Aikido Technique: Cross Grab & Circular Throw

Video Transcript

"To Change it up a little bit, we're going to do cross and grab, so this is kosadoni. So cross and grab. First thing we're going to do, we're going to step in a little bit, we're going to start the tenkan, start the pivot. This we're going to bring all the way to our chest, and all the way around. You're going to wrap it around his elbow and around his ear. So we're going to enter, bring this here, cut all the way around his head, wrap it behind his ear if you can, then tenkan and continue to bring it down, help support him a little bit. So from here- notice, I'm going to wrap here, I take one step, probably not far enough. So at that point I'm going to grab, hopefully have a little bit of his spine off center, okay, just a little tilted. You're going to need to take another step, then wrap it around, then tenkan, then drop him down, okay. So, enter, catch your back foot up, enter again, and pivot. Okay, that's how I found it to work."