Okay, so the first SNOWMEGADDON of 2019 laid waste to our second Saturday class.  So we have dug ourselves out and we are ready to continue to working on Ushiro Tekubi-tori arts this Monday.  We will continue to work on the basic movements on bringing our hands forward along our hips and the begin lifting our arms so our attackers arms are on top of ours.  I will add some pictures and videos of this this week, as I was planning to do on Saturday but was thwarted by SNOWMEGADDON.  This week will discuss four arts since everyone was able to complete the first three so quickly.  :)

Arts
Ushiro-Tekubi-tori Juji-nage
Definition
Attack - Ushiro Tekubi-tori - Uke grabs both of your wrists and holds them behind you
Reaction – Juji nage - A throw that locks the arms against each other at the elbow (The kanji for "10" is a cross-shape: 十)
Pronunciation
ooh-she-row tay-koo-be -tow-ree jew-jee-nah-gay
 
Ushiro-Tekubi-tori Kokyu-nage (Sayu-nage)
Definition
Attack - Ushiro Tekubi-tori - Uke grabs both of your wrists and holds them behind you
Reaction – Kokyu nage (Sayu nage) - A family of throws focused on breathing and/or timing, the arm forms an extended yet 'curved like a sword' arm.
Pronunciation
ooh-she-row tay-koo-be -tow-ree coke-you-nah-gay (ooh-she-row tay-koo-be -tow-ree Sigh-you-nah-gay)
 
Ushiro-Tekubi-tori Irimi-nage
Definition
Attack - Ushiro Tekubi-tori - Uke grabs both of your wrists and holds them behind you
Reaction – Irimi-nage – An entering throw in which you move through the space occupied by the attacker. It often resembles a "clothesline" technique.
Pronunciation
ooh-she-row tay-koo-be -tow-ree Ear-e-me-nah-gay
 
Ushiro-Tekubi-tori Kote-gaeshi
Definition
Attack - Ushiro Tekubi-tori - Uke grabs both of your wrists and holds them behind you
Reaction – Kotegaeshi – is a supinating wrist lock, rotating the wrist so that the palm is facing upward, and is generally translated as "wrist throw". The throw works on the manipulation of the wrist, which turns the fore-arm, then the shoulder, then the whole body.
Pronunciation
ooh-she-row tay-koo-be -tow-ree Ko-tey-guy-ash-ee

This week we began with talking about the initial attack of Ushiro Tekubi-tori and the application of the first three teachings in Aikido from this attack; Ikkyo, Nikkyo, and Sankyo.

The Basics
Starting from a static position: 

1. Your attacker (Uke) will grab both of your (Nage) wrists from behind, holding them near your waist and applying pressure downward.
2. Bend slightly at the knees and step back into the attacker to finish with a basic Aikido stance; one foot forward and one foot backward with the rear foot slightly off to the side.
3. Begin to bring your hands forward to the front of your waist following the line of your belt until they are in front of you at your center.
4. Begin to raise your arms up slowly and start pushing them outward in front of you to the desired level from your center.

From this position we can begin to apply various arts to control our attacker.

Arts
Ushiro Tekubi-tori Ikkyo
Definition
Attack - Ushiro Tekubi-tori - Uke grabs both of your wrists and holds them behind you
Reaction - Ikkyo - The first technique; a basic technique in which the attacker is unbalanced through the application of pressure on the elbow and while holding near the wrist to leverage them to the ground.
 
Pronunciation
ooh-she-row tay-koo-be -tow-ree ee-key-yo
 
Ushiro-Tekubi-tori Nikyo
Definition
Attack - Ushiro Tekubi-tori - Uke grabs both of your wrists and holds them behind you
Reaction - Nikyo - The second technique; a basic technique in which the attacker is unbalanced through the application of a pronating wristlock that torques the arm and applies painful nerve pressure.
 
Pronunciation
ooh-she-ro  tay-koo-be -tow-ree knee-key-yo
 
Ushiro-Tekubi-tori Sankyo
Definition
Attack - Ushiro Tekubi-tori - Uke grabs both of your wrists and holds them behind you
Reaction - Sankyo - The third technique; a basic technique in which the attacker is unbalanced through the application of a twisting/rotational movement of the wrist and fingers that directs upward-spiraling tension throughout the arm, elbow and shoulder.

Pronunciation
ooh-she-row tay-koo-be -tow-ree saa-n-key-yo

This month we will be focusing on Ushiro Tekubi-tori; this art is focused on a wrist grab from behind.  It can be started from a static position with the attacker already behind you or what is more often practiced in the dojo of where the attacker starts in front of you and grabs an out stretched wrist and proceeds around behind you to grab the other wrist.  As with almost always when working with a foreign language there are other ways that this could be called; such as Ushiro Ryote-dori which is also two hand grab from behind.  For our specific instruction we will be using Ushiro Tekubi-tori to describe the rear hand grab but understand if you visit other dojos they may use different terminology and if you are unsure you should ask.  Below is the definition and breakdown that we will be focused on this month:

Definition
Ushiro Tekubi-tori are Arts that start with the Uke grabbing both of the wrists of the Nage from behind or ending with Uke behind Nage with them holding both wrists.

Breakdown
Ushiro - Back, backwards, behind.
Tekubi - Wrist, "neck of hand".
Tori - to grab, hold, take, pick.
 
Pronunciation
ooh-she-row tay-koo-be -tow-ree 

The goal of this blog is to discuss the class curriculum and provide a resource for students to review what was discussed in class.  This will be broken down weekly with a focus on the specific set of arts planned for the month.  I hope that this will be interactive. We hope to be able to upload photos, videos, and text about what was discussed in class.  Students are welcome to ask questions and help drive the instruction.  This is my first time using this blog feature so excuse any mistakes and feel free to ask questions.