Pressure Point Eagle Claw for Ikkajō Ippon Dōri (Ikkyō) – Picture

To perform Daitō-ryū Aikijūjutsu’s Ikkajō Ippon Dōri—known in modern Aikidō terminology as Ikkyō—it is essential to "immobilize the opponent’s elbow joint by grabbing the pressure point of the elbow". To accurately target this pressure point, the elbow must be seized using an "eagle claw".

This method is described in the interview as follows:
"Eagle claw: 1- In order to control the elbow, dig up the opponent’s muscles and flesh starting from the thumb in a manner similar to an eagle catching its prey, and then start to put the index finger near the radial head. 2- Next, apply pressure to the elbow joint / muscle in the order of the middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. In the basic movement, you don’t align your fingers in a straight line, but break them apart and make sure that one of the four fingers grabs the pressure point. 3- Once you have applied the eagle grab, operate an ulnar deviation, as if to establish contact towards his elbow bone to stop the opponent’s elbow.".

This distinctive gripping approach is further shown in subsequent images from the interview, depicted within the context of a Tachi Waza Kōdachi Shōmen Uchi Ikkajō Ippon Dōri.