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Old 05-30-2016, 05:33 AM   #18
Demetrio Cereijo
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Re: "Sly's combative concepts"

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Igor Vojnović wrote: View Post
At 8:20 i have to admit that i haven't seen that type of grab in Aikido before, again he transitions to much, i haven't seen that type of interlocking that he shows and i don't like the way he does it with the index fingers, he could have just wen't a basic palm over palm grip. At 11:30 he uses the same grip for the hip throw,
The interlocking is legit, and in some cases more useful than the classic palm over palm or gable grip but he's doing it wrong. It seems to me he is more interested in looking cool than in effective and efficient movement. Image over substance, a very common problem in Aikido.
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