The Juji Gatame Encyclopedia

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.

This comprehensive manual organises juji gatame into four primary application types allowing for logical and easy learning. They are: Spinning juji gatame, Back roll juji gatame, Head roll juji gatame, and Hip roll juji gatame.

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 ground fighting. With great success, they took their opponents to the mat, submitting them with never-before-seen applications of juji gatame techniques.

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

This book features:

• 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