Kansetsu-Waza 関節技

Joint Lock Techniques

Kansetsu-Waza are joint locking techniques applied in ne-waza. Under IJF competition rules, only elbow joint attacks are permitted (shoulder locks like Ude-Garami/Kimura are allowed in practice but restricted in some competition rulesets). Juji-Gatame (armbar) is the foundational kansetsu-waza and the most commonly used submission in both judo and BJJ.