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- From: GMS@psuvm.psu.edu (Gerry Santoro - CAC/PSU)
- Newsgroups: rec.martial-arts
- Subject: Re: Kotegaeshi (wrist/forearm technique)
- Message-ID: <92366.163212GMS@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 21:32:12 GMT
- References: <1992Dec30.160622.10791@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
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- >In article <1hpqd6INNon2@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu>
- > Kote gaeshi, as widely practiced, relies on pain and a fairly hard
- > cranking effort, which is indicative of inferior technique. Find
- > a person with, say, a rubber wrist, and I'll bet dollars to donuts
- > that the KG as commonly practiced will not succeed, leaving the
- > practitioner in an unenviable position :(.
-
- Not necessarily. If the initial evade is done properly, the nage is in an
- excellent position to initiate other manuvers to redirect uke. I agree that
- standard Kote Gaeshi, as practiced, will not necessarily work well against
- a street punch. However, (at least at my 2'nd kyu level of practice), we
- do it to develop control and drop uke gently.
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- It is not hard for me to see how a mixture of the initial kote gaeshi
- evade, followed by a sayo-nage (actually a kokyo-nage) or a non-aikido
- elbow-to-face, would effectively drop an attacker. The purpose of the
- technique (IMHO) is to learn feel and control. Application comes later and
- depends on the situation.
-
- One question we always get from new students is how kote gaeshi would work
- against a boxer executing jabs. My response is that it wouldn't. But if the
- principles are completely internalized, the nage should be able to control
- distance (mai-ai) to the degree that the uke is forced to extend, or at
- least into an unexpected position from which a proper response could be
- delivered.
-
- Of course a good low knee-kick works wonders also! (:-)
-
- gerry santoro
- academic computing/speech communication
- penn state university
- Aikido Kokikai Penn State - faculty advisor
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