Yoko shiho gatame

Judo technique

Yoko shiho gatame

Classification	Katame-waza
Sub classification	Osaekomi-waza
Grip	Side control
Kodokan	Yes
Technique name
Rōmaji	Yoko shiho gatame
Japanese	横四方固め
English	Side four quarter hold

Yoko-shiho-gatame (横四方固め) 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

Graphic from http://judoinfo.com/techdrw.htm

Exemplar Videos:

Demonstrated from 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

Submissions

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

References

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

External links

Judo techniques

Official
Kodokan
techniques

Nage-Waza
(throwing
techniques)

Dai Ikkyo	Deashi harai Hiza guruma Sasae tsurikomi ashi Uki goshi Osoto gari O goshi Ouchi gari Seoi nage
Dai Nikyo	Kosoto gari Kouchi gari Koshi guruma Tsurikomi goshi Okuriashi harai Tai otoshi Harai goshi Uchi mata
Dai Sankyo	Kosoto gake Tsuri goshi Yoko otoshi Ashi guruma Hane goshi Harai tsurikomi ashi Tomoe nage Kata guruma
Dai Yonkyo	Sumi gaeshi Tani otoshi Hane makikomi Sukui nage Utsuri goshi O guruma Soto makikomi Uki otoshi
Dai Gokyo	Osoto guruma Uki waza Yoko wakare Yoko guruma Ushiro goshi Ura nage Sumi otoshi Yoko gake
Habukareta-waza	Obi otoshi Seoi otoshi Yama arashi Osoto otoshi Daki wakare Hikikomi gaeshi Tawara gaeshi Uchi makikomi
Shinmeisho no waza	Morote gari Kuchiki taoshi Kibisu gaeshi Uchi mata sukashi Daki age Tsubame gaeshi Kouchi gaeshi Ouchi gaeshi Osoto gaeshi Harai goshi gaeshi Uchi mata gaeshi Hane goshi gaeshi Kani basami Osoto makikomi Kawazu gake Harai makikomi Uchi mata makikomi Sode tsurikomi goshi Ippon seoinage

Katame-waza
(pins and submissions)

Osaekomi-waza (pins)	Kuzure-kesa-gatame Hon-kesa-gatame Ushiro-kesa-gatame Kata-gatame Kami shiho gatame Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame Yoko shiho gatame Tate-shiho-gatame Kesa-gatame
Shime-waza (chokes and strangles)	Nami-juji-jime Gyaku-juji-jime Kata-juji-jime Hadaka-jime Okuri-eri-jime Kata-ha-jime Do-jime Sode-guruma-jime Kata-te-jime Ryo-te-jime Tsukkomi-jime Sankaku-jime Ura-juji-jime
Kansetsu-waza (joint locks)	Ude-garami Ude-hishigi-juji-gatame Ude-hishigi-ude-gatame Ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame Ude-hishigi-waki-gatame Ude-hishigi-hara-gatame Ashi-garami Ude-hishigi-ashi-gatame Ude-hishigi-te-gatame Ude-hishigi-sankaku-gatame

Kata

Kodokan kata	Go-no-kata Itsutsu-no-kata Ju-no-kata Katame-no-kata Kime-no-kata Kodokan Goshin Jutsu Kodokan Joshi Goshin-Ho Koshiki-no-kata Nage-no-kata Seiryoku Zen'yo Kokumin Taiiku no Kata
Non-Kodokan Japanese kata	Go-no-sen-no-kata Katame-waza ura-no-kata Nage-Ura-no-kata Nanami-no-kata Kaeshi-no-kata
Non-Japanese kata	Budokwai Goshin jutsu Hikomi no Kata Hoho kata Kansetsu no kata Kyushin-no-kata Renraku-no-kata Rensa-no-kata