standard attacks

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stances
strikes
grabs

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hamni = “half body” (stance)

stances

every standard attack is executed from one of these two stances:

  1. gyaku hanmi — mirrored stance (literally: reverse stance)

    e.g. tori has their left foot forward, uke mirrors with right foot forward

  2. ai hanmi — matched stance (literally: same stance)

    e.g. tori has left foot forward, uke attacks with left foot forward

grabs

dori = grab or “control”

all grabs except #s 2 and 8-11 are gyaku hanmi

  1. katate dori — “mirrored” wrist grab

    e.g. tori offers their right hand, uke grabs it with their left hand

  2. ai hanmi katate dori — cross hand wrist grab

    e.g. tori offers their right wrist, uke grabs it with their right hand

  3. ryote dori — double wrist grab

  4. morote dori (a.k.a. katate ryote dori) — baseball bat grip

  5. hiji dori — elbow grab

  6. kata dori — shoulder grab

  7. ryokata dori — double shoulder grab

  8. ushiro ryote dori — double wrist grab from behind

  9. ushiro ryohiji dori — double elbow grab from behind

  10. ushiro ryokata dori — double shoulder grab from behind

  11. ushiro katate dori kubishime — wrist grab + choke from behind

  12. mune dori — one handed lapel grab

  13. kata dori men uchi — shoulder grab + overhead strike

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uchi = strike

(position at completion of strike)

strikes

note: these images are meant to be used as a reference of where to aim the strikes and which foot to have forward upon completion of strike. These are not necessarily examples of correct angles and distances

  1. shomen uchi — over head strike (ai hanmi)

    start in ai hanmi: uke lunges in with lead foot to strikes with lead hand blade

  2. yokomen uchi - side of head strike (gyaku hanmi)

    start in gyaku hanmi: uke lunges in with lead foot to strike with lead hand blade

  3. chudan tsuki - middle punch (gyaku hanmi)

    start in ai hanmi: uke lunges in with rear foot to strike with rear fist

  4. jodan tsuki - high punch (ai hanmi)

    start in gyaku hamni: uke lunges in with rear foot to strike with rear fist

  5. kata dori men uchi - shoulder grab + overhead strike (gyaku hanmi)

    start in gyaku hamni: uke grabs tori’s lead shoulder with their lead hand, and strikes with rear hand blade

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