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- From: jfrost@crash.cts.com (Julian Frost)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
- Subject: Re: Finishing techniques
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.225641.20615@crash>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 06:56:41 GMT
- References: <1992Dec29.004930.13723@cbfsb.cb.att.com> <1992Dec29.230528.17022@cs.mun.ca>
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- In article <1992Dec29.230528.17022@cs.mun.ca> matthew@cs.mun.ca (Matthew J. Newhook) writes:
- >osan@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (Mr. X) writes:
- >.... My right hand now either pushes the hand
- >towards the ground in a circular motion, or pushes the fingers into the
- >wrist. The latter being quite painful, and rather nasty, especially if
- >uke has already comitted to an 'over-the-top' breakfall.
- >
-
- Back to my earlier posting, regarding "Dangers In Falling"... if Uke
- is reacting to Nage's movements (ie Taking UKEMI), he should only be
- "comitted" to taking an *appropriate* ukemi. That is, if he has
- already decided what ukemi he is going to take, before he has had the
- technique applied to him, then he is *anticipating* and NOT doing
- correct ukemi (then he will get injured). Correct Ukemi implies
- reacting to what is happening in an appropriate manner (walking away
- is also ukemi of one kind, a backward roll is another, a "high fall"
- is yet another).
-
- >Now, whether or not _you_ choose to call this technique Kote Gaeshi is
- >of no concern to me. All of the Aikido clubs I have practiced with
- >(as well as the masters of the art) refer to this technique as kote
- >gaeshi, so I imagine for my general well being and lack of confusion
- >when _I_ practice it would be better for me to refer to this technique
- >as kote gaeshi.
- >
- >> -Andy V.
- Yes, I agree! Kote means wrist, Gaeshi means twist, so let's call it
- kote gaeshi!!
-
- Julian
-