tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564075863448923904.post8244168367716510966..comments2010-06-22T06:12:49.283-07:00Comments on The Long and Winding Trek: The significance of Tori's thumb-up position of the captured hand in Katatedori Ikkyo Omote.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03423757831934492976noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564075863448923904.post-64219659855016427512010-05-25T01:06:46.583-07:002010-05-25T01:06:46.583-07:00"Thus unaware of the effect of rotating the c..."Thus unaware of the effect of rotating the captured hands they are unable to see the significance of which way the palms are facing at the beginning of the exercise." This should be pointed out to the students at the beginning of the technique. Students should be taught the aiki principle of oyayubi and koyayubi - the rotation of hands and wrists - and the position of the palm of hand when the wrist is seized will determine the technique to apply. Hence, in Yoshinkan's kamae, the tori's hand is always pointing forward with the fingers spread open, thumb pointing up and little finger pointing down. In this position the tori can either move forward or backward with the leading foot.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605888615017275229noreply@blogger.com