Joint Lock Techniques (Kansetsu-waza)

Joint manipulation

Applicable Phases: Ground Phase

Techniques (24)

Americana

A shoulder lock applied from mount or side control, where the arm is folded and rotated outward.

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Arm Bar

A fundamental joint lock that hyperextends the opponent's elbow joint by isolating their arm betwee…

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Ashi Garami

Ashi Garami is a leg entanglement technique in Judo that targets the knee joint by entangling the o…

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Banana Split

A hip-crank submission applied from truck/half-back position. The attacker traps the opponent's nea…

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Baratoplata

An armlock that's a variation of the omoplata that rotates the shoulder differently

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Calf Slicer

A compression lock that uses the shin bone to apply pressure to the calf muscle

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Crotch Ripper

A rotational hip lock applied from the truck/half-back position, closely related to Banana Split bu…

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Electric Chair

A dual-purpose technique from the Lockdown (10th Planet leg-weave half guard variant). The attacker…

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Goth Lock

A leg-assisted americana (shoulder lock) — also called a leg americana — attacked from underneath s…

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Heel Hook

A leg lock that attacks the knee by twisting the heel

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Kimura

A fundamental shoulder lock submission that targets the shoulder joint through rotational pressure …

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North-South External Shoulder Lock (Trab Lock / Scorpion Lock)

An external-rotation shoulder lock from the north-south / reverse scarf-hold position, entered via …

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