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Kote Gaeshi (小手返し, "wrist turn-out") is an outward-rotating wrist technique in which the practitioner turns the opponent's hand outward — combining forearm supination with wrist flexion — to load the ...

Wrist extension locks force the hand backward (dorsiflexion), hyperextending the wrist joint and stressing the palmar ligaments and flexor tendons. [1,2] The gooseneck is the classic wrist extension l...

Tenbin Nage (literally 'scale-beam throw') is an aikido throw that off-balances the opponent by hyperextending their elbow joint while levering against the shoulder, treating the opponent's straighten...

A non-spinning backfist thrown by snapping the arm outward from a bent-elbow position, using the wrist as a pivot point to whip the back of the fist toward the target.

The Hapkido Throw family covers throwing techniques from Hapkido, the Korean martial art that synthesises joint locks, throws, kicks, and strikes into a comprehensive self-defence system. [1] Hapkido ...

Standard Headlock Throw Technique is the textbook execution in which the wrestler secures the opponent's head with one arm, grips the wrist with the other hand, pivots the hips in front of the opponen...

Tenchi Nage (heaven and earth throw) is one of the canonical aikido throws — a bidirectional throw in which one of the opponent's hands is driven up (heaven, ten 天) while the other is driven down (ear...

The Standard Headlock Control wraps one arm around the opponent's head from the side, securing the head against the attacker's ribcage, while the other arm controls the opponent's near arm to prevent ...

Standard Fireman's Carry Technique is the textbook execution in which the wrestler secures a collar tie and wrist control, drops to both knees while threading the arm between the opponent's legs to gr...

Koshi Nage is the aikido hip throw — distinct from judo's koshi-waza in that the entire body, not just the hip, serves as the throwing axis. [1,2] In aikido koshi-nage, the thrower turns deeply under ...

Kaiten Nage (rotary throw) is one of the canonical aikido throws — a spiral throw in which the aikidoka guides the opponent's head down toward the ground while the opponent's arm is extended overhead,...

The Standard Cross-Sleeve Grip reaches across to grip the opponent's far sleeve at the wrist or forearm level, securing the fabric with a firm pull to control the distant arm. [1] The diagonal angle o...

The Standard Single Underhook threads one arm under the opponent's armpit, hooking up and around the shoulder or lat, while the other hand establishes a collar tie, wrist control, or elbow cup on the ...

Kokyu Nage (literally 'breath throw') is the most fundamental and widely-practiced throw in aikido — a category of throws unified by the principle of using kokyū (the Japanese concept of unified breat...