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Old 10-02-2010, 02:06 AM   #25
L. Camejo
 
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Re: Shiho-nage pin and joint lock

All these "versions" of shi ho nage aka tenkai kotegaeshi are very interesting.

But does anyone have any principles that would govern the correct execution of the waza?

Specific details always change during the application of technique. The principles however tend to stay the same. I've found that maintaining kuzushi at all times and locking of the attacker's spine so that he is planted to the ground throughout the technique are critical regardless of the version of the waza used.

Regarding the OP's question - knee on ribcage with shoulder or wrist crank works well ime. From my understanding however, our pins were designed to hold the attacker in position long enough to end the conflict using a strike or a weapon, not to hold them indefinitely as if in a Judo match.

Aikido pins offer the mobility to quickly finish or disengage if needed to deal with other potential multiple threats, they are not the same as ne waza pins where one sacrifices ones footing and standing mobility to maintain positional dominance imho. Keeping ones vertical balance is a key principle of Aikido imho.

Just some thoughts.

LC

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