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 The north–south position and kami-shiho-gatame. | |
| Classification | Position |
| Style | Jujutsu,Judo,Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, |
| AKA | North/South, Four Quarter, Kami-Shiho-Gatame |
| Escapes | CirclingBridge /Roll-over |
In combat sports, thenorth–south position (also known asnorth/south orfour quarter) is aground grappling position where one combatant is supine, with the other combatant invertedly lying prone on top, normally with their head over the bottom combatant's chest. The north–south position is adominant position, where the top combatant can apply effectivestrikes such asknee strikes to the head, or easily transition into variousgrappling holds or more dominant positions. Transitioning intoside control can be done by first switching into a particular hold known asushiro-kesa-gatame (後袈裟固) orreverse scarf hold, where the chest points to the side, and the opponent's arm is controlled similarly tokesa-gatame. Thenorth–south choke is employed exclusively from this position.
Kami shiho gatame (上四方固, "upper four quarter hold down"), and its variationskuzure kami shiho gatame (崩上四方固, "broken upper four quarter hold down"), are the most commonpinning holds applied from the north–south position incombat sports using agi[citation needed]. Kami shiho gatame involves pinning the opponent's arms to his or her side, typically by grabbing the opponent's belt and using the arms to press the arms of the opponent inwards. Kuzure-kami-shiho-gatame is similar, except that one or both arms of the opponent aren't pinned to the side, but can be controlled by for instance pinning them in between an upper arm and a knee.
Kami shiho gatame is one of the seven mat holds,Osaekomi-waza,of KodokanJudo.In grappling terms,it is categorized as anorth–south hold.
Shiho gatame is also one of the 25 techniques ofDanzan Ryu'sconstriction arts,Shimete, list.
Graphicfromhttp://judoinfo.com/techdrw.htm
A straight overthrow naturally leads to kami shiho gatame.
Exemplar Videos:Demonstratedfromhttps://web.archive.org/web/20060913144731/http://www.abbotsfordjudo.com/techniques/5thkyu.htmInstructional Video
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