)

text quoted from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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