Americana

Also known as

Other names for this technique. Linked entries have their own glossary pages; non-linked entries (typically foreign-script forms) are surfaced for discovery only.

• Figure-four (top version) descriptive — distinguishing from kimura
• Keylock colloquial — common in wrestling contexts
• Paintbrush colloquial — from painting the mat with the opponent's hand; older catch and sambo usage
• Ude garami (outside) Japanese — arm entanglement, outside/external rotation variant
• V-lock colloquial — named for the V shape of the submission angle