Standing double wristlock

Standing double wristlock is the catch-wrestling name for the figure-four shoulder-rotation submission applied from the standing position — the upright variant of the same configuration BJJ calls the kimura, used as both a finishing attack and a takedown entry.

Etymology. “Double wristlock” is the catch-wrestling term for the figure-four grip configuration; “standing” specifies the application context — the attacker upright, with the opponent either standing or transitioning to the ground. The combined term is the catch-wrestling label for the standing variant, distinct from the ground-position double wristlock by virtue of the entry mechanics and the takedown opportunities the position creates. The terminology entered submission grappling through the catch lineage and remains active in catch-wrestling and pro-wrestling instructional vocabulary.

Mechanics. The figure-four grip isolates the target arm by removing it from the body’s defensive frame; from the standing position, the rotation can either be applied to finish the shoulder lock in place or used to redirect the opponent’s body for a takedown into a follow-up ground attack. The standing context adds an entry mechanism (the takedown threat) that the ground version doesn’t carry.

Cross-reference. BJJ and English-speaking no-gi use “standing kimura”; judo uses tachi-waza ude garami in some legacy contexts. Full mechanical coverage on Standing Kimura.