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Gyaku Kote

August 6, 2008 on 9:08 am | In Shorinji Kempo | No Comments

Gyaku-Kote, keep the locked-wrist in your centre-line. From mid-sternum, roll it in a small circle, and downwards to navel-level, keeping it in the centre the whole time and not pulling it to the left or right. This is not a throw technique, you’re not using your strength to push the opponent to the ground. You’re just bending the wrist, and his shoulder should drop on its own.

After the take-down, one foot under the shoulder, the other foot forward and lateral. Grasp the hand with: your 3rd & 4th finger on his thenar muscles, and your thenar muscle between his 1st & 2nd carpal bone. With the wrist grasped and locked thus, his fingers will be loose and open. Now ‘help’ him bend his fingers into a fist.

Tsuki-Ten Ichi, after the Uwa-uke, the leading side torso is deliberately left forward & open to entice the opponent. When the follow-up attack comes, then the torso is pulled back and the attack blocked with Uchi-uke & Shita-uke. After ‘pulling’ back the exposed side, you should be back in the normal & natural fighting stance. Do not pull so far back that your hips become incorrectly positioned to counter-attack with a kick.