Katate Tori Gyaku Hammi

This is a basic wrist grabbing attack. Normally Uke grabs Nage and just stands there waiting for Nage to do something. Uke may tighten up making it difficult for Nage to move. Both of these are important drills in the beginning. Just holding lets Uke learn the basic movement and holding tightly teaches Nage to deal with resistance. Real attacks can happen this way if Nage is lucky. Unfortunately people usually grab to set up a throw or a strike. If Nage is not already doing a technique before being grabbed it is too late. This is commonly said but the attacks do not force this.

An Aikido Katate Tori should be part of an Aikido technique. The sequence below shows a wrist grab followed by a strike and a Corner Drop. A simple application of the Aiki Principle.

Fig. 1 Beginning of Wrist Grab		Fig. 2 Moment of Grab		Fig. 3 Uke in Position

In Fig. 1 Uke is about to attack. Uke steps forward with the rear foot and starts a strike with the rear hand. This is obvious in Fig. 2 when Uke grabs Nage. Uke now steps deep into Position for the Corner Drop while delivering the strike (Fig. 3). Uke will then take another step to finish.

This is just an example. Some basic Aikido throws from this grab that come to mind are Corner Drop and anything from the Sankyo position. Wrestlers use this grab and then instantly shift to a grab with the other hand. They then release this and go on to one of many throws. This would probably work for Aikido also but it is best reserved for applied training, not basics.

There are many theories about how to do Aikido techniques. When Nage starts doing techniques against real Aikido attacks it cuts down most of these theories.