Submissions

Kesa Gatame Armlock

Trapping the far arm over the thigh and levering the elbow with the legs from scarf hold.

Also called scarf hold armlock, leg armlock from kesa, ude garami from kesa.

Where it shows up

5 resources

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Henry Akins' scarf-hold submissions, the far-arm traps that appear once they cannot bridge.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Knight Jiu-Jitsu's four best scarf-hold submissions, a good menu once you can hold kesa.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Knight Jiu-Jitsu's complete kesa gatame: the controls first, then the submissions.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Stephan Kesting's highest-percentage attacks from kesa gatame, including the far-arm trap over the thigh.

Gi & no-gi Intermediate

Tom Barlow on ude garami from kuzure kesa gatame, the bent-arm lock that appears when they try to frame the far arm.