Aikido - KOTEGAESHI

The aikido technique kotegaeshi on some of the most common attack forms, by aikido instructor Stefan Stenudd, 6 dan Aikikai. The attacker with the smooth ukemi is Mathias Hultman, 3 dan. The technique is done in both omote and ura (many aikido styles don't divide kotegaeshi into omote and ura).
More about kotegaeshi on my website:
http://www.stenudd.com/aikido/kotegaeshi.htm
My aikido books:
http://www.amazon.com/Aikido-Principles-Concepts-Peaceful-Martial/dp/9178940176/
http://www.amazon.com/Attacks-Aikido-Kogeki-Attack-Techniques/dp/9178940257/

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• aikido
• kotegaeshi
• nage
• omote
• ura
• tachidori
• martial
• art
• budo
• tori
• uke
• attacks
• pinning

[Viktir666]

I am an American. I trained for years in Japanese Jujitsu and we pronounced it "KO-TAY-GAISH". Is this correct or were we sounding dumb to others when we said it?

[Aikidostenudd]

@Viktir666, I'm not completely sure about how your transcription sounds, but I guess you come quite near the Japanese pronounciation.

[The0Keyboard0Kid]

Excellent technique, and what an amazing uke!

[kruz200]

@Viktir666 i am russian and we pronounce it like "Kote gaeshi" and we are training JJJ too ;)

[MifzzMitchell96]

ain't his arm suppose to break now?

[mare43zla]

Great uke with his fall... but everything else is very bad! Distance, timing, atack is ridiciluis, and technique is wrong and not practical... and again he is using his muscle, and not his body.. if the oponent is twice of his size, he couldnt do it because of that! 95% of video about Aikido on youtube is trash, because everybody has learned the true basics of Aikido all wrong!!!! im just sad!

[Viktir666]

@H4I2I2EE Oh yeah I forgot the "ee" on the end.

[H4I2I2EE]

@Viktir666 We pronounce it Koh teh guy she. My teacher is Japanese so I think it's right.

[Seija111]

@TheBueno789 Both are the answer to your question, however, joint manipulation works even when pain compliance is not a factor. We had a guy in our Dojo (Jujutsu) who was a funeral director and he said that they use the same kind of joint manipulations to move and roll cadavers for burial preparation. He said that they had to move slow and be careful though or they could easily dislocate joints.

[FXHoax]

@CetherDesipio I agree and disagree. It trains you, mentally and physically, and I've only been learning seven years and I don't want to fight with it. But that's because, not only does it work, but when it's used correctly it's brutal.

[3rdeye7thdimension]

@PiedPiper97601 On a recent trip to an Aikido class... I had my full mass tossed around by an eight year old, easily half my mass.