scarf hold
A judo pinning technique where the top player wraps one arm around the opponent's head and the other under the near arm, controlling the upper body.
The scarf hold is one of the fundamental pinning techniques in judo.
He pinned his opponent with a scarf hold.
A pinning technique from the head side, controlling both arms and the head.
Standard spelling for this judo hold.
Irregular okurigana variant; less common but still encountered in martial arts contexts.
From 袈裟 (kesa, 'Buddhist monk's robe'), referring to the diagonal wrapping motion resembling how a robe is worn, and 固め (katame, 'hold, hardening').