Kokyunage - (Hiji)
C. Matrasko enters the
attack by striking the attacker, stepping into his area, and
redirecting him using irimi. The strike is forces him off-center and
he turns away. The movement continues using the attacker's own arm
against him to redirect his own movement to the ground. When her
body gets close to the attacker's center, the nage drops of her own
one-point and slides forward. A pathway is opened for the nage to
redirect the uke's body downwards.
As usual, in Aikido
practice - physical strength and speed is not a factor in effective
Kokyunage is a movement based on the
and direction of the attacker. The idea is to keep yourself and your
attacker moving in a forward direction.
Katatetori Kokyunage (Variation
The beauty of Aikido is that you can vary moves,
just as long as you keep within the Aikido principles of redirection and adjustment.
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