Judo term

Gyaku-kesa-gatame: Judo Meaning

Pronunciation: gyah-koo keh-sah gah-tah-meh
Meaning: Reverse scarf hold

In Judo

Gyaku-kesa-gatame is a reverse scarf-hold family position related to Kesa-gatame.

Illustration of a reverse scarf-hold position in the Kesa-gatame family — Technique image: Gyaku-kesa-gatame reverses the scarf-hold angle from the Kesa-gatame family while keeping body connection and upper-body control.

Lessons that teach this

Gyaku-kesa-gatame

Learn the basics of Gyaku-kesa-gatame and its relationship to Kesa-gatame.

Review

Review the application topics from this unit.