cross choke; half cross choke
A judo choking technique where one arm crosses the opponent's neck and the other reinforces the grip, often applied from a side or half-guard position.
He won by ippon with a cross choke in the match.
The cross choke is a technique where you grip the opponent's collar deeply and then apply the choke.
十字締め is a symmetrical cross choke using both arms equally, while 片十字締め uses one arm as the main choking arm and the other as support, often from a different angle.
Compound of 片 (kata, 'one side') + 十字 (jūji, 'cross') + 締め (jime, 'choke'), describing a one-sided cross choke in judo.