How To Do Aikido Leverage Video

Using leverage is an aikido skill practiced early in the martial art. Learn aikido moves and skills in this martial arts video.

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Opponent grabs wrist
Redirect yourself
Grab opponent's wrist
Turn wrist outside
Bring down

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Wilton Tejada is a martial arts instructor at Camp Undefeated in New York City. Wilton has 10 years experience in Aikido and he trained under Grand Master Billy T. Taylor.

WILTON TEJADA: Hi, my name is Wilton Tejada. I am one of the instructors here at Camp Undefeated, New York City. In this clip, we are going to learn how to do aikido and how the leverage plays an important part in aikido, okay? Basically, my partner right here is going to grab my wrist. By me pointing my thumb in forward, towards me, I redirect, creating a leverage point where he really cannot grab me. As I do that, I come across, grab his wrist really tight, turn it to the outside. You see? Elbows hyper extending, shoulder is locked, wrist is locked, a lot of pain. He has no other way but to go down, okay? Again, if he grabs with the opposite hand here, okay. I turn my thumb and already his wrist is turning, he is already locked in. All I need to do is create some push here and that leverage will make him go down and create a lot of pain. Okay so, it is basically how the leverage plays an important role in aikido.

How to Do Aikido Leverage Video

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