| The true proponent of judo must know a variety of | | | | the left radius part of your wrist against the front of |
| strangles he can use on his opponent. This is one of | | | | his neck. Then you push his head forward with the |
| the best-kept secrets of judo. In this article we will | | | | palm of your right hand while you draw your left |
| discuss kata-ha-jime (single wing strangle), | | | | forearm backward to complete the strangle. |
| hadaka-jime (bare-hand strangle) and ryote-jime | | | | Key points:a. Keep your posture erect.b. Break your |
| (two-hand strangle). All these strangles can be very | | | | opponent's posture backwards to overcome his |
| useful againsy your opponent. | | | | defensive power.c. Your left forearm is drawn |
| 1. Kata-ha-jime (single wing strangle) | | | | back-not pulled around-with the same pressure as |
| Kata-ha-jime is a technique used in strangling an | | | | that exerted by your right hand in pressing forward. |
| opponent from behind. With your left hand, grasp | | | | 3.Ryote-jime (two-hand strangle) |
| your opponent's right collar deeply, using a regular | | | | You grasp your opponent by both sides of his collar |
| palm-down hold and pressing your forearm against | | | | in the front with your hands in the regular hold (hands |
| and under his chin. Slide your right forearm under his | | | | clenched, thumbs up).The little finger of your left |
| right arm and carry his arm up and over the nape of | | | | hand is placed on his right carotid, and that of your |
| his neck while drawing your left hand from the right | | | | right hand presses his left carotid. |
| to the left side to strangle him into submission. | | | | Now, with both your hands, press both sides of his |
| Key points:a. Keep your posture erect so that you | | | | neck at the same time, twisting your wrists inwards |
| can draw power from your waist and abdominal | | | | until the palms of both hands are turned upwards. |
| region.b. Synchronize the movement of your right | | | | The force applied to his neck is produced with the |
| arm, which pushes his right arm up and backward, | | | | pressure of the front of your clenched fist or the |
| with that of your left hand, which moves horizontally | | | | lower part of your fingers. You can also strangle him |
| from the right to the left.c. Pull your opponent's body | | | | from underneath. |
| back in order to slant his upper body backward a | | | | Key points:a. Prevent your opponent's use of the |
| little to the left. This will cause him to lose the | | | | defensive power of his abdominal region by pulling |
| resisting power of his waist and abdominal region. | | | | him down and forward, thereby breaking his posture. |
| 2. Hadaka-jime (bare-hand strangle) | | | | Complete the movement by pressing the weight of |
| One of the secrets of judo is that in the techniques | | | | your hip region against the side of his neck. When |
| of strangulation you press both your opponent's | | | | you apply ryote-jime from underneath, you must |
| windpipe and the carotid arteries on either side of his | | | | break his waist posture by kicking his right thigh |
| neck. In hadaka-jime you place your left forearm | | | | away with your foot.b. Turn both your wrists |
| against the right side of his neck and your left arm | | | | simultaneously until pressure is created against both |
| across the front of his neck. Your left palm is placed | | | | sides of his neck when the front of the fists of both |
| downward on the inner elbow fold of your right arm. | | | | your hands (palm up) twist into both sides of his |
| Now bend your right arm backward and place your | | | | neck to complete the strangle. |
| right palm against the back of your opponent's head. | | | | Remember to practise all these moves and you will |
| Your left arm rests on top of his left shoulder. In the | | | | truly understand the secrets of judo. |
| technique of hadaka-jime you apply pressure with | | | | |