Ikkyō done from behind as a surprise attack, Using the Bokken

🈲 Forbiddenness : 🍃 Advanced

📅 Year: 2016

⛩️ Source / Lineage: Ikkyo variation performed by Meido Moore Sensei at the XVIII Aikido Summer Camp hosted by AAI Polska Aikido in Olsztyn, Poland, 2016. The full video is a compilation of highlights from this seminar.

Meido Moore Sensei enters from behind, seizing the tip of the bokken with his right hand and Uke’s wrist with his left, then rotates the bokken as a lever against Uke’s elbow to apply Ikkyō.