- 1. White to Orange Training
ResourceContentsDisclaimerForewordAboutIntroductionChapter 1 :
Basic StancesChapter 2 : Basic StrikesChapter 3 : 7th KYU White
BeltChapter 4 : 6th KYU Yellow BeltChapter 5 : 5th KYU Orange
BeltChapter 6 : Closing WordsChapter 7 : AcknowledgementsI am a
senior instructor and after my mentor John Hart am Mr Enso Ryu.I
have been training in Martial Arts now for over 14 years and have
recently achieved my4th Dan. Over the years I have been really
fortunate and have had the opportunity totrain with some really
excellent martial artists from all sorts of martial arts
backgrounds,Ju-Jitsu, Aikido, Kung Fu, Pencak Silat, Wing Chun and
many more.Sensei Ian Woolston Authorhttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukUUWhite
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http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 3 4. AboutLets go against all I
normally teach and lets start with me - why should I writea book
and why should you believe anything I tell you? Ive been training
in the Martial Arts now for over 15 years and have been really
fortunate with the instructors I have had, I started under Sensei
John Hart, who himself had been a personal student of Soke Robert
Clarke, one of the best around. Unfortunately, for me anyway, he
and his wife started a family and he wanted to spend time with them
so he hung-up his Gi a year after I passed my ShoDan, so from that
point on I trained under Hanshi Steve Barnet of Goshin Ryu
International, Recently promoted to 10th Dan, accepted into the
GrandMasters Hall of Fame and made Soke. Two excellent guys, both
on and off the mat. Off and on the mat they both personify what to
me is a good martial artist, no ego, no arrogance just excellent
ability.Through these and others Ive been able to attend many
courses, training withsome big names. Ive done courses on Judo,
Aikido, Kung-Fu, Penchak-Silat,Escrima, Wing Chun, Kick-Boxing and
many more with people from all aroundthe world, and feel Ive been
very fortunate for the privilege. Some better thanothers but you
take away something from all of them. Every day you learnsomething
new, each time I teach the white belt syllabus to a new starter I
learnsomething new, a new angle for the foot or the hand, anything
and it all amazesme, nobody knows it all. So when asked what style
I do, if it works use it!Enso Ryu is the name and I am proud of it
so proud of it in fact this is also thename of my club. The name
Enso Ryu has such a deep meaning to myself, myfamily and my
students that my website also goes under the same name. TheEnso Ryu
website is a website which was borne out of frustration. Over the
yearsI have lost count of the amount of times students have asked
me about goodplaces to obtain martial arts equipment and Ive had to
point them here or therebased upon my experienced with these
suppliers and products, experienceswhich varied over the years.
Some products better than others and changes toproduct lines and
no-one ever told me about them, I had to go out there andmake the
mistakes myself.So, why not have one site, operated by someone who
knows whats important tothe martial artist, somewhere you can come
and get good products, at goodprices with the option to see reviews
of products as well as add your own. Seeproducts from more than one
supplier all in one place. Thats now my aim toprovide the
discerning martial artist with an open and honest place to obtain
theequipment they need.White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage
4 5. IntroductionJu-Jitsu- Whats it all about? Is that like Karate
or Judo? So what style do youdo? So where can I get some good
reference books to help me practise athome?All these are questions
I get asked time and time again, and that is why Idecided to put
together this reference guide as a starting point and may
welldevelop it further to include the rest of the syllabus and
maybe some extra littletechniques as well.What is
Ju-Jitsu?Translated it is the art of Gentle Techniques, now dont
get this wrong, itdoesnt mean its easy on your opponent, it means
its easy on you. If youreusing physical strength to do this,
chances are youre doing it wrong, dont getme wrong Im not saying
that my 11 year old could hold down a big guy high ondrugs with one
finger because thats just ridiculous, but I could teach her
someways of causing that same guy a lot of pain. The roots of
Ju-Jitsu are hard totrace, if you read one book it tells you it is
the father of all arts, read anotherand it started a few hundred
years ago, another it points back to thousands ofyears ago.
Basically, Japanese arts in general are hard to trace due to the
natureof the times they have gone through meant that a lot of the
arts had to be keptsecret, only the privileged few were taught.
Only the Samurai were allowed tocarry swords at times, the Samurai
were the masters of these arts, andrespected by all, then they
became the downtrodden, forced to work asbouncers almost. Other
aspects of the arts only passed down from Father toSon.Im not going
to go on and on about its history, its important - its tradition,
butthere are a lot of other books out there by a lot of people who
are far morequalified than I am for this, for me it works, no
matter what your size or fitnesslevel. If you like kicking, fine we
do it, if you like punching, again we do it, if youlike grappling,
great, its all there, and we use the whole body as a weapon.Every
art has its benefits, personally Im not a great kicker, there are
somereally good high kickers out there, Ill kick to the head, but
only on a fewoccasions, firstly for a warm up exercise, secondly if
theyre on the ground!I read somewhere that once your leg goes above
waist height youve straightaway lost about 50% of your power, which
to me is significant. Plus, if youre ina crowded place, you try
balancing on one leg and swinging it round to kickthem in the
head!Ju-Jitsu is a great form of self-defence, its a very practical
martial art and Iwork on a few main principles. If it works use it,
the best form of self defence isdont be there, If he cant see you
he cant chase you, if he cant stand up, hecant chase you, those are
basic examples. Ju-Jitsu is essentially one of the mosteffective
arts out there, by definition its Martial, its designed to work
onbattlefields in a combat situation, but what we do has evolved,
we try to keepthe roots, but keep it up to date as well.White To
Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 5 6. Is it like Karate or Judo
or Aikido? Yes and No. Im not fully trained in Karate,not by any
stretch of the imagination, Ive done bits of Wado Ryu,
Shotokan,Shukokai, and Shukokai has a small amount of grappling in
but the others formy humble opinion are a sport, very big on Kata
and very big onKicking/punching. That statement in itself will
instantly annoy a lot of people. Sobe it, its a very emotive topic,
but lets be clear, understand what you wantfrom the art first,
every one of them has their own merits, everyone of them canbe
good. Im not saying its rubbish, Im simply saying that its not for
me.Judo, was developed from Ju-Jitsu by Jigaro Kano so yes there
are a lot ofsimilarities, but lets be straight, its a sport, its
not a martial art, there is nostriking, no kicking and no pressure
points.Aikido was developed by O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba from
Ju-Jitsu, so yes therewill be similarities, Ive trained with quite
a few different people from the worldof Aikido and there are some
very soft styles of Aikido, what I term as Flowery,(Yes, Ive just
annoyed even more people!) then there are the others, Peoplelike
Sensei Shane Riley of White Rose Aikido, brilliant at what he does,
and itworks and hurts, a lot, Sensei Ken Cottier as well, a martial
artist who trainedwith O Sensei, I feel very privileged to say I
have been on the mat with peoplelike these. Taekwondo, nothing like
Ju-Jitsu, Wing Chun, again nothing like Ju-Jitsu (but Ive found
some of it can fit in well with what we do). Kung-Fu, againis
nothing like Ju-Jitsu (again like Wing Chun there a bits Ive taken
and use inwhat we do.)Ju-Jitsu is a rotational art, we move and
move our attackers quite a lot in acircular motion, and we become
the centre of that circle. A lot of the Chinesearts are
directional, straight line attacks, take Wing Chun for example, a
straightpunch working on the principal that the bodies main organs
are all within 4inches of the centre line, its a chain punch that
goes one over the top of theother, very very fast strikes, one on
top of the other, you get hit like that bysomeone good its like
getting hit by a jack hammer, it might not have the samepower as
another bigger strike but theyll hit you more times and you get
thatover the heart for example its going to disrupt the rhythm and
has the potentialto be very nasty!!OK, disclaimer time, my students
have heard this many times, it can hurt, it isdesigned to hurt but
its not knitting its a martial art. In Ju-Jitsu we can doanything
from restraining an attacker to killing them. Even the smallest
thing wetake for granted has the potential to cause great harm, I
can perform a smallstrike to the neck, hit the carotid artery, this
is going to push blood back into theheart and up into the head, all
it takes is a weak area in one of those sectionsand its going to
burst. Scary isnt it?! But if you train properly its safer
thanfootball or many other sports out there, you can get injured
playing tiddlywinks!!This book is designed to be a supplement to
your training, there is no substituteto getting on the mat with
your Uke and practise practise practise. These dayspeople dont like
that, we get bored very easily but too often people forget
thesemoves, they move on too quickly from one move to another, a
lot of thesethings I am trying to teach here are completely new
things, totally alien. We arenot trying to train the mind to
remember all of these things; we are training thebody to react
independently of the mind. In a confrontational situation the
mindWhite To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 6 7. will get in
the way, BAR, or Body Alarm Response takes over, tunnel
vision,adrenalin flows, fight or flight kicks in. You need to be
able to react instantly andlet the bodys training take over, you
need to get used to seeing a fist comingtowards your head, when you
first start this is a daunting sight.One final thing before you
start, Ive described most moves as if from the righthand side, and
thats the only way some clubs train, however, most people havetwo
hands and could quite easily attack you with either or both so
remember totrain for it.Now read on and enjoy your training. Dont
forget to warm yourselves upproperly before your train, get the
blood flowing and get yourself stretched offproperly.White To
Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 7 8. Chapter 1 Basic
StancesShort Fighting StanceThis is our most common stance, it can
be seen as quite disarming and gives theappearance of submission,
some call this the fence, it gives you a distancebetween you and
your aggressor, as soon as they make contact with your leadhand you
know exactly where they are, you can either back off and maintain
thedistance or now you know where they are move in to a pre-emptive
strike. Dontforget the angle of that rear foot; it makes a
difference to your mobility andpunching power.Front StanceIt has
its uses, it is a very strong stance front to back, however, it is
very weakside ways and unlike the short fighting stance it is not
particularly mobile, youneed to move your weight quite a lot in
order to change stance. Used a lot inKata.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 8 9. Back StanceBasically the
reverse of the Front Stance.White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk
Page 9 10. Horse StanceIve not yet found a practical use for this,
primarily a Kata stance.White To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 10 11. Chapter 2Basic StrikesBasic
PrinciplesOk, hands and feet are important but you need to get the
hips working, theywork independently of the rest of your body, look
at golfers etc, when they takea shot or when you throw something
your hips move forwards first and the armsare the last things to
move, its exactly the same with a punch, the hips goforwards, this
creates a tension/spring effect in the shoulder which then
dragsyour arm through last, Ill mention it again later but remember
science lessons,F=MxA, Force = Mass X Acceleration, Force is what
you are putting into theopponent, Mass is your fist which you cant
do anything about, so to increase theforce you need to increase the
Acceleration, logical? This is where the hipsgenerating a spring
effect combined with relaxation until the moment beforeimpact
really comes into effect.There are a number of things to remember
with strikes, dont hit the pads, strikethrough the pad, the pad is
just in the way, aim to make contact with your Ukebehind the pad,
then in reality what you do is convert that to your Uke, andinstead
of hitting Ukes Sternum for example, you change your point of focus
toUkes spine aiming right through the chest, youll be amazed at the
extra poweryoull generate.With the pads what you need to remember
is put the power straight through thepad and out the back, dont let
the fist slide off the pad, you lose the power, itshould go
straight out of the back.Last thing, with any strike, dont
straighten your arm or leg out, as you strikeyou risk
hyper-extending your joint, it hurts a lot, avoid it, just keep a
slightbend in the joint.Leading JabThis is one of our fastest
strikes, its with the hand closest to your attacker, allyou do is
move your weight forwards and strike out with your fist, for me
thetarget would be the nose, this strike is primarily a
distraction, youre not goingto finish a fight with this strike, but
it will tell you where your Uke is, and distracthim for a finisher.
If it connects with the nose then youll be surprised at theresults,
the eyes water, a lot, and if they cant see you, they cant see your
otherhand coming in or you running in the other direction! Remember
though, as youmove in with your jab, your other hand comes up, to
guard your head, youreally need to protect that!White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 11 12. Right CrossUsing the
basic principles move your hips forwards first then your
shouldersmove with your hand the last thing to move and fire the
punch straight, donthook it, bringing your left hand up to protect
your head from counter attack.Right HookBack to the hips again Im
afraid, you need to get those hips working fast andwhip the hand
through, keep your hand vertical, little finger towards the
ground,keeping your arm in a tight circular motion, the tendency is
to let it loose and itjust makes it a wild looping haymaker, this
is more like the punch of the un-educated on the street and is slow
and predictable. Dont over commit to thepunch, theres a fine line
between committed and over committed and the lattertakes you off
balance and leaves you vulnerable if you miss.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 12 13. Front Snap KickThis is
the jab of the kicking world; its a kick with the front foot. From
yourshort fighting stance, the aim is to have a nice fast kick to
the groin, kicking withyour toes pointing down so that the top of
your foot is going in between Ukeslegs. You should be aiming to do
this kick with no telegraphing, i.e. dont moveyour shoulders, if
your weight distribution is wrong then you need to move yourweight
backwards so telling your opponent what you are going to do.White
To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 13 14. Chapter 3 7th KYU
White BeltSeniors1.Rolling, front, back, left and right side
breakfalls2.3 escapes from front strangles3.3 escapes from back
strangles4.Straight arm lock5.Shoulder lock6.Hip throw7.Recumbent
ankle throw8.Rising, downward, cross, inside, outside
blocks9.Punches - Jab, Cross, Hook, Uppercut10. Kicks - Front Snap,
Side Snap11. Mat etiquetteJuniors1.Rolling, front, back, left and
right side breakfalls2.1 escape from front strangles3.1 escape from
back strangles4.Straight arm lock5.Shoulder lock6.Hip
throw7.Rising, downward, cross, inside, outside locks8.Punches -
Jab, Cross, Hook, Uppercut9.Mat etiquetteWhite To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 14 15. Chapter 37th KYU White
BeltRolling BreakfallMost likely to be used if youre thrown over
someones head or are tripped andhave the room to get back up and
facing your opponent quickly.Like a forwards roll but instead of
going straight over the front what you actuallydo is go over one
shoulder, so step forwards on your left, your right hand isgoing to
touch the mat first, rolling down your arm and along your back to
yourleft hip and up to your left knee, keeping a right angle at the
right knee withyour back straight, you are aiming for an L shape
with your lower legs, fromthere you keep your feet where they are
and pivot round on your feet anti-clockwise coming up into a short
fighting stance.Front BreakfallMost likely used if pushed forwards
or tripped with no room to roll or legs aretrapped. Some clubs do
this with legs open almost in a star shape, this fromwhat I can
gather comes from Judo, it aids stability, this I cant argue
with,however Judo is a sport, it has rules, on the street there
arent any (or at leastnone that an attacker will abide by). On the
street you will get a kick straight inbetween your legs so its
better to close them.Fall forwards onto your fore-arms, hands flat,
the only parts of your body totouch the ground are your fore-arms
and your feet. From there you roll overonto your back, this enables
you to see more of what is going on, protectyourself and get to
your feet quicker and easier. Important - do not fall forwardsonto
your hands and lower yourself down, doing this you risk damaging
yourwrists with the likes of a scaphoid fracture.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 15 16. Back BreakfallGo
backwards performing almost a curtsey to lower yourself down, (when
youfirst start at least). Roll backwards along the curve of your
spine, keep your chintucked onto your chest to protect the back of
your head. As your shouldersreach the floor then spread your arms
out to the side and slap the floor to stopyou going any further,
you do not let your legs rise up too far; if they do you
areexposing yourself for a kick to the coccyx and kidneys.Side
BreakfallsThese are the most common breakfalls we use in Ju-JitsuTo
start out with a right side breakfall, push you right leg across
the front ofyour body, what this does is push you to the right, let
it, let gravity pull youdown and relax, let your body almost
crumple to the floor with your right armextended so that your
shoulder is on the floor, and slap the floor. Important donot land
with your elbow on the floor. If you land on the concrete or
woodenfloor this could well break your elbow, even doing it on
mats, this really jarsyour shoulder, trust me Ive done it!White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 16 17. Front Strangle
EscapesAlways put one hand above the strangle!Left hand above Ukes
arms, step back on left at about a 65 degree angle into aback
stance, hips pointing away in the same direction, at the same time
bringthe right arm over the top of Ukes arms keeping the arm
straight, aiming totake Ukes wrists off with your shoulder, as your
arm comes down it traps Ukeshands to your chest, keep them there
using your left hand whilst you push backoff your left leg and
elbow Uke in the jaw, if too far away from them use bottomfist.Left
hand above Ukes arms, right uppercut to sternum/zyphoid process,
use thesame punching arm to come across Ukes body to take hold of
the right arm atthe elbow from underneath, pull back across body
into your body, at the sametime left palm heel across the jaw,
pivot on right take left round and take Uke tothe floor, finish
with a strike.White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 17 18.
Left hand above Ukes arms, right uppercut to zyphoid process, then
to jaw,keep arm going though the middle of Ukes arms to take hold
of Ukes right handwith your right hand, put your left hand on to
Ukes right elbow and push up, atthe same time step through on your
left leg into a front stance, keep your leftleg bent, back
straight, with your left elbow push Ukes shoulder down on to thetop
of your thigh, with your left hand push down on to Ukes elbow,
eitherkeeping his arm straight or bending it forward, using your
right hand take holdof Ukes hand, apply a wrist lock using a two
way twist and push in at the sametime.White To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 18 19. Back Strangle EscapesStep back
and slightly to the left on left leg to close the distance to
somethingyou want to work at, elbow back to sternum/solar plexus
with right elbow thendrop hand down to punch in groin, keep hand
moving round and behind Uke, (move left hand up to guard face)
bring right arm up and over the top of Ukesshoulder keeping it
tight, take hold of own arm, then at the same time as youstep back
on right pull down with your arms bringing Uke down to your
centrepoint then finish with a knee to the head.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 19 20. Step back and slightly to
the left on left leg to close the distance, elbow back
tosternum/solar plexus then drop hand down to punch to the groin,
keep handmoving round to the back of Uke and place hand on Ukes
back. With left handtake hold of Ukes right arm, move your right
leg across the front of both Ukeslegs keeping tight against them,
then pivot on feet, twist your hips slightly to theleft and pull a
bit on the arm, (if technique is right then very little pull
isrequired) Once Uke is on the floor finish with arm bar and punch
or drop yourknee into the floating ribs.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 20 21. Step forward on right
foot, right hand comes across to guard face as you turn tothe left
to look towards your attacker, left back fist to floating ribs,
left handthen comes up and goes over the top of Ukes arms, elbowing
Uke in the jaw asyou bring your arm over the top then underneath
both arms trapping themabove the elbow, bring your hands together
in a praying position and push upcausing Uke to come to his toes,
head butt, then pivoting on your left foot turnanti-clockwise push
your hips through and hip throw Uke (give back one armduring
training to avoid injury!) finish with a punch to the jaw. Ill
include a fewangles on this one as theres quite a lot to it.White
To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 21 22. Straight Arm
LockStraight right hand punch to the stomach, left downwards block,
move your hipsbackwards making sure you clear your body, at the
same time you counterattack/weaken with a heavy palm heel strike to
Ukes clavicle with a combinedforward and downward strike. (Done
right this can in itself be devastating,underneath this you have
the sub-clavian artery, at the right angle this strikecan break the
clavicle and cause it to splinter and puncture the
sub-clavianartery causing internal bleeding and potentially death)
slide your right handdown Ukes right arm, ensure your fingers are
on the inside of the arm, thumbon the outside, this is so that if
Uke starts to pull their arm back then you canstart to feel them
move and close your grip, you have two natural handles whichwill
help to stop the arm coming out, the elbow and the wrist. As your
right handreaches the wrist then pivot on your left foot and
keeping a circular motion goingpull your right foot back so you
face the same way as Uke as your left handcomes round for a
roundhouse palm heel to Ukes jaw. Follow through with thestrike
then pull back with a left elbow strike into Ukes upper right
shoulder, Lu2for you pressure point lovers! Leave the elbow there,
pull up on Ukes arm andround in a clockwise circular motion, this
gives you room to get your left armunderneath Ukes reach up and
take hold of your own arm or Gi keep it tight.Position your arm
with the Ulna up just above Ukes elbow, if you like pressurepoints
youre looking for TW10, if you prefer anatomical then the tricep
tendon.Some points work by direct pressure some with a rub, this is
a rub point, so asyou press down with your right hand applying the
lock apply a rubbing motionwith your Ulna into TW10, really
increases the pain factor. Remember, squeezeit on slowly in
training, get all the little bits right and youll be amazed
howeasily this goes on, obviously in reality youd just crank it on
and snap the arm!White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 22 23.
Shoulder LockRight hand punch to the stomach, countered with a left
downwards block, moveyour hips backwards making sure you clear your
body, at the same time youcounter attack/weaken with a heavy palm
heel strike to Ukes clavicle with acombined forward and downward
strike. Push the right hand over the top, carrythe left hand
through and pull the left knife hand into Ukes tricep and
pullacross your body, put your left hand on top of your right hand,
pivot round onyour left foot pulling round in a circular motion, as
you turn then pull Ukesshoulder into your stomach, this is your
centre, your hara, this is where you arestrong, and in this
position Uke is weak. As you have turned then your right legshould
be drawn back, use this and finish with a knee to the head.White To
Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 23 24. Hip ThrowFrom a right
punch to the head.Inside block, pivoting slightly on your feet away
from the punch, almost pushingthe punch away from you then fold the
hand over and keep hold of the arm, pulldown on it to break Ukes
balance. Step in/across on the leading (left) foot, bigtoes should
be almost touching with your foot in between Ukes feet.
Weakener,punch to the solar plexus area, now using the momentum a
fast pivot isrequired, keeping the body low as you spin round
anti-clockwise on your left footstrike with the palm heel to the
hip and continue the hand moving round theback of the body to rest
on the back. Keep low, your centre of balance must bebelow Ukes and
your feet must be together in between Ukes feet with yourbody
directly in front of Uke body facing in the same direction. Pull
Uke down onto your hips, as your knees are bent keeping your body
low you should have hislegs straight whilst yours are bent so the
simple act of straightening your legstakes his off the floor then
pull on the arm so Uke lands at a 90 degree angleacross your feet,
step forward slightly on your left keeping hold of the arm
andfinish with a simple arm bar and strike.Release and step back in
to your fighting stance until Uke comes to his feet.White To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 24 25. Recumbent AnkleRight hand punch
to the head, two beat outside block, left hand side
breakfallkeeping hold of Ukes right hand. As you go down place your
lead foot, in thiscase, your left, over the top of Ukes lead foot
and lock the ankle out at a rightangle. With your right foot kick
through Ukes knee, this will push Uke back andto the side if you
locked your ankle out you will also have a minor lock on Ukesankle.
Push yourself up and over onto your left knee on all fours, then
with yourright foot kick back through Ukes groin. (for you pressure
point lovers instead ofkicking through the knee lift your target
and kick through Spleen10)White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 25 26. BlocksAll these will be
described as form a right punch. A key point to note aboutpunches,
it sounds obvious, but its the bit at the end of the arm that
hurts, thehand, get inside it and it cant hurt you.Easier said than
done, it takes a lot of practise to have the confidence to moveinto
a strike.Rising Block Against An Overhead StrikeMoving into a
front-stance bring your left arm vertically straight up your
centre,as you reach the arm coming down you flick out with your
elbow creating astrike into the attackers arm. For me it works
better if you aim above your Ukeselbow into the tricep tendon. If
you go lower then you are striking against Ukesforearm, bone
against bone, this is going to hurt both of you and that is
notgood.Downward Block Against A Punch To The StomachThere are two
of these blocks, the first one you move into a back stance andsweep
your left arm down in a circular motion diverting the strikes
energy andmore importantly its direction away from youThe second
downward block is more of a strike, as the punch comes in you
moveyour hips back and come with your forearm horizontal and strike
to Ukesforearm, again for you pressure point lovers you are aiming
to Lu5, as you makecontact you pull your arm towards you in a C
motionWhite To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 26 27. Cross
Block Against A Right Punch To The HeadSurprisingly enough, there
are two of these as well, a kata one and a realisticthrow block.
The kata one is with either hand (quite often the lead hand) but
asthe strike comes in it moves across your body with the forearm
vertical andperforms a strike to Ukes forearm ensuring you finish
clearing the bodyThe second block is a very good block if you want
to do a throw from a hookedpunch. Not the best block to do against
a straight punch. So you start off inopposite stance, i.e. if Uke
is punching with the right and have their left legforward then you
have your right leg forward,White To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 27 28. Inside BlockThis is the most
common block you use. As the right punch comes in to the headyou
move your weight over your back leg, a back stance, this is for two
reasonsprimarily it moves your head off-line from the punch (the
most importantthing) and it gives you more time to get your hand
inside the punch and strikeinto Ukes arm with a knife hand, then
fold your hand over the top of Ukes armtrapping it.Pay attention to
where on Ukes arm you strike some people just say strike thearm
thats all it needs. I disagree; if you strike too high then the
right forearmwill continue round and hit you. Too low on the
forearm and the force you arestopping is increased and you are
hitting bone. Aim for either Lung 5 or the tipof the bicep nearest
the inner elbow, keep your elbow up and this stops Ukesfist
continuing on to strike you!White To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 28 29. Outside BlockWell talk through
this one from a right punch to the stomach. As the punchcomes in,
keep your left foot in position and pivot on it taking your right
footbackwards and round in a large circular motion, at the same
time you performan outside block, pushing the attacking hand away
and taking hold of the hand.The other block is a two beat block,
one of the best punches Ive used against astraight punch to the
head! As usual Ill describe it from the right punch to thehead.
Receiving the punch you are in a left short fighting stance, your
left handup in front of your face guarding and closest to your
attacker, as the punchcomes in your left hand pushes it away from
your centre line, not by a lot, all itneeds is to clear your head,
if you push it too far then you lose control andcontact, if its not
far enough, you get hit! As you divert the strike, with your
lefthand at Ukes wrist you step forwards and to the outside of Uke,
this takes a lotof practise to develop the confidence to step into
it. After the punch is divertedyour right hand comes up underneath
your left hand to keep contact with Uke,place your hand on to Ukes
attacking arm above the elbow and then slide yourhand down to the
wrist, the reason for this is basically, once you have contact,keep
it, you know where Uke is and if youre relaxed enough then you can
feelwhat Uke is doing through his/her arm. If they start to pull
the arm back youcan feel it and close your grip stopping it moving
all the way back. It sounds alot and when you first do it it feels
very strange, however there are drills you cando and should do
again and again and you will feel a lot more comfortable withthem
and as I say its an excellent block against a straight punch.White
To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 29 30. Chapter 46th KYU
Yellow BeltSenior1.Hip throw into shoulder arm lock2.Hip throw into
cross over arm lock3.3 defences against kicks to the head whilst on
the ground4.3 arm locks from a standing position5.Shoulder arm lock
(advanced)6.3 Wrist locks from a push7.Body drop8.Wrist throw with
lock9.Reclining leg throw with strikes10. 4 breaks from ground
strangles11. Break from hair grabs12. 3 breaks from wrist grabs13.
Palm heel, knife hand, ridge hand & elbow strikes14. Front,
side and roundhouse kicks.Junior1.Hip throw into shoulder arm
lock2.Hip throw into cross over arm lock3.2 defences against kicks
to the head whilst on the ground4.3 arm locks from a standing
position5.Shoulder arm lock (advanced)6.Body drop7.Reclining leg
throw with strikes8.3 breaks from ground strangles9.Break from hair
grabs10. 1 breaks from wrist grabs11. Palm heel, knife hand, ridge
hand & elbow strikes12. Front, side and roundhouse kicks.White
To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 30 31. Chapter 4 6th KYU
Yellow BeltHip Throw Into Shoulder Arm LockOk, so by now youre good
at hip throw, or you should be capable of it otherwisewhy have you
gone past White?! You should already know then that you arekeeping
hold of the punching arm as you throw them, now your finish
changes.Assuming they are punching with the right hand you are
going to pull up on theright arm so they are on their side, your
right leg goes over the top of them andyou pull your foot back to
kick into the solar plexus area with your heel, leaveyour foot
there nice and tight. Keeping it tight slide your left knee down
theirshoulder, starting at the top and all the way across their
shoulder blades keepingit tight, this is important, it makes it
uncomfortable for them and that combinedwith your foot in the solar
plexus means they have nowhere to go, take yourfoot out and they
can quite easily wriggle out of this. With your left hand nowslide
it across the top of Ukes arm then back underneath forming a fig 4
lock,your right hand now strikes into Ukes shoulder and stays
there, your left handtakes hold of your right forearm. To apply the
lock you do two things, yousqueeze your arms together and at the
same time keeping your back straightyou push forwards with your
hips.White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 31 32. Hip Throw
Into Cross Over Arm LockThis is also known as step over arm lock.
So, hip throw again, pull up on thepunching arm again, this time
with your right foot you kick into the ribs andleave your foot
there.(Some clubs do this differently and this foot goes over
thetop, I dont like it that way, its too easy for Uke to turn and
face you, so startingto attack you, this way they have to roll up
your leg if they want to turn) Withyour left foot you now stamp
through Ukes face/throat, sounds nasty, and itwould be. Pull your
left foot back into Ukes throat now you are going to sit downwith
your backside as close to Ukes shoulder as possible, when you go
downyou go down at a 45 degree angle to Uke going out above their
head. With theirelbow on or above your leg you pull back now on
Ukes trapped arm over yourright thigh, as you do this you squeeze
your knees together and raise your hipsoff the ground, Note: keep
your shoulders back and resting on the ground. Alsosqueeze it on,
if you just pull back in training then youll damage your
partner,its surprising how quickly it goes on if you get all the
bits right.Youve not finished, remember this is a practical martial
art not a sport and inreality people bite! Your calf is very close
to Ukes mouth, reach down with yourleft hand, put your fingers
underneath Ukes jaw at the front, as you pull upkeeping the mouth
closed the heel of your hand should fall nicely onto Ukesnose,
press it down its very uncomfortable and restricts breathing.White
To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 32 33. 3 Defences Against
Kicks To The Head Whilst On The GroundAs youre just getting used to
these then lets start off with a couple of things.You are going to
be on your side guarding, Uke should come in kicking you inthe head
with the outside leg (i.e. the leg nearest your head) as you get
betterthen you are able to deal with either leg.A big thing, do not
just put your hands up and try to block a kick with yourforearms,
it will hurt! You have got a big leg bone coming towards you at
greatspeed and you are going to try and stop it with your little
forearms, which doyou think will win?!! This is force against force
and not what we do in Ju-Jitsu,remember, its the gentle art. As you
meet the attacking leg, divert the energydown and into you, you
absorb the energy, hooking your hands round the backof Ukes leg to
trap it and squeezing your forearms in to the leg.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 33 34. This block/trap is the
same for all 3 attacks.After the block, your left hand comes up
with a palm heel strike to Ukes Patellaon the attacking leg, strike
upwards at a 45 degree angle aiming to displace theknee cap. Keep
the momentum going up rising up then bring your left handdown and
place your fist on the floor tight at the back of Ukes foot,
pushingforwards with your left shoulder push Uke to the floor. (In
reality, theydprobably be there already; youve just taken out their
knee cap!) Continue to rollup their body and as you turn drive your
right elbow back into their Groin and aback fist into Ukes
sternum.White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 34 35. After
the block, bring your bottom leg, in this case your right leg up
towardsyour chest, what you are aiming for is your right foot to
cross Ukes right foot,lock your ankle out, with your left foot kick
through Ukes knee, if you likepressure points then you can use your
big toe or the ball of your foot and kickthrough Spl10 on the
inside of the thigh about 10cm above the knee. Roll overonto your
right knee and driving back with your left foot kick through
Ukesgroin. This should sound familiar, its recumbent ankle
throw.After the block, bring your right foot up towards your chest
and over Ukesankle. Your left leg comes up and over so it is behind
Ukes leg, kick back intothe back of Ukes knee and leave your foot
there, as Uke falls forward, roll overonto your left side keeping
at 90 degrees to Uke, leave your foot on the back ofUkes knee, take
hold of the trapped foot and push forwards with the toestowards
Ukes head.(Many people miss this part out and then wonder why
theystruggle to push themselves up into a kneeling position)
Pushing the toesforwards gives you the room to get up, otherwise
you are pushing against hisleg which if he is strong he is quite
capable of resisting or at least making it a lotmore difficult.
Once you have your gap come up to a kneeling position on yourleft
knee with your back straight, bring your right foot round and place
it onWhite To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 35 36. Ukes left
side in front of your knee, either finish in a stance looking for
whatsnext or reaching forwards with your right hand over the top of
Ukes head, Iwant you to think of a bowling ball, and his eye
sockets are those little holes foryour fingers!! Pull back towards
you. In training go careful, your Uke may like tokeep his sight, if
so just use the top of the eye socket (theres some very
nicepressure points there) also be careful and ease the head back
in training, youdont want to pop it.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 36 37. 3 Arm Locks From A
Standing PositionFrom a right handed over head downwards strike,
step in on your left foot andits a rising block with the left,
flick your left forearm into Ukes tricep tendon,its important that
you aim for this point, it means that you are above Ukeselbow, on
the soft part, closer in to Uke and inside the part that hurts, if
Uke hasa weapon then you make sure your head is underneath your arm
and you are ina front stance. With your right elbow bring it
through with a strike to Ukes ribs,carry on through with the strike
and your right hand then goes underneath Ukesarm and then pull it
backwards and strike into the top of Ukes elbow with aridge hand
strike, this bends the elbow, fold in Ukes hand towards Uke,
andtake hold of the forearm with your right hand, to apply the lock
you pivot at theforearm and push your arm away from you. Watch the
angles, if Ukes arm goesin too close to Ukes head then its not
quite as painful and easier for Uke to getout of. Push it out away
from Uke at about 75 degrees. For a better look see thephotos.White
To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 37 38. From a right hand
punch to the head, as the punch comes in, step forwards andto the
left at 45 degrees as you perform a two beat outside block, keep
hold ofthe right wrist and with the left hand strike inside the
right elbow fromunderneath with a ridge hand strike. Pull the right
elbow into your left arm pit,not deep in but this stops the elbow
raising and also slipping out. This lock wecall chicken wing and is
finished by pulling the hand downwards into theforearm. Keep your
fingers out of the wrist joint as this restricts the movement.White
To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 38 39. Ok, Ive got a few
little tricks for you now and this is where I give you a headstart,
its taken me years for to pick up all these sorts of little tricks
and Imgoing to pass them on to you now. Some people are very
flexible and can gettheir hands right down, however I will get a
tap out of anyone with these littletweaks. Dont just pull the hand
in, apply a twist as well, twist the handdownwards in the direction
of the little finger, if that doesnt work then with youleft hand
underneath take hold of the trapped hands index finger, with your
righthand take hold of the trapped hands little finger, pull them
apart, this hurts.Now my personal favourite, bend the little finger
inwards with the tip of the littlefinger pointing in towards the
knuckle and squeeze it on, this doesnt sound likemuch but its a
nasty pain.White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 39 40. From
a punch to the stomach the start is the straight arm lock from
white belt.As you perform a downwards block clearing the body
perform a heavy palm heelstrike to the right clavicle, the right
hand slides down the arm towards the wristwith the fingers on the
inside of Ukes arm, take hold of the arm, pivot on theleft foot,
and at the same time the left hand palm heels Ukes jaw and carries
onthrough and then strike backwards with the elbow into the
shoulder, Uke thenstrikes with his free hand, block with the left
and pull the arm underneath Ukesown to continue with the straight
arm lock. Ok simple so far, it starts to get alittle more complex
now, and this is where the photos and the video clips herereally
benefit. Un-wrap the arms and then step forwards with your right
andpivot again on the left the right foot then goes through and in
front of Ukes left,lifting Ukes left arm, pull Ukes right hand up
into Ukes left arm pit and pushdownwards into the arm pit, you can
let go of the right hand now, your rightelbow pushes onto his
shoulder the right hand pushes onto and forward on hisWhite To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 40 41. elbow at the same time
pull up on the left wrist, twisting the wrist towards thelittle
finger and fingers towards the forearm. This we call triple lock,
as you areapplying a lock in three places the wrist elbow and
shoulder. Sounds complicatedand the video should help, it is a very
effective lock and very practical as well.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 41 42. Shoulder Arm Lock And
Advanced Shoulder Arm LockShoulder Arm LockFrom a right punch to
the head, its an inside block with a right hand palm heelto the
clavicle, push forwards and over the top of Ukes right arm, above
theelbow, reach round and underneath the arm to take hold of your
own right arm,you apply the lock by squeezing together and applying
pressure with your leftforearm into Ukes tricep and simultaneous
pressure downwards on Ukesforearm. If you want an extra tweak to
this one then push downwards with yourright fingers into Ukes
shoulder, your fingers go down inside of the clavicle inbetween the
bone and the trapezius muscle, youve got some nice little
pointsunder there and if the Uke is susceptible then they will
really squirm.White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 42 43.
Advanced Shoulder Arm LockThis is from a single grab to the collar
from the rear and a punch to the head.Step forward and block the
punch with both hands, with the right hand take holdof Ukes
punching wrist. With your arm closest to Ukes back elbow to Ukes
jawand carry on through with the strike, reach over Ukes arm that
has hold of yourcollar, this is the key part, your arm wants to be
as high up Ukes arm as youcan and as tight as you can. Now your arm
is underneath Ukes with plentyspare, you can push Ukes other arm
across the front of both your bodies butlower, you than reach your
left over the top of Ukes punching arm and trap it in,you now have
both of Ukes arms wrapped up and you have one free, with yourfree
hand push back under Ukes jaw as the finish.3 Wrist Locks From A
PushSome key points for these moves. Dont worry if you miss the
first one, theyrelike buses - you can guarantee another will be
along shortly.You do not just stand there and meet these things, if
you let the push just comein and hit you then the bigger stronger
person is going to win, remember this isthe gentle art. Lets assume
that these are going to be a right push coming intoyour left
shoulder or even the middle, as the push comes in then step back
withyour left foot, your left hand comes up and covers the
attacking hand, holding itto your chest, youve got them, dont let
them get away from you now, at thesame time as you step back and
trap the hand strike into Ukes attackingforearm (pressure point
lovers - Lu5), this brings Ukes head forward so you canknock it
back again with a back fist.Above is the start to all of these
moves, what follows are the different finishes.With your right hand
reach down and take hold of Ukes trapped wrist and turn itclockwise
so that the back of Ukes hand turns into your left shoulder, pull
onUkes wrist tighten the hand into your shoulder and hold with your
right hand.White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 43 44. With
your left hand push up on Ukes elbow putting a bend in the arm,
then pulldown keeping the bend in the arm, this bend adds the twist
to the wrist, becareful, these locks go on a lot quicker than you
would expect.White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 44 45.
With your right hand reach over and take hold of Ukes trapped hand
keepingthe palm of your hand to the back of Ukes hand. Pull Ukes
hand over to thecentre of your body, keeping the little finger
upwards, put your hands togetherto enclose Ukes trapped hand,
personally I like to use my fingers and pull onthe pad of the hand
just under the little finger to open the hand out rather
thancrunching the hand, I find that I get a better lock on the
wrist this way. Fromthis position you apply the lock with either a
straight or bent arm - it doesntreally make a difference but I
prefer to keep the arm straight, when I amteaching to younger
students I tell them to leave their index finger open andthen
imagine they are pointing straight down Ukes centre-line and to
step backon the right leg at the same time, this really applies the
lock and you also haveyour leg back ready to finish with a kick to
the head.Simpler one, take hold of Ukes trapped hand and move it
into your stomach inthe centre, keeping Ukes fingers vertical, hold
into your stomach and cup yourhands underneath Ukes elbow, apply
the lock by pulling up on the elbow intoyour centre. Be careful
again, Ive seen a slim girl do this move on a heavilybuilt 64 guy
and have him screaming! No effort at all.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 45 46. Body DropFor this
description well do it from a right punch to the head.Normally we
start these moves in a left stance, left leg and left hand
leading,this time we go in with a cross block, so for a practical
cross block, we have ourright foot forward and the right hand as
the leading hand, the right hand strikesto Ukes bicep, the left
comes up to the inside of Ukes forearm this stops the fistswinging
round and striking you as you stop the upper arm moving. As
aweakener perform a backfist strike to Ukes right ribs, (for you
pressure pointpeople, you are going for the Liver/gall bladder
cross over point) keep the handmoving and put your right hand
behind Ukes back. With your left hand take holdof Ukes right arm,
your left leg comes behind your right and moves so it is justin
front of Ukes left foot, move your right leg across the front of
both Ukes legskeeping tight against them, then pivot on feet, twist
your hips slightly to the leftand pull a bit on the arm, (if your
technique is right then very little pull isrequired) Once Uke is on
the floor finish with arm bar and punch or drop kneeinto the
floating ribs.White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 46 47.
White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 47 48. Wrist Throw
With Lock.Well talk through this one from a right punch to the
stomach. As the punchcomes in, keep your left foot in position and
pivot on it taking your right footbackwards and round in a large
circular motion, at the same time you performan outside block,
pushing the attacking hand away and taking hold of the hand,once
youve taken the foot back in a quarter circle stop, open up the
left footgiving you room to get your hips through for a roundhouse
kick to the sternum,after the kick, put your foot down in between
your left and Uke, closing thedistance down, put your right hand
onto the back of Ukes trapped hand. Somepeople do this with their
thumbs into the back of the hand, I prefer to do itcovering the
back of the hand with my palm, pushing over the top and towardsUkes
little finger at the same time, go careful, if done properly this
is designedto snap the wrist. As you push over with the hand take
your left foot backwardsin a quarter circle. Once Uke is down the
lock you perform is not really practicalbut does hurt, what you are
looking for is a 90 degree angle at the shoulder,with the right arm
going out to the side, then a 90 degree angle at the elbowwith the
forearm going upwards from Ukes head, then you put Ukes hand
downpalm flat on the floor, this needs to be kept flat, so to help
you can put yourknee down on the back of Ukes hand, as an added
benefit, it hurts a lot! Toapply the lock push down on the elbow.
Some people are very flexible in thewrist and so can get the elbow
right down to the floor, this is where the knee onthe back of the
hand goes, to get a tap from your Uke, just grind a little withyour
knee on the back of the hand!White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 48 49. Reclining Leg Throw With
strikes.From an overhead strike to the head, you perform a left
rising block, at thesame time you step in with your right leg so
that your right shin goes over thetop of Ukes left foot, with your
right hand reach across the front of Ukes rightleg and then put
your fist down on the floor keeping it tight to the back of
Ukesleg, keeping the leg where it is push back with your shoulder
into Uke pushingthem backwards, theres the throw, heres where the
strikes come in. slide inbetween Ukes legs and strike in with your
right side into Ukes groin, with theright elbow strike to the Solar
Plexus, then a right downwards palm heel to thesternum, leaving it
there and push yourself up to your right knee. With yourleft hand
take hold of Ukes right leg and push over the top of your head,
bringyour left foot round and stand on Ukes right arm, stopping
them moving, withyour right hand finish with a right leopard strike
to the throat.White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 49 50. 4
Breaks From Ground Strangles.From the mount, (this is where Ukes
legs are on either side of your body) withUke strangling you. First
thing to remember - like any strangle always get onehand above the
attackers arms. If theyre going to strangle you then theyre
notreally that nice and you never know what else theyll do. So lets
say that youvejust put your left hand above the attack, so its
above Ukes right arm, nowreach across and put it under their left
arm, put your right hand onto their leftelbow and youre going to do
three things at once now, youre going to pull yourleft elbow down
pulling Uke down and into you, (and as youve trapped theirright arm
theyve nothing to stop themselves falling to the side) push across
onthe left elbow with your right hand and raise your hips off the
floor, this pushesUke forwards as well as to the side, keep them
going until you are on top of Uke.Finish with a choke of your own,
I like to slide one arm underneath Ukes neck toact as a base, the
other hand reach across Ukes throat and drop your forearminto Ukes
throat grab hold of your own arms and squeeze.From the guard, (this
is where Uke is in between your legs) the same rules applyin that
you get one hand above the attack, so your left hand goes over the
top,your right strikes into the lymph nodes under the armpit. Then
comes upthrough in between Ukes arms and takes a strong hold of
Ukes right hand.Whilst all this is going on your left leg bends and
your foot plants on the ground,you then pivot on your leg and push
your hips out to the left to enable you toput your right foot on
top of Ukes left knee. Now you are going to do somemore things
simultaneously, you are now going to push out with your right
foot,and pull across your body with your right hand, pulling the
trapped hand across.So Uke should now be face down to your right on
top of your right leg and youhave hold of their left arm. Keep your
right elbow on the floor, your forearmneeds to be vertical (there
is a reason that youll see in a minute). Roll over ontoyour right
side and push over Ukes head with your left leg, still keeping
yourright forearm vertical, now you need to put your left ankle
under Ukes throatyou can even force your foot through or lift Ukes
head up using the eye socketsor hair, Ukes arm should now be
suspended on your arm at the wrist and yourleg should be on top of
Ukes elbow. To apply the lock roll forwards applyingWhite To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 50 51. more pressure on to Ukes
arm, this is why you need to have your forearmvertical, if you have
an angle then as you apply downwards pressure your armwould give
way and the arm would just go to the ground this way you cansupport
it and apply the lock.From a side mount position (Uke is knelt to
one side of your body stranglingyou). For this one and the sake of
descriptions Uke is knelt to your left handside, your right hand
goes above the attack, your left hand comes in with athumb strike
to the xyphoid process (the small finger of bone that
protrudesdownwards from the bottom of the sternum protecting the
heart) this done rightcauses Uke to arch backwards away, your left
knee comes up into the gapcreated now between Ukes right arm and
their ribs, take hold of Ukes left armas your right leg goes over
the top of Ukes head, push backwards with your legsand take Uke
into a cross over arm lock.I can never imagine anyone strangling
you from this position but its on thesyllabus so I teach it. Uke is
knelt above your head looking down your body,they are using both
hands to strangle you. If they are big then there is a chancethat
you may not be able to reach up as far as necessary, if you want to
bringUke closer to you then bring both hands up and inside of Ukes
arms then strikeWhite To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 51 52.
outwards at the elbow brining them in, then the weakener is a
double strike tothe ears, this is with fingers together and a
cupped hand, (Ive heard somepeople say you do this with fingers
open and some say you do it with a back fist,I dont believe it)
what you are doing is perforating the ear drums, you do thisby
forcing air down into the ear. Take hold of the ear and then with
the indexfinger push into the pressure point at the joint of jaw
(TW17). Pull Uke forwardsand drive your knee onto the top of Ukes
head, turn Uke over on to their backand finish with a hammer fist
strike to the nose.Break From Hair GrabWhat we are working against
this time is a one handed grab of the hair. If thishappens then the
first thing to be aware of is that a punch is quite likely
tofollow. Block, then put both hands on top of Ukes hand that is
grabbing yourhair, the hand that is next to Ukes clench into a
fist, drive your knuckles intothe back of Ukes hand and pull down
with the top hand, stoop forwards slightlyand lush forwards, this
pushes Ukes arm up, as it starts to go this way thenyoull be able
to start to straighten your legs a bit and push up making it
evenmore uncomfortable for Uke. Assuming that Uke is attacking with
their righthand then you are going to step under the arm and pivot
anti-clockwise, thisputs a twist on the arm, you should have Ukes
arm behind them and bent uptheir back, push your right hand in
between Ukes back and arm and reach ashigh up as you can.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 52 53. Uke tends to try and
bend forwards now to ease the pain, dig your fingers intothe
trapezius and pull Uke back up and towards you again, with your
left handreach across the front of Uke with your forearm across
Ukes throat, take hold ofyour own hands and squeeze, this tightens
up the arms and cuts off the airsupply.Breaks From Wrist Grabs.OK
the basics, whats the natural instinct if someone grabs your wrist?
You pullit back, and thats what your attacker is going to expect,
on each of these youdo something different to what they are
expecting, remember, if Uke pulls youpush, if they push you pull
and also the rotational principles of Ju-Jitsu.White To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 53 54. Double Wrist Grab.In a big
circular movement bring your hands outwards and up in one
cleanmovement, what you are going to do is smack the back of Ukes
hands together,its not what they are expecting and it hurts like
hell.This next one is, if anything else even simpler, bring your
hands up to look atyour palms, then push them away and down,
pointing your fingers over the topof Ukes forearms. This is a very
simple dis-engagement.Theres a lot more but this time I am looking
for a technical one:Bring your right hand up and point Ukes hand
palm up then smash it down sothat the back of Ukes hand hits down
on to the top of Ukes thumb of the otherhand so loosening both
grips, now with your lower hand youre going to twistyour hand round
and take hold of the pad of Ukes thumb and pull down, turnyour top
hand palm down and push on the top of Ukes hand (the one youvejust
pulled on the thumb of) you should be familiar with this now, its
the wristthrow described earlier.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 54 55. From a cross wrist grab.
(Lets work on right takes right) put your left hand ontop of Ukes
grabbing hand, holding Ukes hand on top of your wrist so they
cantget away. Put your fingers on top of Ukes arm, you are both in
the sameposition now so distract them with a kick to the knee and
the lock is applied bypushing into and over Ukes wrist with your
little finger, its pretty much like thewrist lock from a push where
you point down Ukes centre line. Finish with a kickto the head.From
the same side wrist grab, (Lets work with right grabs left) same
principles,as mentioned earlier, expect a punch to be coming in,
block it. Reachunderneath the trapped hands and take hold of Ukes
thumb. From here themove is wrist throw with lock which you should
have perfected by now.White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page
55 56. White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 56 57.
StrikesPalm HeelTake note of my fingers in this photo, I have my
fingers bent, thats just mypersonal preference, you can also do it
and some of the classical Ju-Jitsuinstructors will probably say Im
wrong and the fingers should be straight, so beit, I just prefer it
this way, it doesnt make it any less of a palm heel.Knife HandThis
is a strike with the outside of the hand performed either fore or
backhand,however like any other strike the real power comes from
the hips.White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 57 58. Ridge
HandAgain, Ill probably upset some people here with the position of
my hand, somesay you must have your thumb protruding to the outside
of the hand, Ive triedit that way but dont like it, you hit
something solid it is going to hurt, tuck yourthumb in:And its
going to hurt a lot less if you do hit something solid! Power like
always isgenerated with the hips and a flicking motion from the
elbow.White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 58 59. ElbowThis
is a really close range weapon, and really under-rated, I have
found thatwomen really like using this weapon especially, not being
sexist but quite oftenthe wrists are smaller and cant take the same
impact, but this weapon takesthat out of the equation. However to
really generate that power more thanpunching you need to get those
hips working, move them first independently ofthe rest of your
body, let them pull your elbow through, turn the back of yourhand
to your chest. This flattens out the elbow and points the bit that
hurts toyour Uke.KicksAll these kicks are with the rear leg, but to
enable these to work you need to payattention to the front foot,
open the gate. What I mean by that is turn your leadfoot out, in
this case point your lead foot to the left. What this does is open
upthe hips to allow the right leg to come through more and put more
power intothe pad/Uke. Keep your hands up guarding, its no good
having your hands byyour sides, your Ukes still got hands and legs!
Lift your knee before you kickand remember that force equals mass *
acceleration. Force you aim to put in toWhite To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 59 60. the Uke and mass is your leg,
you cant alter that, so in order to put more forcein to the kick
you need to increase the acceleration of the leg, its science,
youcant argue with that!!Front KickFor this open the gate a little
to allow the hips to come straight through, lift yourknee and point
it at the target, pull the toes back and strike with the ball of
thefoot, you flick out with your lower leg from the knee, this is
where you generatethe acceleration then for that last little bit of
oomph, just as you make contactpush through with the hips. I used
to place more emphasis on the hips and lesson the lower leg but
after training with a Shukokai Karate guy I realised that Iwas
making it a push, admittedly a painful one which does have its
uses, thisway you have all the power exploding inside the Uke and
dropping them straightdown. (Apologies for the lack of impact, I
forgot the big pad and thought Idbeen nasty enough to Brian for one
day!)Side KickFor this one open your front foot up more than you
did for the front kick, bringyour rear leg up and point your knee
at the target with your foot held back atyour left knee then flick
it through to the target, (Ukes knee maybe!) strikingwith the
outside edge of your foot. To get the right angle, pull up with
your bigtoe and push down with your little toe then push through
the target with yourheel, sounds weird and feels weird, at
first.White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 60 61.
Roundhouse KickSome real power and impressive impact can be
achieved with this one, againopen the gate, bring your knee up and
point it at the target, keeping your lowerleg at the angle you want
the foot to go in at, this is important, then flick outwith the
lower leg generating that acceleration, a common fault with this
kick ispeople dont have the flexibility in the hips to kick high
keeping the leghorizontal so they left the leg keeping the lower
leg angled down, the problemwith this is that when you flick your
leg out its going to be going up and all thepower is going to
glance off your Uke, thats no good, you want all that powergoing
into your Uke. So if you cant kick high then dont, and whats more,
dontworry about it, if theyve got no legs they cant stand up and
hit you!!White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 61 62. White
To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 62 63. Chapter 55th KYU
Orange BeltSenior1.Half shoulder throw2.Full shoulder throw3.Leg
throw with lock4.Dropping version of a full shoulder throw5.Crab
claw scissors throw6.Sweeping loin throw7.Drawing ankle
throw8.Inside hock9.Cross hock10. Stamp throw11. Escape when held
over/under arms, front12. Escape when held over/under arms, rear13.
Bar choke14. Strangles and chokes 1-815. 3 escapes from head
chancery16. Hold down double arm lock17. Back hammer lock18.
ResuscitationJunior1.Half shoulder throw2.Leg throw with
lock3.Dropping version of a full shoulder throw4.Crab claw scissors
throw5.Sweeping loin throw6.Drawing ankle throw7.Inside hock8.Cross
hock9.Stamp throw10. Escape when held over/under arms, front11.
Escape when held over/under arms, rear12. 2 escapes from head
chancery13. Hold down double arm lock14. Back hammer lockWhite To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 63 64. Chapter 55th KYU Orange
BeltHalf ShoulderFrom a right hand punch to the head, you are going
to do a cross block, we haveour right foot forward and the right
hand as the leading hand, the right handstrikes to Ukes bicep, the
left comes up to the inside of Ukes forearm - thisstops the fist
swinging round and striking you as you stop the upper armmoving. As
a weakener perform a backfist strike to Ukes right ribs,(for
youpressure point people, you are going for the Liver/gall bladder
cross over point)keep the hand moving and it comes underneath Ukes
attacking arm and thenyou perform a ridge hand strike to Ukes
tricep. Your left hand keeps hold ofUkes wrist and then you keep
the upper arm where it is and push backwardswith your left putting
on a mild arm bar. Although this is called shoulder itsactually
from the hip throw family, so as you performed the block you
shouldhave stepped in a bit with the right foot so that it is near
Ukes right foot, (thatsjust a bit of a short cut Ill pass on to you
now, saves more foot movement lateron) now bring back your left
foot so that your feet are together in between Ukesfeet and yours
are together, bend your knees and pull Uke forward on to yourback,
so that your legs are bent and Ukes are straight. Straighten your
legs topull Uke off the ground, pull round on Ukes trapped arm so
that Uke falls acrossyour feet, thats the throw, for a finish you
are going to perform a cricket batlock. So step forwards with your
left leg so that it goes forwards in front of Ukeshead, point Ukes
fingers to the ceiling with their elbow up drop your right kneeon
to their head as you push down with your right on the elbow and
pull up onthe wrist with your left. (Ill always remember being on a
course with SenseiTerry Wall when I was a yellow belt and he took
us through this move, he was abig guy, lots of practical
experience, excellent guy, basically his words were,dont bother
with any of this poncing around holding it, just get in there
pushthrough and snap it then walk off! In reality you may well do
something likethat but in the dojo youll soon run out of
partners)White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 64 65. Full
ShoulderFrom a right hand punch to the head, you are going to do a
cross block, we haveour right foot forward and the right hand as
the leading hand, the right handstrikes to Ukes bicep, the left
comes up to the inside of Ukes forearm this stopsthe fist swinging
round and striking you as you stop the upper arm moving. As
aweakner perform a backfist strike to Ukes jaw, push your right
elbow throughand underneath Ukes punching arm pushing the bone up
into the tricep pullingdown on Ukes trapped wrist.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 65 66. Putting a lock on,
obviously from here its really easy to just snap the arm,
theproblem then is it becomes all floppy and makes it difficult to
do the throw! OK,so to the throw, your left foot stays in front of
Uke, almost in his centre, yourright leg goes down Ukes right side,
as far back as you can, the key to this morethan any other really
is you need to get your centre of gravity lower than Ukes.You can
do the throw keeping Ukes trapped arm straight but until you are
goodthen its probably safer to allow it to bend. Pull forwards and
down on Ukestrapped arm, at the same time pushing your hips back
into Uke and over theygo, finish with an axe kick to the head.White
To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 66 67. Dropping Version Of A
Full ShoulderThis is against an attack from the rear. Uke comes up
behind you and attackswith a choke by reaching round with one
forearm across the throat. Keep yourbody nice and tight to Uke,
first thing is to keep breathing, so with the same sidehand as Uke
is using reach up into the crook of their elbow and pull down, at
thesame time drop down to your knee, the same side as Ukes arm
grabs (i.e. theytry to strangle with the right and you drop on your
right knee). Keep pullingdown on the arm and bend forwards pushing
on the front of Ukes leg (the legopposite to the arm youre pulling
on) Uke should now go straight over yourhead. If they dont know how
to break fall then their head is just straight intothe ground,
nasty! Finish with a straight forward hammer fist to the nose.Leg
Throw With LockFrom a right hand punch to the head, its an inside
block with the left, fromthere it comes down for a ridge hand
strike to the left hip joint, your right handcomes down to the left
Achilles, its as low as that, some people have a tendencyto go more
for the calf, its one of my pet hates, its too high, and dont
pushthem backwards, its the easy way out, you pull up on the
Achilles and straightdown and into the floor with the left hand.
Its a left foot kick to the groin, thereare two locks you can do,
the first is simpler, the right arm slips underneathUkes left leg,
towards the top of the Achilles, your arm should cut straightacross
the leg at a right angle, with the bone directly up into the leg,
with yourright hand take hold of your left forearm and then put
your left hand onto Ukesshin pushing in with your little finger
whilst keeping your hand flat to the bone.White To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 67 68. To really finish the lock off
grind the heel of your left foot into Ukes Saphenousnerve, this can
be found on the inside of the leg and the trouser seam usuallymarks
the spot.The second lock starts the same, the right arm slips
underneath Ukes left leg,towards the top of the Achilles, your arm
should cut straight across the leg at aright angle, with the bone
directly up into the leg, with your right hand take holdof your
left forearm and then put your left hand onto Ukes shin pushing in
withyour little finger whilst keeping your hand flat to the bone.
Youve already kickedinto Ukes groin, leave it there, your right
foot goes behind you to hook Ukesright leg in and bring it across
but behind your left leg nice and tight, to applyWhite To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 68 69. the lock, sit down with your
backside in nice and tight to your feet. Keep sat upinitially at
least, then keeping your hands tight push your chest forwards
andarch your back pushing your shoulders backwards.Crab Claw
ScissorsThis attack is a stepping right punch to the head. Perform
an outside block, withyour right foot coming back round in a
circular motion, to finish up behind Ukecutting across the back of
both their legs. Your right leg comes up now and backheels Uke in
the chest, this is where the scissors comes in, your legs perform
ascissors motion, as your left leg goes back into Ukes chest your
right leg sweepsforwards, finish with a back heel to the solar
plexus.White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 69 70. Sweeping
Loin ThrowThis is from the hip throw family, attack is a right hand
punch to the head. Thereare two versions to this throw, the
attacking and defending, the only differencereally is how you start
the move.Attacking: as the punch comes in you step forwards on your
right leg so it is justpast Ukes torso on their left, at the same
time blocking the punch with your leftand keeping hold, then you
drive your left knee into Ukes Solar plexus, put yourright arm
behind Ukes back, as you put your foot down it goes inside of
Ukesleft foot, and your right foot goes through to the front of
Uke, dont put it downbut push it out in front of yourself and to
the side, keep the leg straight andthink of it as a solid bar, it
goes right back and through Ukes leg and carry onup. In reality
this would be a strike more downwards and youd not have yourhips
through quite as far, this strike is in reality aimed to break the
Femur, andas this is the largest bone in the body requires some
force, however it is do-able, I prefer in training to push your
hips through and keep your leg that littlebit higher, its safer for
your Uke and if you get it right you get a great rotationof Uke
both forwards and to the side.Defending: as the punch comes in it
is a simple inside block and then yourleft foot goes in to the same
position as above. And the move carries on asdescribed before.White
To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 70 71. Drawing Ankle
Throw.Another one from a stepping right punch to the head. Well
work from a rightpunch. The aim with this move is to keep the
momentum going so as Uke comesin with a fully committed punch, step
to the right and forwards on your rightfoot, your left comes up and
pushes against Ukes right leg.As the punch comes in you perform an
inside block and keep that arm moving,your right hand goes
underneath Ukes armpit and pushes up and forwards, thishelps to
keep the momentum going forwards and the foot against Ukes legstops
him re-gaining his balance, and over they go.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 71 72. Keep hold of the right
arm. To finish, kneel down above Ukes head, lookingdown the line of
Ukes body, go down on your left knee keeping your right footon the
floor and a right angle at the knee, take hold of Ukes trapped arm
withyour right and turn the arm so that the back of the elbow is
against your rightknee, pull round on the arm which forces Uke
round and on to his front, he goesor his arm breaks!The finishing
lock is to move in alongside Uke with your knees tight in to them
ateither side of their shoulder, keep their arm vertical trap it in
between your own,with your right apply pressure on to the Ukes
shoulder blade and with your leftWhite To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 72 73. apply pressure across the
back of the elbow, simply twist at the waist and itcauses
pain.Inside HockThis throw is so easy, but so good, I love it. The
attack is a right punch to thehead for description purposes, you
perform an inside block with your left, yourright foot goes in
between Ukes legs, you move your body sideways into Uke atWhite To
Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 73 74. the same time your right
forearm comes up into Ukes throat at their right sidefor a strike,
leave it there.Your right foot bends round Ukes left leg so it is
bent but tight against Ukes legon the ball of your foot.To throw
them put your heel on the floor, straighten your leg and
pushdownwards and back at a 45 degree angle to drive Uke to the
floor. To finishkick through the groin with your left foot, keep
the foot moving and put yourWhite To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 74 75. foot to the floor to the left
of Uke, pivot on the ball of your left foot and continueto turn
clockwise and finish with a sidekick through Ukes throat.Cross
HockAgain well describe this from a right hook punch to the head.
As the punchcomes in its an inside block, but at the same time as
you block you step into itwith your left, it takes practise and
confidence to make this move, your left footneeds to be at least in
line with Ukes right foot or you are putting too muchstrain in.
Bring your right foot through the same side, the hock is done
bystriking back with your right foot against Ukes Calf or Achilles,
preferably theAchilles with your heel. Dont do it fully like this
in training, it hurts a lot. Keepthe leg moving backwards,
basically strike through the leg. At the same time asyou are
striking backwards with the leg your right hand comes up across
thefront of Uke for a right hand ridge hand strike to the carotid
artery, again becareful with this strike, Ive seen people knocked
out with this strike with noeffort at all. Which is disappointing
in one respect, you dont get the chance tofinish your technique!!
To finish the move go down to the floor with them,keeping your
right hand tight in to Ukes neck, as you get to the floor you
needto get your weight as low as possible, for me there are two
ways to do this, youcan either lay face down, bending your right
knee to give you stability in caseUke trys to move or you can sit
down as close to Uke as possible and open yourlegs with the right
leg forward and left split back to give you a base, bring yourleft
hand round the back of Ukes head to grasp your own hand in what we
call abutchers grip(see image)White To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 75 76. place your temple into Ukes
Sphenoid and try to pull your right wrist in towardsyour head.
People tend to worry that there is too much gap at the front
andpush there hands round the back then they struggle to put the
lock on, it doesntwork like that Im afraid. Check out the photos
and clips for some close looks atthis lock.Stamp ThrowWell describe
it from a Right punch to the head. This throw is from the hipthrow
family and is really similar and can be used if someone sinks their
weightto stop you throwing them.Inside block, pivoting slightly on
your feet away from the punch, almost pushingthe punch away from
you then fold the hand over and keep hold of the arm pullWhite To
Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 76 77. down on it to break Ukes
balance. Step in/across on the leading (left) foot, bigtoes should
be almost touching with your foot in between Ukes feet.
Weakener,punch to the solar plexus area, now using the momentum a
fast pivot isrequired, keeping the body low as you spin round
anti-clockwise on your left footstrike with the palm heel to the
hip and continue the hand moving round theback of the body to rest
on the back. Keep low, your centre of balance must bebelow Ukes and
your feet must be together in between Ukes feet with yourbody
directly in front of Uke body facing in the same direction. Pull
Uke down onto your hips, as your knees are bent keeping your body
low you should have hislegs straight whilst yours are bent so the
simple act of straightening your legsshould take his off the floor,
lift your right foot off the floor then stamp down, asyour leg hits
the floor use the momentum and additional impetus of the stamp
tostraighten both legs then pull on the arm so Uke lands at a 90
degree angleacross your feet, step forward slightly on your left
keeping hold of the arm andfinish with a simple arm bar and
strike.Release and step back in to your fighting stance until Uke
comes to his feet.Escape When Held/Over/Under The Arms From The
FrontEscape When Held Over The Arms From The FrontCommonly referred
to as a bear hug, you need a couple of weakners in here,first one
move your hands behind Uke, and perform a double handed knife
handstrike to Ukes kidneys, head butt and using your feet stamp on
Ukes feet, ifyour being held off the floor then using your feet
strike into the shins and slideyour feet down Ukes shins, pushing
in all the way down, using the circularmotion with your arms moving
them outwards and upwards, ending your armsas they come up to
shoulder height and pushing your hands under Ukes jaw,push upwards
and backwards then downwards and away from you, with yourfoot going
inside Ukes for an inside hock. Finish with a kick to Ukes
groin.White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 77 78. Escape
when held under the arms from the front, in this situation, Uke
deserveswhat they are going to get for leaving your arms free. You
have a multitude ofoptions at your disposal. What we are going for
is something straight from theKISS thinking (Keep It Simple Stupid)
take hold of Ukes ears, thumb nearest toyou, you are going to twist
pushing down with the thumb and pulling up with thelittle finger,
push down and backwards as you twist,this causes quite an intense
pain if done right, you can imagine, if you pulledreally hard youre
going to start to tear skin at the top of the ear. Once theyredown
finish with a kick to the groin.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 78 79. Escape When Held
Over/Under Arms From The RearEscape When Held Over The ArmsFirst
thing is to get a weakner in, or in this case, 3! Place the
knuckles of yourhand on to the back of Ukes top hand, place your
other hand over the top ofyours to re-enforce the grip and pull in,
grinding your knuckles at the sametime. Stamp down on Ukes foot and
thrust backwards with your head for a rearbutt. Lift your right leg
up and pull it behind Ukes legs, with your finger tipspush in to
the back of Ukes knees and lift upthen push Uke round behind you so
Uke spins round and his/her head ends upon your left side, finish
with an upwards heel kick to Ukes ribs or jaw.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 79 80. Escape When Held Under
The Arms From The RearExactly the same weakners, grind/stamp and
butt! Step out on your left leg,bend forwards and take hold of Ukes
left leg and pull up, Uke performs a backbreakfall. With your right
foot stamp through the groin pivot on your right footand turn
anti-clockwise twisting Ukes foot to make them turn,when you are
facing up Ukes body, drive their knee into the floor, and pushUkes
toes forwards, trap with your left knee, step forward and drop your
rightknee onto Ukes back, reach forward to Ukes eye sockets and
pull back up.White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 80 81. Bar
ChokeAgainst a right hand punch to the head, perform a left inside
block then your leftcomes across with a palm heel strike to Ukes
jaw with your thumb pointingdownwards towards the floor, after the
strike your left goes across Ukes throatnice and tight, take hold
of Ukes Gi at their left collar with your thumb on theinside of the
Gi. Your right hand now comes up nice and high on the right side
OfUkes neck and takes hold of the Gi,To apply the choke you pull
down with your right hand(this pulls the left arm upinto Ukes
throat) with your left arm push your forearm into Ukes throat and
rollthe arm, a key point to bear in mind is if you start off with
the inside of yourforearm against Ukes throat then the chances are
that the blade of your armwill be above the adams apple,(if its a
man at least)what you do in that casethen is roll downwards with
your forearm to displace the adams apple. This isreally
uncomfortable, if there is no adams apple dont worry, its still
going towork you are going to crush the oesophagus.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 81 82. Strangles And Chokes
1-8This we call a naked choke. The radius bone of the forearm is
against Ukesthroat, to really make this effective as you reach
across with your arm pull intowards you, take hold of your own hand
in a butchers grip shown in thephoto, pull in with your hands then
pull your elbow in and pull back with yourattacking forearm, if you
see the position of my left arm in the shot to apply thestrangle I
would roll the radius downwards, crushing the oesophagus.White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 82 83. Sleeper HoldWith the
attacking arm reach down Ukes front, until your inner elbow
reachesthe front of Ukes throat, then bend your arm upwards at the
elbow, dont rush itand take short cuts, it makes it harder to put
on, reach up with your attackingarm and grasp our own bicep, with
your other hand reach behind Ukes head,there is a ledge in the back
of the head, place the blade of your hand againstUkes head
underneath this ledge, then push forwards and squeeze with
yourother arm.White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 83 84.
The strangle is done with the Gi and the pressure is applied with
the elbow ofthe other arm.White To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 84 85. This is pretty much like the
previous one apart from subtle difference, as youcan see you use
the blade of your hand instead of the elbow to apply
thepressure.White To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 85 86.
Keep hold of the Gi still, using that ledge again at the back of
the head, placethe heel of the palm under it and then apply the
pressure with the hand pushingforwards.White To Orange
http://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 86 87. One Wing Choke, this one is
pretty clear in the picture, what I will say is, keep ittight.White
To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 87 88. A key point to
remember is with the hand pulling on the guy dont pull awayfrom
you, pull back and round pulling Uke back against your knee.White
To Orange http://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 88 89. The hands grasp the
same side of the Gi, and to apply the choke, push yourelbows out to
the side.White To Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.ukPage 89 90. 3
Escapes From A Head LockEscape From The FrontThis is when you are
in front of your Uke bent forward with your head down butfacing
behind Uke. For the sake of me describing it, well do it as if your
head isto Ukes right. As always start with a weakner, this time its
a right ridge handstrike to the Groin, keep the right hand moving
and grasp Ukes attacking hand,with your left hand take hold on the
inside of Ukes elbow and pull down andoutwards giving yourself some
breathing space. Step forwards with your rightfoot through on Ukes
right, your right foot needs to go past both of Ukes feetthen you
pivot back keeping going anti-clockwise until you are facing Uke
again,move your left hand up inside Ukes trapped arm now and pull
Uke into a backhammer lock. Key points being keep Ukes tricep going
as near vertical as youcan and more importantly tight to your
stomach, using your stomach as a base,White To
Orangehttp://www.ensoryu.co.uk Page 90 91. secondly the lock, with
your right hand take hold of Ukes trapped hand, with thepalm of
your hand to the back of Ukes, then twist, remember, like
always,remember that this is Ju-Jitsu, we dont just twist one way,
we twist in twodirections, so twist over in the direction of Ukes
little finger and downwards aswell.Escape From The FrontWell
perform the same weakner as before, following this, move your body
soyou are in front of Uke, place both your hands behind Ukes knees
using yourfinger tips lift up and drop Uke on to their backs, split
Ukes knees and thenforce them wider with your own knees on the
inside of Ukes, finish with a punchthrough Ukes groin.Escape From
The FrontWell perform the same weakner as before, following this,
move your body soyou are in front of Uke, place both your hands
beh