Hadaka-Jime: The Core Technique for Practical Unarmed Combat by Moshe Feldenkrais

Author:Moshe Feldenkrais [Feldenkrais, Moshe]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Amazon: B06XJMQCLF
Publisher: Genesis II Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2017-03-09T22:00:00+00:00

Fig. 32

Fig. 33

Fig. 33b

Fig.33c

Fig. 34

STAND right in front of your opponent, facing him. Reach out your left hand, get hold of his right sleeve half way between his wrist and his elbow, at the same time stepping forward and slightly to your left with your left foot. Fig. 32 shows this accomplished.

Try the hold again, this time with a short pull on the grabbed sleeve towards your right and a larger step with your left foot behind the opponent, just skimming his body.

Start again, making sure you let go the sleeve at the end of your short pull to the right and lifting your right arm bent at right angles at the elbow. Fig. 33, naturally leading to Fig. 34, shows this in action. Clasp your hands as usual, your left forearm carefully placed on his shoulder in the way already learnt. Tighten your arms, pushing forward with your groins and you have learned how to secure the lock on a man who attacks facing you.

This short pull (Fig. 32) is not meant to be strong enough to pull the opponent forward. He may be so much heavier and stronger than yourself that it is impossible for you to achieve this. Moreover, this is not looked for. A man pulled in this way will always stiffen his body to resist. It is only meant to make sure that during the short interval while you are shifting your body on to your left foot (Fig. 33) your opponent is engaged in resisting your pull, i.e., he is not doing anything to interfere with your securing the advantageous position behind him.

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