tate-shiho-gatame; vertical four-quarter hold
A judo pinning technique where the attacker holds the opponent from the side, controlling the upper body and one leg. Compare 横四方固め (yoko-shiho-gatame), the horizontal four-quarter hold.
See also: 横四方固め (よこしほうがため)
He pinned his opponent with tate-shiho-gatame.
Tate-shiho-gatame is one of the judo holding techniques.
横四方固め is the horizontal four-quarter hold, where the attacker holds from the side with a different leg control. 縦四方固め is the vertical variant.
Standard kanji spelling for this judo hold.
Irregular okurigana variant; the standard spelling is 縦四方固め.
Compound of 縦 (tate, 'vertical'), 四方 (shihō, 'four directions'), and 固め (katame, 'hold, hardening'). The term is specific to judo terminology.