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Kuzure Kesa Gatame
Kuzure Kesa Gatame means Modified Scarf Hold. It is a judo pinning technique (osaekomi-waza).
This term appears on the Gokyu level of the official USJA rank exam.
Word by word
Judo technique names are modular — break the name into its parts and it reads like a sentence:
| Kuzure | modified / broken (variation) |
|---|---|
| Gatame | hold |
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