Alias · Leg Entanglements
Spinning under entry
Also known as Imanari Roll — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: Alternative descriptive term emphasising the movement pattern.
Descriptive — the spin-under imanari entry
Spinning under entry is a descriptive name for the imanari roll — naming the spin underneath the opponent that carries the attacker into a leg entanglement.
Etymology. “Spinning under” describes the rotational dive beneath the opponent’s base; “entry” frames it as the way into a leg lock. The label foregrounds the underneath spin where “imanari” names it for a competitor.
Mechanics. The spin arrives controlling the line of the target leg: as the attacker rotates underneath, the hips capture and dictate where the leg can travel, so the roll ends with the leg’s line owned rather than merely passed through.
Cross-reference. “Imanari entry” and “Rolling leg lock entry” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Imanari Roll.