RIGHT BLOW, block -- STRETCH ARMBAR - TWIST THROW
Description
This elegant defense is perfect for a small person defending against a larger attacker. It begins with the uke throwing a right blow at tori. Tori blocks and grabs with his left hand, then by lifting uke's arm if necessary, and stepping forward with tori's left foot, ducks his head and neck under the backside of uke's right arm, while leaving tori's right arm in front of uke's chest and left shoulder. Then, tori steps forward and right into a strong position behind uke, while simultaneously thrusting forward with his left hand, and straightens up with his head and neck. The pressure here is on uke's elbow which should be more or less behind tori's head, and under stress from tori's left arm which anchors the end of tori's right arm, and tori's head, which provides backward pressure against the elbow. Tori's right arm in front of uke prevents uke from spinning out of the stretch armbar
Usually the stretch armbar is provided to submission. Once this is achieved, the twist throw is applied. In this version of the twist throw, tori moves his right foot from behind uke to beside his left foot, while simultaneously transferring his right hand to grab the other side of uke's right hand (the front side of uke's right hand should be held by tori's left, as the anchor for the stretch armbar). Once this grip is achieved, tori should move his right foot back (the whole move having been smooth, the foot never actually placed on the ground next to the left foot). Then tori moves his left foot back beside his right foot, while at the same time pulling uke's right arm down to tori's waist with the combined hold of tori's hands. Because the grip on uke's hand is made while uke's palm is up, as uke's hand is brought down, the arm should be made to twist back toward uke. This is really uncomfortable, and should land uke on the floor to relieve the pressure. If uke is very acrobatic, he may stemi to avoid the pressure.
Done properly, this technique may break the elbow, wrist, or both.
Steps
See Also
- Uke throws a right blow.
- Tori blocks and grabs with left.
- Tori aggressively steps forward with left and moves head and neck under uke's blow, while maintaining left grip on uke's right wrist, and right arm across uke's chest and left shoulder.
- Tori steps with right foot behind uke and applies the stretch armbar by pressing forward with tori's left hand to anchor the hand, and back with tori's head and neck to provide reverse pressure on uke's elbow.
- After uke submits (or breaks) tori brings right foot to left and right hand to left in a smooth motion. Left hand should grip forward (pinky) edge of uke's right hand, while right hand should grip the thumb edge of uke's right hand, so that the palm is held up.
- Once grip is secure, tori steps backward with right foot, which should also bring tori's head out from behind uke.
- Tori should now aggressively bring his left foot to his right foot and his hands to his right hip. This motion of tori's hands should provide a backward twist on uke's arm that should force uke to the ground, or accomplish damage to the wrist or elbow. This would seem to be exceptionally painful if uke's elbow has been broken by the initial stretch armbar.
RIGHT BLOW DEFENSES
