japanese
ashi
foot or leg
A term that refers to the foot or leg in judo.
ashi garami
leg entanglement
A leg entanglement position in jiu-jitsu that can be used for attacking the legs.
de ashi barai
forward foot sweep
A forward foot sweep in judo.
hadaka jime
naked choke
A chokehold that uses the arms to apply pressure to the opponent's neck. 'Naked' because it doesn't use the gi.
harai
sweep
A technique that sweeps the opponent's leg(s) out from under them.
harai goshi
sweeping hip throw
A hip throw in judo that uses sweeping motion to unbalance and throw the opponent.
hiza guruma
knee wheel
A judo technique where you sweep the opponent's knee in a circular motion.
Juji Gatame
Armbar
A cross arm lock in jiu-jitsu that involves hyperextending the opponent's arm.
kake
execution
The final phase of a judo throw, where the throw is completed.
kami shiho gatame
upper four directional hold
A judo hold-down technique where you pin the opponent on their back. North-south in BJJ.
kansetsu
joint lock
A term that refers to a joint lock in judo.
karami
entanglement
A term that refers to an entanglement or wrapping.
kari
reap
A term that refers to a reap in judo.
kata guruma
shoulder wheel
A technique where you lift and roll the opponent over your shoulder.
katagatame
shoulder hold
Head and arm choke in BJJ.
koshi
hip
A term that refers to the hip, often used in the names of judo throws.
koshi guruma
hip wheel
A hip wheel technique where you use your hips to throw the opponent in a circular motion.
kuruma
wheel
A term that refers to a wheel in judo.
kuzushi
off-balance
A principle of judo that involves breaking the opponent's balance.
mata
thigh
A term that refers to the thigh in judo.
nage
throw
A term that refers to a throw in judo.
o
big
A term that refers to something big or large.
o goshi
major hip throw
A judo hip throw where you lift the opponent using your hip.
o soto gari
major outer reap
A judo throw where the opponent's leg is reaped from the outside.
osae
pin
A term that refers to a pin or hold in judo.
otoshi
drop
A term that refers to a drop in judo.
sankaku
triangle
San is three, kaku is angle.
sankaku jime
triangle choke
A chokehold that uses the legs to apply pressure to the opponent's neck.
shime
strangle
A term that refers to a strangle or choke in judo.
sode guruma jime
sleeve wheel choke
A collar choke where you use the sleeve to apply pressure to the opponent's neck. Called Ezequiel in Portuguese or Ezekiel in English.
soto
outside
A term that refers to the outside of something.
sumi gaeshi
corner reversal
A judo throw where you use your body to reverse the opponent's throw. Called butterfly guard sweep in BJJ.
tai
body
A term that refers to the body in judo.
tai otoshi
body drop
A body drop throw in judo where the opponent's balance is broken forward.
tate shiho gatame
vertical four directional hold
A judo hold-down technique where you pin the opponent on their back. Full mount in BJJ.
tomoe nage
circle throw
A sacrifice throw in judo where you pull the opponent into a rolling circle motion.
uchi
inside
A term that refers to the inside of something.
uchi mata
inner thigh throw
A technique where you use your inner thigh to throw the opponent over.
portuguese
berimbolo
scramble
A technique popularised by the Mendes brothers that involves inverting and rolling under the opponent to take their back.
de la riva
A guard position popularized by Ricardo De La Riva, characterized by a hook on the outside of the opponent's leg.
Ezequiel
A collar choke where you use the sleeve to apply pressure to the opponent's neck. The name of this choke hold comes from a famous Brazilian judo olympian by the name of Ezequiel Paraguassú. Often writen as Ezekiel in English, it comes from judo and in japanese is called Sode Guruma Jime.
mata leão
lion killer
A rear naked choke.
ompoloplata
scapula
A shoulder lock that combines elements of an omoplata and an armbar.
toreada
bullfighter
A guard pass where you move the opponent's legs to the side and pass to the other side.
