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Old 12-13-2004, 07:06 AM   #11
David Humm
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Re: traditional yokomenuchi sankyo

I teach Sankyo as a continuation of Ikkyo, as I do Nikyo, Yonkyo and eventually Gokyo.

I prefer to have my uke face down (or as near damn it) before looking to immobilise. For me, this means I have taken his/her posture and I'm in control.

In so far as the question of this thread is concerned:

Omote:- Making a partial backfoot irimi tenkan, atemi to head. Collecting uke's arm (now essentially in ai-hanmi position) rotating hips and cutting uke down as if for ikkyo, hand change for sankyo once uke is all but prone.

Ura:- Making strong front foot irimi, atemi to head. Collecting uke's arm (allowing for relative body position, this is again essentially ai-hanmi position) making full tenkan cutting uke to the floor. Again hand change once uke is prone.

Dave
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