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- From: jfrost@crash.cts.com (Julian Frost)
- Subject: Re: Finishing techniques
- Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA
- Date: 30 Dec 92 10:18:25 PST
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.101825.1589@crash>
- References: <1992Dec29.004930.13723@cbfsb.cb.att.com> <1hs071INNlkv@pith.uoregon.edu>
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- In article <1hs071INNlkv@pith.uoregon.edu> toman@bovine.uoregon.edu (J. Toman) writes:
- >the word 'corruption' is a bit strong for me. The problem with working
- >kote gaeshi at the wrist is that it doesn't affect the uke's center.
- >You can stand there and thrash on one wrist, but if they still have
- >their balance they can attack with the other hand.
-
- Arrgggh!!! What a load of bunk!! Think back to first principles of
- Aikido, Guys!! Number 1, get off the line of attack, Number 2, Break
- Uke's BALANCE (by extending his motion), Number 3,....
-
- If you don't practise with Numbers 1 & 2 in mind, you'll NEVER be able
- to get ANY aikido technique to work! YOU should ALWAYS be attacking
- uke's center, whether you grapb the wrist, forearm, elbow, or
- whatever! If you can't do this, that's fine, you (like me) need more
- training, but don't say that what is being taught is a corruption! It
- isn't!
-
-
- >Working it on the kote , which I was taught is about half of the forearm
- >starting at the wrist, forces the affected elbow in towards the centerline,
- >which causes all sorts of postural changes in ukes shoulders and spine
- >and (you guessed it) strongly affects uke's center. The hand (and the wrist
- >between the hand and kote) is just used as a crank, useful but not necessary.
- >It's more difficult to counter this because it's draws more of uke's body
- >into the technique.
-
- See above! If you're using the wrist correctly, his center WILL be
- affected in the way you describe. Practise, practise, practise!!
-
- My aikido is not perfect, never said (or thought) it was. But let's
- try to be true to the real thing! Find a teacher who studied under O
- Sensei, and do what he shows! If there isn't such a Sensei near you,
- find a long time student of one (someone who doesn't corrupt
- techniques because s/he doesn't "like" the technique, or "can't do it
- well"). Julian
-