Judo term
Kata-juji-jime
- Pronunciation
- kah-tah joo-jee jee-meh
- Meaning
- Half cross choke
In Judo
Kata-juji-jime is the half cross choke with one palm facing upward and the other facing downward.
How to recognize it
Recognize crossed arms with unlike hand orientations and the palm-down forearm across uke's collar line.
Don't mix it up
Mixed hand orientation
Kata combines one Nami-like and one Gyaku-like grip. The other Juji-jime forms use two matching hand orientations.