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Old 10-26-2005, 04:10 AM   #6
Dazzler
Dojo: Bristol North Aikido Dojo
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Re: Nodo Tsuki - Throat Push

Sounds like a finger spear strike to jugular notch...or maybe an adaptation of an arc hand strike to trachea .

Applied with control these could create a push effect but to me this seems illogical.

Usually the finger spear is used to distract an opponent - perhaps when gripping both shoulders and pulling one in for a headbutt - then followed up with a chosen combination or takedown.

Arc hand is an out an out strike.

I'd see a push as simply an action to create distance, or to shock an overly aggressive verbal attacked who is closing the distance prior to escalating a confrontation.

If you can reach the throat to push I guess it would make a bigger impression that a shove to the chest.

Putting a weapons head on...maybe this is simply the name for the jo tsuki targetted at the throat?

Cheers

D
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