Kansetsu Waza — Joint Locks

Browse Ju Jitsu joint-lock techniques and their Japanese names and meanings.

• Kote gaeshi

  A wrist reversal throw. Tori grabs Uke's hand and bends the wrist outward against its natural range of motion, causing Uke to fall or submit. One of the most fundamental wrist…

• Kote mawashi

  A wrist lock with rotational pressure. Tori controls Uke's wrist and applies a twisting/rotating motion to cause pain or submission.

• Ude garami

  Entangled arm lock. Tori wraps the arm around Uke's arm in a tangled position and applies pressure to the elbow joint.

• Ude hishigi hara gatame

  Arm lock using the abdomen. Tori pulls Uke's arm across the body and applies pressure to the elbow using the abdomen as the fulcrum.

• Ude hishigi juji gatame

  Cross arm lock. Tori holds Uke's arm and traps Uke's elbow between the legs by bringing the knees together, applying pressure across the elbow joint.

• Ude hishigi te gatame

  Arm lock using the hand. Tori traps Uke's arm and applies pressure to the elbow joint using the hand as leverage.

• Ude hishigi ude gatame

  Arm lock using the arm. Tori controls Uke's arm and uses the own arm as leverage against the elbow, applying the lock in various positions.

• Ude hishigi waki gatame

  Arm lock using the armpit. Tori traps Uke's arm and applies pressure to the elbow using the armpit as the fulcrum, controlling the arm at the shoulder.