Tate-Shiho-Gatame is one of the seven mat holds, Osaekomi-waza, of Kodokan Judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

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In grappling terms, it is categorized as a mounted position.

Technique description

Graphic from http://judoinfo.com/techdrw.htm

Exemplar Videos:

Demonstrated from http://www.judoinfo.com/video6.htm

Instructional Video

Known as the full mount in MMA. You sit astride your opponent knees up high under armpits to avoid being bucked or alternatively lying on top of your opponent grapevining their legs with your own whilst your arms act as stabilisers and your chest smothering their airways. When the opponent weakens from exhaustion/asphyxiation one should then consider the following options.

The high armpit position allows transition to armbars the other to various choke holds.

Included systems

Systems:

• Kodokan
  Kodokan
  , or the Kodokan Institute, is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. Literally, kō means "to lecture" or "to spread information," dō means "the way," and kan is "a public building or hall," together translating roughly as "a place for the study or promotion of the way." The Kodokan was...
  
   Judo
  Judo
  is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
  
  , Judo Lists

Lists:

• The Canon of Judo
• Judo technique
  Judo technique
  This page is a list of judo techniques. There are a variety of techniques recognized by Kodokan judo and other budō . Below is a partial list, organized by technique type and alphabetically within type....
  
  
• Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Theory and Technique

Upa

Upa is described as a technique onto itself in the book Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Theory and Technique, and demonstrated in the video Gracie_Jiu-Jitsu_Basics_Vol.1.
It is also part of the movement described as the cross lock (juji-jime) defense method in the book The Canon of Judo.

Elbow escape

"The elbow escape from the mounted position" is described in the book Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Theory and Technique,
and demonstrated in the video Gracie_Jiu-Jitsu_Basics_Vol.1.

Kuzure-Tate-Shiho-Gatame

The Canon of Judo lists a variation as a separate technique, where tori

Tori (martial arts)

is a term used in Japanese martial arts to refer to the executor of a technique in partnered practice. The term "tori" comes from the verb , meaning "to take", "to pick up", or "to choose"....

 secures one of uke's arms instead of uke's neck, as demonstrated in the above animation, while holding onto the belt.

Others

English aliases:

• Horizontal four quarter hold

Variants:

• Double Arm Tate-Shiho-Gatame
• Head Lock Tate-Shiho-Gatame
• Reverse Head Lock Tate-Shiho-Gatame
• Arm Hold Tate-Shiho-Gatame
• Thigh on Shoulder/Arm Hold Tate-Shiho-Gatame