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Old 05-13-2010, 10:42 AM   #8
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Re: Need some pointers on Tenkan

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Michael McNamara wrote: View Post
I was learning a move involving Tenkan when we switched partners. I was paired with someone much bigger and stronger than I using Morote dori (Two hands grabbing one hand/wrist). He's pretty rigid and my Tenkan was difficult to execute. This was actually an eye opener for me.

Can anyone else here share a similar experience and advise how to make my Tenkan effective with a stronger opponent?
In the following link notice the relative position of Saito Sensei's elbow to his hand and to ukes grip. At first Saito's fingers are pointing down and his elbow is higher than his hand. After lowering his center his elbow is lower than his hand and his fingers are pointing up.

It is not a contest of your one arm against your opponents two arms. It is the movement of your center with your whole body moving as one.

Your initial movement is not to resist uke but to position yourself and break his balance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgIcPJYY9Qs

David

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