Yoko shiho gatame

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

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.

Included systems
Systems: Lists:
 * Kodokan Judo, Judo Lists
 * The Canon Of Judo
 * Judo technique

Similar techniques, variants, and aliases
English aliases: Variants:
 * Side four quarter hold
 * Side lock pin
 * Side locking four-corner hold
 * 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