Alias · Top Positions
Hip-out side control
Also known as Kesa Gatame — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: descriptive
Descriptive — the hips-out scarf-hold pin
Hip-out side control is a descriptive name for kesa gatame — naming the scarf hold by its hips-out orientation, sitting to the side of the opponent.
Etymology. “Hip-out” describes the attacker’s hips turned out to the mat beside the opponent rather than squared on top; “side control” names the pinning family. The label foregrounds the distinctive hip position of the scarf hold.
Mechanics. The pin eliminates space and transfers weight through the head-and-arm connection: wrapping the head and trapping an arm while the hips post wide drives the attacker’s weight down onto the opponent’s chest, leaving no gap to turn into, so the connection plus the wide base holds the opponent flat and controlled.
Cross-reference. Full mechanical coverage on Kesa Gatame.