Aikido Kubishimi Rear Wrist Grab Choke

Series Summary

Aikido, the modern Japanese martial art, was developed between the 1920s and 1960s and emphasizes the spiritual and philosophical development of its students. This development of spirituality and philosophical belief is directly derived from Shinto and Buddhism. The name “aikido” comes directly from three Japanese characters that stand for “matching,” “spirit,” and “way.” Aikido is meant to distract or immobilize, not kill or permanently damage the attacker. Aikido fighters are thus demonstrating an effective but merciful response. Ueshiba (the Great Teacher of Aikido) declared “To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace.”

In this series of videos, see an expert demonstrate aikido moves, strikes, throws, locks, and drops. Practice with our expert as he shows you how to do an arm lock. Take it a step further and learn an arm lock throw. Then, challenge yourself and learn more about the Kubishimi choke defense forms. This expert is a black belt in Aikido and will not lead you astray. You’ll learn many self defense tips for practical everyday situations.

Video Transcript

"The Kubishimi techniques, or the choke techniques, are very dynamic. Take great care because they can be dangerous, be patient with your partner. The first way we'll do it is from two hands grabbed at the rear. Ushiro Tekubitori. I want to as always, lower my center. That allows me to set up whatever technique I want. If Daniel's grabbing me, I can't fight with him. I want to lower here and bring it in. When you come in, move this angle, I want to cut this arm down, and in doing so I expose his head. I'm going to come in underneath, just like this, my elbow is going to be at his windpipe. My goal is not to crush his airway, I don't want to kill him. I'm going to come in here, I'm going to squeeze with my bicep and forearm. As I do that now, my right hand, my free hand, can attack him in the kidneys, because it'll help me lean him back. Now all I need to do is roll my thumb in and up to my partner, right there, and you get a tap. Always remember the tap is the international sign for pain, and also the international sign for stop the technique. So let's do that again. Now relax, roll my center in. Go here, cut this hand down, the head is exposed, the neck is exposed. I come underneath, take my free hand, I want to push him forward just slightly, that allows me to get some pressure back on him. Then squeeze. Until we get a tap. Then we release. That is Kubishimi, the choke, from two hands grabbed at the rear."