Doshu Iriminage

Doshu 1994

Tissier - circa 1980's

Tohei Akira 1992

Wakasensei in Bangkok, 2008

Another example

Osawa Sensei - Suwari waza

Kuribayashi Sensei

Another example

I could find examples all day. The attacks are different and were yokomenuchi, static katatedori, shomenuchi, ushiro tekubitori and even shomenuchi from hanmi-handachi. Uke doesn’t have to brace every time, but if the options are ‘node dive and crumple’ or brace, brace!

たぶん、上手なウケはいないと上手なトリにならのは難しい。

At first I had no idea what Ryuji Sensei was talking about that Friday – he said my ukemi is ‘Hombu style’. So was his, he showed me. Here are some stills of various uke taking ukemi for Hombu shihans. I hardly paid attention to this before. How often does anyone do zempo kaiten ukemi or koho kaiten ukemi for Hombu shihans in embukai videos, I wondered.

Hombu ukemi

Ukemi for Osawa Sensei

Ukemi for Osawa Sensei

Ukemi for Osawa Sensei

Ukemi for Osawa Sensei

Ukemi for Osawa Sensei

Ukemi for Kanazawa Sensei

Ukemi for Fujimaki Sensei

Ukemi for Endo Sensei

Ukemi for Doshu

Ukemi for Doshu

Ukemi for Doshu - Kaitennage

Not even in kaitennage does this uke do zempo kaiten ukemi. That is so cool.

White-belt taking ukemi for Ichida Yoshi

Iriminage ukemi for Ichida Shihan

Ukemi for Hombu's Sugawara Sensei

Ukemi for Yamada Sensei

Ukemi for Osawa Sensei from Iriminage

Another ukemi for Kanazawa Sensei

Another ukemi for Endo Sensei

第48回全日本合気道演武大会の白川先生

Shirakawa Sensei’s uke and his son are very skilled and fall beautifully. I want to watch them more closely. Below is the first ukemi you will probably learn at Hombu dojo in Japan (from my memory). あっ、分りました。リュウジさんは私に「あなたの受け身、本部道場のスタイルでしょう」って言いました。　多分そうですから、リュウジ先生はセミナーの時に突然白川大先生に「彼（私）は本部道場の二級です」って教えまして、大先生に受けを取らせていただきました。光栄でしたよ。でも、デモの時は白川先生は自分の息子さんを大変強く投げていましたから、私の番には遣られるかなと考えました。心配心配！実、楽しかったです。もう一度白川先生のナゲル・ジェットコースターに乗りたいです。

メチャ美しい受け身、これです。

Iriminage

Starting ukemi

legs flare on sideways ukemi

Safely recompose

Prepeare for next technique

Ukemi Core Training.

Forward Solo Feather Falls.

Front Feather Fall- Ostoff Style

 ”No Trauma” Back Feather

I want to experiment with flying ukemi from kotegaeshi. I got this spark from The Bourne Ultimatum. See the Desh fight below. A kotegaeshi-like scene is at [1:02].

The key points in this video:

1. Jump almost straight up
2. Throw that arm behind you very fast
3. Tuck legs
4. Grab legs
5. Spot ground and come out safely

Punch Side Flips

These video are of the the punch flip. The actual flip starts with a two-foot punch into the ground which is not compatible with an Aikido kotegaeshi in motion.

Neat Combinations

In the middle of a demonstration on May 18th, 2008 Igarashi Sesnei was doing shihonage with his uke. His uke failed to turn or otherwise change his position so he could breakfall safely. Igarashi Sensei stopped what he was doing, looked back at this fellow, then grabbed his Gi and pulled him over so he could safely fall.

It is Uke’s job to protect himself in shihonage. He has two legs and can walk and move to a safer position. Tori is very helpful by trying to keep Uke safe, but this is a two-way partnership. Uke would be wise to know about tucking his head for the breakfall, and about how to reposition himself before the fall to keep safe.

About to do shihonage

Hi, protect yourself

I guess I will help you

There you go