Christmas Techniques. Grabs & Locks.

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Neck Grab.

We have here a selection of grabs and locks. We had hired a female model to play the part of Tori but she did not turn up.
It now looks as if a pensioner is beating up a little boy! We could always say its Father Christmas without the beard having a go at an ungrateful kid who happens to know Jitsu

Uke(Sensei John Harquail) grabs Tori(Robert Lecomber Junior 1st Dan) with a view of hitting him.

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The first thing Tori has to do is to give Uke an atemi strike. This makes Uke relax his grip and distracts him.
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This then enables Tori to grab Uke by his right wrist pull it away from his neck.
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Then duck under his arm and by placing his hand on Uke’s elbow and then pushes Uke’s arm down to the floor.
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As he is pushing the elbow down he is also pushing Uke's wrist back on itself.

The choices then are to hold Uke down in a lock or to finish off with a kick
Under The Arms Grab

For those who come to Jitsu for the first time we always give a range of techniques and finishes from minimum finishing force to maximum if someone is trying to seriously injure you

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Tori is being grabbed from behind with a view of pulling him backwards or he has a mate steaming in from the front. Unfortunately Uke has left Tori with a few weapons at his disposal. He could head-butt Uke, stamp on his foot or smack him in the groin or....
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....in this case smacks Uke on the back of his wrist this causes him to again relax his grip. We are working on the principle that the brain cannot hold on tight and experience pain at the same time something has to give and in normal circumstances pain always wins.
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By placing his thumbs on the back of Uke’s hand and twisting outwards, Tori causes Uke’s body to also twist.
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Pushing Uke's fingers towards Uke will cause him in an attempt to get out of the pain to go down to the floor.

[ In these pictures Tori should have Uke's wrist closer to Tori’s Hara or midriff for maximum control and effect.]
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All that remains is for Tori to finish off with that optional kick
Shoulder grab

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Uke has grabbed Tori by the shoulder with a view of pulling Tori around and punching him.
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Tori turns & puts his hand up to defend against the punch, but at the same time is sliding his left arm over Uke’s right arm
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Tori, wraps his left arm around uke's right arm, making sure to come under his elbow.

This causes Uke's body to twist to escape the pain.















Tori emphasises the twist by putting his right arm on Uke's right shoulder and then, puts the lock on by placing his left hand onto his right arm.

This lock will be recognised as what we call, Arm-lock number 1 but this time from the inside.

The technical name is Kannuki Gatame (Inside bolt-lock)


A finish off could be going into Osoto Gari.
Or before Uke’s balance is taken backwards Tori moves into seo-otoshi.
Wrist-Lock Number One Kote-Gaeshi- wrist turn out

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It looks as if Tori is going to get a right punch from Father Christmas something to do with lighting a fire!!
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Little does he know that Tori is a junior 1st Dan. Tori gets an atemi in first.

At the same time grabs Uke’s wrist placing his thumb on the back and twisting the wrist outwards.

Then still with the thumbs on the back of Uke’s hand and hold it close to his hara he directs Uke’s fingers towards the ground.
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Uke will go down to the ground and finishing off could be holding him there with the lock still on or doing something else so that Uke will not get up, giving Tori time to make a quick exit. No toys for him next year!
Strangle Against a Wall

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The game is up for Tori. The old git has got the hump on and has pinned Tori against the wall to strangle him. This is possibly the only way you can strangle someone with outstretched arms unless they were lying on the floor.
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Tori gives the atemi strike to weaken Uke’s grip. Tori then does an action with his hands, which we call “one up one, one down”. He pushes one of Uke’s arms upwards and one downwards.
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As he pushes up and down Tori turns his body out from the wall and pushes Uke into the wall headfirst. It is not only Rudolph who has the red nose


Happy Christmas and Happy New Year 2006.

Thanks to Robert Lecomber Junior 1stDan for Tori and Matthew Harquail for the Photo Shoot.


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Irime Nage
O-Soto-Gari
Hair Grab (Defense Against - Advanced)
Hair Grab (Defense Against)
Seo Nage
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