is one of the seven mat holds,

Osaekomi-waza A grappling hold, commonly referred to simply as a hold that in Japanese is referred to as ''katame-waza'' ( "grappling technique"), is any specific grappling, wrestling, judo, or other martial art grip that is applied to an opponent. Grapplin ...

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, a variation of Kami shiho gatame. In grappling terms, it is categorized as a

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Technique description

Executing the Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame is similar to Kami shiho gatame, which involves pinning the opponent's arms to his or her side, typically by grabbing the opponent's belt and using the arms to press the arms of the opponent inwards. The difference between the two is instead of one or both arms of the opponent being pinned to the side, they are controlled for instance by pinning them in between an upper arm and a knee. Thus the 'broken' attribute for which the technique is named. In ''The Canon Of Judo'',

Kyuzo Mifune has been categorized as one of the greatest exponents of the art of judo after the founder, Kanō Jigorō. He is considered by many to be the greatest judo technician ever, after Kanō. Early life Mifune was born on April 21, 1883, in Kuji Cit ...

states that tori should stay on his toes with knees off the mat.

Escapes

* Ebi (Shrimp) Kami-Shiho-Gatame Escape * Circling Bridge/Roll-over Kami-Shiho-Gatame Escape

Submissions

North–south choke The North–south choke is a choking technique in grappling, employed exclusively from the north–south position, and classified as an air choke-hold. It closely resembles one of the seven mat holds, or osaekomi-waza, of Kodokan Judo, Kuzure k ...

* Various Gi chokes

Included systems

Systems: *

Judo Lists Like many other martial arts, Kodokan judo provides lists of techniques students must learn to earn rank. For a more complete list of judo techniques by technique classification, including Japanese kanji, see the article judo techniques. Ukemi (b ...

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The Canon Of Judo The Canon of Judo is a book that was originally published in 1956, and written by Kodokan 10th dan, Kyuzo Mifune (1883-1965). The book covers almost all of the Kodokan recognized techniques, adds variations and new techniques, including Do-Jime in ...

Judo technique This is a list of judo techniques. They are categorized into throwing techniques (''nage-waza''), grappling techniques (''katame-waza''), body-striking techniques (''atemi-waza)'', blocks and parries (''uke-waza''), receiving/breakfall techni ...

Similar techniques, variants, and aliases

English aliases: *Broken upper four quarter hold down *Broken top four corner hold Variants: *Sankaku gatame(三角固) Similar: * Kami-Shiho-Gatame

Technique description

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Similar techniques, variants, and aliases

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