Wakigatame (side control aikido elbow lock/hold)

Wakigatame is the 10th technique of Tomiki Aikido's basic 17 techniques, the Randori-no-kata.

Wakigatami aikido elbow lock and hold, done by Tetsuro Nariyama, Shihan or head teacher of the Japan Aikido Association, home of Tomiki style or Shodokan Aikido.. This is how you do the Waki-gatame Aikido armlock. Again be very careful, because this aikido arm lock exerts an absolutely awesome amount of pressure on Uke's (your partner's) elbow joint.

Wakigatame is a defense to a high attack. Uke's hand must be headed for your face with this one. You don't use it if your attacker is punching or stabbing low.

Read my WARNING and DISCLAIMER below!

Tori catches Uke's wrist with his cupped palms and arms straight.
Tori steps forward, 45 degrees to the right with Tsugi-ashi (swordfighter's movement).
Keeping Uke's arm straight, releases his right hand and hold Uke's right wrist with his left hand.
Tori rotates Uke's wrist and arm anti-clockwise, so Uke's palm faces upwards.
This locks Uke's elbow so he cannot bend it and escape.
Tori uses the crook of his bent arm to further catch and lock Uke's straight arm.
Uke finishes the technique by gently swiveling his body anticlockwise (to his left). This places extreme, bone-breaking pressure on Uke's elbow.

Do this technique GENTLY. You have to practise this time and time again with your training partner so as NOT to damage the person you are doing Wakigatame to. Any clumsy fool can do damage here.

This technique is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. Elbows get snapped if you don't know what you're doing.

Training Safety Notice

There is great leverage on Uke's elbow with this technique, so you must be extremely careful and gentle.
It is extremely easy to cause injury here by accident. You must both test, pressing on each other's elbows like this so you can feel how much it hurts and understand how it is easy to snap the elbow joint. It can be broken with just two fingers' pressure, because Uke's arm is trapped and you have so much leverage.

Next technique: Kotehineri (Aikido wrist push-down) technique #11

DISCLAIMER
Any martial art or self defense moves should only be learned from a qualified instructor in a training hall or dojo with mats to cushion your falls. You must learn to breakfall before you try to take any throws. We will not accept any responsibility if you are injured trying these techniques or if you injure another person.
You are responsible for your own actions.
Please, be careful.

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