Ashi garami

Not to be confused with Ashi guruma.

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]

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

See also

• The Canon Of Judo
• Joint lock
• Leglocks