Aikido Shomen Uchi: Ikkyo

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Part of the video series: Intermediate Aikido: Shomen Uchi Waza

Summary: In Aikido martial arts Shomen Uchi is an overhead strike defense. Learn tips on how to do this move quickly and effectively from an Aikido expert in this free video clip.

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By Gary Boaz
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Gary Boaz has been training in Aikido for 17 years, he is a 4th degree black belt under Fred Mastision Sensei of Aikido of Phoenix. Gary teaches Aikido, Kyusho-Jitsu, Brazilian...read more

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"Okay, so for our shomen strike, again as this hand comes up, I want to deflect this hand. I don't want to just meet it, force on force, hiya! Okay. Just like this. Just like I showed in the basic section. As I tenkan, I don't want to just immediately go from here to this hand, because it leaves me wide open for the strike once again. And I don't want to get hit. So, as the strikes comes in, one, as I tenkan around, I strike her in the face, and that should take me to the side of the jaw. This hand will go from here directly to the wrist. One, two, back to the face, I step behind her, down, just like I taught on the basic section. A nice, controlled ikkyo. One more time. Go faster."

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