Nikyō Ura Counter with Kani Basami – One-Leg Calf Scissoring Variation

Uke places Tori’s arm in a Nikyō Ura configuration: one hand controls Tori’s hand with the thumb pressing over Tori’s thumb, while the other secures the wrist, folding and compressing it against Uke’s torso so that Tori’s arm forms a Z-shape.
As Uke lowers his body to apply the wrist compression and rotation, Tori is normally forced to follow the pressure downward, often dropping to one knee due to structural control and pain compliance.

To counter this, instead of continuing all the way down, Tori redirects his own descending momentum into a jump. Using that momentum, he scissor-entangles Uke’s lead leg between his own legs in a variation of Kani Basami.

In classical Kōdōkan Jūdō Kani Basami, both of Uke’s legs are scissored at the level of the thighs (above the knees). In this variation, however, Tori attacks only one leg and applies the scissoring action at the calf (below the knee), using the leg as a lever to throw down Uke.