First Variation Yokomen Uchi-Irimi Nage Advanced Japanese Aikido

Video Transcript

" On behalf of Expert Village, my name is Ralph Reyes. I'm the Dojo-cho and the aikido instructor at Chi Martial Arts in Miami Shores, Florida. Today we are going to learn the advanced techniques in aikido. Okay our next advanced technique is called yokomen uchi irimi nage. It is done in three ways; I'm going to show you the first. Uke is going to attack with a yokomen strike, which comes from behind, I'm going to step out of the line of fire, control his arm and continue to irimi the fall. Then one more time he comes with a yokomen strike. I step out of the line of fire, I control his arm, I irimi with this, I move forward and I throw him down. In real time it should look like this. "