I never use wrist techniques

I noticed I never use wrist techniques. I'm more likely to use udegaeshi than kotegaeshi. I just thought that was strange since Aikido is famous for it's wrist techniques.

That might just be a personal preference. I noticed I used to sometimes slip up into nikkyo. I rarely if ever ever end up using other wrist technique like kotegaeshi or arm locks like udegaeshi but udegaeshi is nice to know if nikkyo fails

In emptyhand context, most wrist control techniques are low-percentage.This is in part why Aikido is not considered to be a particularly practical system for modern-day self-defense.

Aleksey Nikolaevich wrote: In emptyhand context, most wrist control techniques are low-percentage.This is in part why Aikido is not considered to be a particularly practical system for modern-day self-defense.

I never thought of wrist techniques to be ineffective. I just never use them in randori or competition. Usually I use elbow techniques or atemi waza. I've had shihonage used effective on me in randori. Shihonage is really a wrist technique.

Eric Jones wrote: I never thought of wrist techniques to be ineffective. I just never use them in randori or competition. Usually I use elbow techniques or atemi waza. I've had shihonage used effective on me in randori. Shihonage is really a wrist technique.

You have many ideas that would be sorted out by one sparring session with a Judoka.

I've used Tomiki against people in Judo randori for shits and giggles. Even yudansha. What's your point?

One of our club members attended a seminar and watched a sandan test, supervised by Saotome sensei. For the randori portion, the woman did no techniques but simply evaded all attacks. The shihan stood up and applauded. Most took this to be a good sign for her test results.

Eric Jones wrote: I've used Tomiki against people in Judo randori for shits and giggles. Even yudansha. What's your point?

Are you claiming that you've taken down Judo black belts with wristlocks?