Kumi-kata · gripping
Fighting with one hand free
A plan that never takes a second grip. One hand holds the sleeve and the other stays free to post, fend, feed and steal, and the attacks are the ones a single sleeve is enough for: the drop shoulder throw, the minor inner reap and the foot sweep, each taken the instant the free hand has cleared the way.
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Key points
- The free hand is never idle: post, fend, steal
- Every attack is one a sleeve alone can throw
- Change grips before they settle, not after
Step by step
Left-handed: these steps use the standard right-handed form. Swap every left and right.
- Take your partner's sleeve above the elbow with your pulling hand and keep the other hand off the jacket.
- Use the free hand to knock their lifting hand off your lapel each time it lands, and to keep their shoulder turned.
- Pull the sleeve to move them, and attack the moment their weight arrives where the pull sends it, the free hand joining only as you turn in.
From the other side
A partner who holds one sleeve and refuses to take a second grip is playing tempo, and a referee will notice too. Take your own grip through the fending hand, and expect the attack at the exact moment you succeed.
VI judo notes
One hand on your sleeve and a second hand that touches, pushes and leaves without gripping is this plan. The attack comes when the free hand stops fending, so treat every clearance as a warning.
The techniques involved
The grip-sets involved
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