From Wikipedia - Reading time: 6 min
| Ashi garami | |
|---|---|
Illustration of Ashi-Garami leglock | |
| Classification | Katame-waza |
| Sub classification | Kansetsu-waza |
| Targets | Leg |
| Kodokan | Yes |
| Technique name | |
| Rōmaji | Ashi-Garami |
| Japanese | 足緘 |
| English | Leg entanglement |
Ashi garami (足緘) is a joint lock in judo that targets an opponent's leg.[1] It is one of the official 29 grappling techniques of Kodokan Judo. It is one of the nine joint techniques of the Kansetsu-waza list, one of the three grappling lists in Judo's Katame-waza enumerating 29 grappling techniques.[2][3][4] Ashi garami is one of the four forbidden techniques, Kinshi-waza.[2]