Knee-on-stomach
A dominant ground grappling position with a knee on the torso.
Knee-on-stomach (uki-gatame, 浮固, "floating hold" in budō) is a dominant ground grappling position where the top combatant places a knee on the bottom combatant's torso. It is typically obtained from side control and allows striking, transitions to holds, and easy disengagement.
Quick Facts
- Also known as
- Knee-on-belly
- knee-on-chest
- knee-ride
- knee mount and uki-gatame
- floating hold
- Neon Belly
- Classification
- Position
- Parent hold
- Side Control
- Child holds
- floating knee-on-belly, pressure knee-on-belly
- Attacks
- Striking, Armbar
- Counters
- Sweeps
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