Recently I did a tsuki iriminage on my nikyu pretest that was not the basic version. I slid into and beside Uke with my hands protecting my core and one tegatana into Uke’s elbow crease and the other on his neck, then cut down as I did a tenkan, then did the throw.

The basic version is stepping back and slightly off the line of attack, capturing the wrist of Uke, then doing kaiten and tenkan, then throwing.

The first version is good for when Uke pulls back his punches (or jabs), and the second version is for when he lunges or is thrusting with a knife to penetrate the midsection (even this is dangerous for Nage as Uke can pull back too and slice Nage’s hand). I just want to be clear that there are more than one version of this.

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