Advanced Transition Techniques

Small class today so we worked on more advanced lock transitions.

Starting from a Shoman Strike we went into a Nikyu .  As the Shoman strike comes in it is important to perform a Tenkan to keep your distance from Uke and not get bowled over by the strike.  Your arm closest to their striking arm should be used a a wedge to allow the strike to slide past you as your outer hand comes around during your Tenkan and over the top of their arm as it slides down your other arm acting as a wedge.  As it passes down your inner arm the outer arm grasps onto their striking qrist and allows it to continue in a circular motion.  As the strike comes down you continue it around feed it into your inner arms hand where you will then apply the Nikyu and place your outer arm on their elbow to keep it bent as you apply the Nikyu by bending their wrist up and over towards their center.  It's important to keep your feet at a stable position and make sure to lean into their center with your center and your bend the wrist in.

After the Nikyu we transitioned into Sankyu.  With the hand applying the Nikyu you untwist your wrist so that your thumb it pointing upwards instead of horizontally.  This will bend their so that their palm is outwards and will allow for your arm that was resting on their elbow to come under their arm and grab on for the Sankyu grip.  When transitioning from Nikyu it's important to make this fast and not allow them any time to recover and stand up against you.  When you have the grip with your other hand the initial one can press their fingers out and towards the back of their hand to raise them up so you can apply the Sankyu.

Once you have them turning from the Sankyu make sure to keep their elbow elevated so they can't reverse on you with an elbow.  You can now use your free hand that was bending the fingers to apply pressure to their ribs while you continue the lock their hand to your chest and turn into their center to apply the Sankyu.

The next transition was into a Gokyu.  Whilst turning them you take your free hand and put your hand around their elbow.  Next you just draw their arm down towards you and lock their elbow under your elbow.  As you are drawing their arm down your gripping hand slides up to their wrist and your other hand helps lock their wrist into Gokyu.

The last transition was into a toss(cant remember name).  After the Gokyu you whip their wrist out and around to your other side.  This will spin them off-balance and as they turn around to face you and are off-balanced you grab their upper arm as you step through them and toss them to their back side where they have no balance.

Worked on knee walking

Worked on blending technique, from shoman strike and making a touch from the same side arm to redirect the arm and the other to make a wedge to let it pass

Then we worked on a shoman strike to a shoulder drop.  As you let the shoman strike pass by you irimi past them and then perform a tenkan whilst pulling them down by the shoulder before they plant their foot.  The arm creating the wedge should hook onto their shoulder of the striking arm and then your outer hand hooks the other shoulder and pulls them into the hole you create as you tenkan around.

Worked on clock styled randori