Yoko shiho gatame explained

Yoko shiho gatame
Class:	Katame-waza
Sub Class:	Osaekomi-waza
Grip:	Side control
Kodokan:	Yes
Romaji:	Yoko shiho gatame
Japanese:	横四方固め
English:	Side four quarter hold

is one of the seven mat holds, Osaekomi-waza, of Kodokan Judo. In grappling terms, it is categorized as a side control hold.

Technique description

Graphicfrom http://judoinfo.com/techdrw.htm

Exemplar Videos:

Demonstratedfrom https://web.archive.org/web/20060913144731/http://www.abbotsfordjudo.com:80/techniques/5thkyu.htm

Escapes

• Roll Away Yoko-Shiho-Gatame Escape
• Roll Inward (Turn On Knees) Yoko-Shiho-Gatame Escape
• Sankaku/Armbar Yoko-Shiho-Gatame Escape

Technique history

During Yasuhiro Yamashita’s winning streak of 203 consecutive victories in international competition in the 1970s and 1980s, yoko shiho gatame was his highest scoring single technique, securing victory in 45 of those contests.^[1]

Included systems

Systems:

• Kodokan Judo, Judo Lists

Lists:

• The Canon Of Judo
• Judo technique

Similar techniques, variants, and aliases

English aliases:

• Side four quarter hold
• Side lock pin
• Side locking four-corner hold

Variants:

• Second variation

Kyuzo Mifune also demonstrates a second variation of Yoko-Shiho-Gatame in the video, The Essence Of Judo, performed from a Stacking Guard Pass.

• Modified Yoko-Shiho-Gatame
• Mune Gatame
• Mune Atama Gatame
• Kata Osae Gatame

Notes and References

1. Wicks, Lance. "The Story of Yasuhiro Yamashita", judoinfo.com. Retrieved on 3 May 2019.