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Yoko-shiho-gatame

Learn the basics of Yoko-shiho-gatame and how to escape from it.

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What you will learn

  • Recognize the name Yoko-shiho-gatame
  • Understand the basic side-control idea
  • Recognize a basic escape idea

Terms in this lesson

Yoko-shiho-gatame

Side four-quarter hold

Mune-gatame

Chest hold

Osaekomi-waza

Holding techniques

Matte

Stop or wait

Curriculum context

Belt
White-Yellow Belt
Unit
Ne-Waza: Osaekomi-Waza Foundations
Learn groundwork, controlled pressure, Kesa and Yoko controls, and first throw-to-hold-down transitions.
Illustration of Mune-gatame, a side-control hold that uses the Yoko principle
Technique image: This Mune-gatame example uses the Yoko side-control principle: tori controls across uke's body with chest connection and a stable base.
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