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Gyaku-kesa-gatame

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

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What you will learn

  • Recognize Gyaku-kesa-gatame as reverse scarf hold
  • Connect it to Kesa-gatame control
  • Recognize a basic escape idea

Terms in this lesson

Gyaku-kesa-gatame

Reverse scarf hold

Kesa-gatame

Scarf hold

Osaekomi-waza

Holding techniques

Matte

Stop or wait

Curriculum context

Belt
Yellow-Orange Belt
Unit
Applications
Learn Gyaku-kesa-gatame, defenses against turn-in throws, counters, and turnovers.
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.
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