Kaiten Nage

Example 1: Kaiten Nage Irimi

Movie of Example 1.

Fig. 1 Start With Waki Gatame		Fig. 2 Step Back		Fig. 3 1st Irimi Step

1. Fig. 1 shows Nage at the end of the Waki Gatame and in position for the Kaiten Nage. Starting with this position saves showing the first part again but of more importance it stresses the point that it is important to break Uke's balance before starting the technique. Because the example is not dynamic from the beginning the foot work is a little different.

2. In Fig. 2 Nage steps back striking Uke in the face and sweeping Uke's arm down. From this position Nage will make a standard Irimi movement.

3. Fig. 3 shows the first step of the Irimi movement. Nage's left hand has completed the hand turn over shown below. Nage's right arm is controlling Uke's head. It is important to note that an important factor in keeping Uke's head down is taking Uke's arm behind Uke's back.

4. In Fig. 3 Uke's right arm is bent. Normally Kaiten Nage is done as a shoulder dislocating technique where the arm is kept straight. The shoulder dislocation is not obvious in Aikido because Uke moves with the technique and rolls out of the technique. In the army manual this is a shoulder dislocation. Here Kaiten Nage is modified so that Uke has a difficult time rolling out of the technique. This has several advantages:

   1. It is not as easy for Uke to escape by diving out.

   2. It is more difficult for Uke to do a counter technique to Nage.

   3. Kaiten Nage can be used to take weapons.

5. In Fig. 3 Nage's hand on the back of Uke's head helps keep Uke's head down and it also keeps Uke from turning under and attacking Nage. Uke could strike to the groin or dive into a counter throw.

6. Fig. 4 2nd Irimi Step		Fig. 5 Step For Pin		Fig. 6 Pin Arm

7. Fig. 4 is the second irimi step. Some people omit this step and some people consider it a knee into the face. Brushing the legs with the standard irimi step is devastating to Uke's balance even if it is not macho like kneeing Uke in the face.

8. Fig. 5 shows Nage stepping into place for the pin.

9. Fig. 6 shows the arm pin with the wrist lock.

Example 2, Kaiten Nage Tenkan

Movie of Example 2.

Fig. 7 End of Waki Gatame		Fig. 8 Step Behind Uke		Fig. 9 Adjusting Step

1. Fig. 7 shows the end of the Waki Gatame. This was posed and did not come from dynamic movement so extra steps were required in this example.

2. In Fig. 8 Nage steps back to get the proper position to sweep Uke's arm down and strike Uke's face. A common pattern in Aikido is for one hand to go up while the other hand goes down. That is evident in Nage's movement. Had this been dynamic rather than starting posed Uke would have been spinning around Nage and this step would not have been necessary.

3. Nage needs to be deep behind Uke for the Tenkan technique. Fig. 9 shows an extra adjustment step to get far enough behind Uke.

   Fig. 10 1st Tenkan Step		Fig. 11 2nd Tenkan Step		Fig. 12 Tornado Twist

4. Fig. 10 shows the 1st Tenkan step. Sweeping Uke's arm behind Uke's back will cause Uke to bend forward even if Uke is standing. This movement keeps Uke's head down. Nage's hand on Uke's neck helps keep Uke's head in position. It keeps Uke circling with Nage and keeps Uke in a position where Uke cannot attack Nage.

5. As noted in Example 1 Uke's arm is kept straight to dislocate the shoulder. Here the purpose is to control Uke for a pin, not dislocate the shoulder. The control here keeps Uke from rolling out of the technique and it makes a counter attack more difficult. It also enables weapon taking.

6. Fig. 11 shows the 2nd Tenkan step with Uke spinning around Nage. Nage's right hand shifts to Uke's arm to keep Uke under control.

7. In Fig. 12 Nage has completed the Tornado Twist and Nage's left knee is on the ground for the Pin.

   Fig. 13 Pin		Fig. 14 Grip behind back		Fig. 15 Start of Transition

8. Fig. 13 shows the pin.

9. Fig. 14 shows how Uke's hand and arm are held behind Uke's back during the take down and the Pin. This is the Kaiten Nage grip.

10. Figs. 15, 16 and 17 show how the hand changes its grip from the beginning when Uke's arm is swept down and up behind Uke's back. Fig. 15 is the start of this transition.

    Fig. 16 Hand rotated 180 degrees		Fig. 17 End of transition.

11. Fig. 16 shows the position of Nage's hand while Uke's arm is being swept back. Nage's hand has rotated counter clockwise from Nage's perspective so that the back of Nage's hand is against Uke's wrist.

12. Fig. 17 shows the final position which is the same as Fig. 14. As Nage pushes Uke's arm up Nage's hand will continue to rotate until Nage can grip Uke's wrist as shown.