Yoko shiho gatame
Judo technique
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Yoko-shiho-gatame (横四方固め) is one of the seven mat holds, Osaekomi-waza, of Kodokan Judo. In grappling terms, it is categorized as a side control hold.
| Yoko shiho gatame | |
|---|---|
| |
| Classification | Katame-waza |
| Sub classification | Osaekomi-waza |
| Grip | Side control |
| Kodokan | Yes |
| Technique name | |
| Rōmaji | Yoko shiho gatame |
| Japanese | 横四方固め |
| English | Side four quarter hold |
Technique description
Graphic Archived 2006-06-14 at the Wayback Machine from http://judoinfo.com/techdrw.htm
Exemplar Videos:
Demonstrated from https://web.archive.org/web/20060913144731/http://www.abbotsfordjudo.com/techniques/5thkyu.htm
Escapes
- Roll Away Yoko-Shiho-Gatame Escape
- Roll Inward (Turn On Knees) Yoko-Shiho-Gatame Escape
- Sankaku/Armbar Yoko-Shiho-Gatame Escape
Submissions
Technique history
During Yasuhiro Yamashita’s winning streak of 203 consecutive victories in international competition in the 1970s and 1980s, yoko shiho gatame was his highest scoring single technique, securing victory in 45 of those contests.[1]
Included systems
Similar techniques, variants, and aliases
English aliases:
- Side four quarter hold
- Side lock pin
- Side locking four-corner hold
Variants:
- Second variation
- Kyuzo Mifune also demonstrates a second variation of Yoko-Shiho-Gatame in the video, The Essence Of Judo, performed from a Stacking Guard Pass.
- Modified Yoko-Shiho-Gatame
- Mune Gatame
- Mune Atama Gatame
- Kata Osae Gatame
