Kesa Gatame Kubi Hishigi (Neck Crank) – Illustration
⛩️ Source
This illustration comes from Ma Méthode de Judo (My Method of Judo), originally published in 1951 by Mikinosuke Kawaishi—then Technical Director of the French Judo Federation and affiliated disciplines—with drawings by Jean Gailhat.
The illustration shows the sixth technique in the neck crank category (Kubi-Kansetsu-Waza), reproduced on pages 288–289 of the 1960 reedition (identical to the original manuscript).
🔖 Technique Notes
This is a translation of the manual’s technical description :
"Tori holds Uke in the first immobilization (Kesa Gatame).
He releases Uke’s collar and right arm, and his hands grasp each other according to the fundamental grip.
At the same time, with his legs spread wide enough to provide solid support, Tori leans forward to trap Uke’s head between his right arm from behind and his right pectoral from the front, against Uke’s right cheek.
His right arm then presses strongly “in a cross-collar fashion” behind Uke’s neck, whose head is already sharply turned to the left.
Tori continues his effort, coordinating both arms from his right to his left, completing this lateral rotation while arching backward to lift Uke’s head.
This creates both twisting and stretching of the vertebrae.
Note: The center of gravity for Tori’s effort here remains in his abdomen."
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