Kata-gatame
肩固Shoulder hold
About This Technique
Kata Gatame (肩固), or the shoulder hold, is a major pinning technique (osaekomi-waza) in Judo. It involves trapping one of the opponent's arms across their own neck, encircling both their head and arm with a locked grip, and driving heavy chest pressure downward to pin their shoulders flat against the mat.
3 Videos
肩固 / Kata-gatame
Video by Kodokan
Kata-gatame - demo
Video by Efficient Judo
肩固の逃れ方 / Kata-gatame Escapes
Video by Kodokan
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