Mae Ryō Kata Dōri – Koshi Nage – Direct Ippon Seoi Nage-Like Variation
⛩️ Source
This excerpt comes from “Apprendez l’Aikido” (on-screen spelling; likely intended as “Apprenez l’Aïkido”), a 1985 instructional seminar video featuring Christian Tissier (then aged 34), produced and presented by the Italian imprint Aikido e Dintorni, whose banner (www.aikidoedintorni.com) appears repeatedly throughout the footage.
It was most likely filmed during a seminar in Italy and distributed as a small-run VHS production, but the exact filming location, organizing dojo, and original distribution details remain unverified.
🔖 Technique Notes
Uke grabs both of Tori’s shoulders in Mae Ryō Kata Dōri. As the grip is established, Tori enters to the inside and pivots to turn his back to Uke, aligning his hips with Uke’s center. He then raises his lead arm beneath Uke’s lead arm. As the arm lifts, Tori lowers his center and tilts his body to one side while looking toward the side of the raised arm, angling his torso opposite to the direction of his gaze. He then lowers the raised arm while retreating his hips across Uke’s body, making Uke roll over his hip.
This Koshi Nage variation may be compared to Judō’s Ippon Seoi Nage, as the arm positioning is similar; however, the mechanics differ. In this Aikidō variation, Uke is not loaded onto and carried across the back, but instead floats over the hip, pivoting over it as Tori retreats the hip.
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