Uke rises to his toes. He shouts and attempts to strike Tori's forehead with the palm of his right hand (fig. 1). The purpose of this attack is to break Tori's neck.
Tori deflects the blow with both his hands in the following way (fig. 2):
- Tori puts his right palm close to Uke's hand. The left thumb is pointing downwards.
- Tori puts his left palm high up on Uke's right upper arm, close to Uke's armpit. Tori first turns his left palm upwards, with the thumb pointing forward. Then he twists his hand so that the left thumb points downward. (At first, it feels rather awkward, but it is more natural when you continue with the technique.)
- Tori's right thumb is on the right side of Uke's wrist.
- Tori's left thumb is on the left side of Uke's armpit.
Tori shouts and kicks Uke in his stomach (fig. 3).
Tori turns 180 degrees to his right and throws Uke down on his stomach. (fig. 4) Uke lands on his stomach. He faces to his left. He bends his left arm and left leg, so that his left elbow and left knee almost meet. The purpose for Uke's position is to show that Uke is not a dead body. He is defending himself.
Tori presses Uke's right arm against the ground. Uke's palm is upwards at first.Tori then turns Uke's arm so that Uke's palm is downwards, to the mat. Tori moves forwards on his knees (first left, then right). At the same time, he moves Uke's arm in front of him. This means that Uke's arm is moved towards the direction of Uke's head. Tori moves his left knee on top of Uke's elbow and he pulls Uke's wrist upwards (fig. 5). This is a very strong armlock, so be careful!
Uke taps on the mat with his left hand.
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