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Here we have a lovely hanegoshi springing hip throw! Want to discuss this blog post? Come find me on Facebook at my Mokuren Dojo FB...
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Someone asked me a while back to post what I consider to be pros and cons of aikido and judo – sort of what I like and dislike about aiki...
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It seems that Japanese arts (we'll take aikido as an example for this post) seem to have a different concept of posture than do Chinese ...
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Here is a good example of one phenomenon that I talked about at the seminar this past weekend. In these film clips, the point of view...
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Some folks like to characterize aikido as a circular martial art. Some folks like to talk about various styles that may be more (Aikikai, Ki...
Pat, I watched that a couple of times, but can't figure out how she choked the other gal. Was she leaning on the neck?
ReplyDeletecheck it out again. White's left hand is across Blue's neck holding the opposite lapel. White's right arm reaches around the far side of the body (hooking the leg is gravy) and holds the near lapel. As White walks around Blue's head it cinhes the collar against the artery and puts a lot of hip weight and leg strength on the other side of the head.
ReplyDeleteAhhh. Our Judo guy, Beard, was showing us a throw where you grab the collar of the gi and as you get into position for the throw it starts as a choke. Yikes!
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