Imanari Roll

Transition · Standing

A rolling entry into a leg lock from standing, named after the Japanese fighter Masakazu Imanari. You roll diagonally over your shoulder in front of his lead leg and wrap it with your legs while still rolling: he falls and you land in ashi garami with access to the heel. It works when he stands upright and keeps his distance. Risky: a miss leaves you on your back under a standing opponent, so it is learned after the basic leg locks.

How to do it

  1. From distance, angle toward his lead leg — closer to it than to his centre.
  2. Step in close and start rolling diagonally over your shoulder, never over the head and neck.
  3. While still rolling, wrap his lead leg with your legs: one leg across the front of his thigh, the other behind his knee — the scissors.
  4. Scissor and use your body weight to cut the leg and bring him down to the mat.
  5. Lock ashi garami or the saddle, pull his knee tight to your hips and find the heel.
  6. Then the heel hook or another leg lock; control the knee first, attack second.

Key details

  • The roll goes diagonally over the shoulder, chin tucked.
  • The legs start the entanglement in the air, not after landing.
  • His leg must end up tight against your hips.
  • Knees together: a gap and he pulls the leg out.

Common mistakes

  • Rolling over the head. — It loads the neck and risks injury. — Roll over the shoulder, chin to the chest.
  • Rolling too far from the leg. — The legs do not reach and you are on your back under him. — Step in close first, then roll.
  • The legs do not close the entanglement. — He pulls the leg out and passes. — Scissor at once, knees together.

How to drill it

Shoulder rolls across the mat, then slow rolls onto a partner who stands still with the lead leg out, 3 × 5 each side.

Safety

Mats only. Learn the shoulder roll alone first. Heel hooks slowly, release at the first sign; check the competition rules — heel hooks are not allowed for every belt.

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