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Ushiro-kesa-gatame

Also called kesa gatame, headlock position

Chest across chest with the head wrapped: judo's oldest pin, heavy on the ribs, rich in armlocks — and a room every grappler must know how to leave.

OfficialKodokan — 後袈裟固の逃れ方 / Ushiro-kesa-gatame Escapes

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Canon: the Kodokan 100 (68 nage-waza, 32 katame-waza; IJF/Kodokan classification) · Daigo, Kodokan Judo Throwing Techniques · Kashiwazaki