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The Juji Gatame Encyclopedia: Comprehensive Applications of the Cross-Body Armlock (Hardcover)

by Steve Scott

Full Color Photographs. Juji gatame is the pinnacle of armlocks. It remains the most consistently used joint lock in many grappling sports including judo, sambo, jujitsu, submission grappling, BJJ, and MMA. Athletes and coaches around the world use and respect this game-ending armlock.

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SKU:
B9015
Release date: 
November 1, 2022
Hardcover: 432 pages
Dimensions: 
11 × 8.5 × 1 in
ISBN: 9781594399015
Printing: Color
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Juji gatame remains the most consistently used joint lock in many grappling sports including judo, sambo, jujitsu, submission grappling, BJJ, and MMA. Athletes and coaches around the world use and respect this game-ending armlock.

Juji gatame was not widely popular until the 1960s, when the sambo grapplers of the former Soviet Union began their innovations with Japanese armlocks and groundfighting. With great success, they took their opponents to the mat, submitting them with never-before-seen applications of juji gatame techniques.

This comprehensive manual organizes juji gatame into four primary application.

  • Spinning juji gatame
  • Back roll juji gatame
  • Head roll juji gatame
  • Hip roll juji gatame

Steve Scott carefully breaks down the basics, analyzes the structure, and offers hundreds of variations so you can successfully win with juji gatame, even under stress.

  • A logical and systematic teaching method—for easy learning
  • A functional perspective showing hundreds of variations—your options
  • Juji gatame unbiased—inviting all grappling styles
  • Thousands of photographs—in action

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About the Author

Steve Scott

Steve Scott is a professional judo, sambo and jujitsu coach residing in Kansas City, Missouri.  He was born in 1952 and is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He holds 8th dan (Hachidan) rank in judo and 7th dan rank in shingitai jujitsu. Steve is the author of over a dozen published books on the subject of judo, sambo and other Martial Arts. Starting his judo career in 1965 and his sambo career in 1976, Steve has been active at all levels of competition, coaching and … More »