Shomen'uchi nikyo omote waza - 正面打ち二教表技 - Aikido Virtual Dojo

In this video we present the technique shomen'uchi nikyo omote waza. We explain the principal movements and show potential mistakes in a funny way at the end. (And if you watch until the end you will see why nikyo would probably not be our technique of choice in case of this attack; even though it's a great defense in other situations.) Nikyo means the second movement, it refers to the second way of controlling and immobilizing the attacker through a specific pin on the ground. Nikyo can be seen as a "twist the wrist and it's done" technique, but only causing pain to attackers wrist might not be enough to control him. Keeping strong connection, presence, including the whole body of the attacker in the movement is what makes this technique so powerful. Once the attacker is on the ground, there are several moments when we can pause the technique being on one or both knees and having our hands free, while still keeping control of the attacker. Durward Burrell - 5th Dan Aikikai Marcin Hernik - 3rd Dan Aikikai ___________________________ Royalty Free Music from www.bensound.com