Aikido technique KOKYUNAGE against grip and strike attacks, by Stefan Stenudd, 7 dan Aikikai shihan

Here is the aikido throwing technique kokyunage, applied against some grabs and strike attacks. Kokyunage is a throw with numerous variations and not really one basic form. Therefore, I show several different versions on this video. I mostly show it rather slowly for clarity, usually gotai (from a static starting point). But there is also some jutai (moving as the attack approaches). In most cases, there is little difference between gotai and jutai versions of kokyunage, except the timing. Kokyunage simply means “breath throw”, indicating that it is more about rhythm and flow than about force. You should not need to grab the attacker, but use the momentum of the attack for the throw, or the attacker’s commitment to a grab. Sure, that can be said about most aikido techniques, if not all of them – but it’s particularly evident in kokyunage. Uke was Stephan Schröder (). My aikido dojo is Enighet in Malmö, Sweden: http:/