Kasumi Dori 霞捕り

“The temple strike technique”

Masaaki Hatsumi, TCJ, 1983: 受け右胸捕り打たんとす。受け右手にて打ちくる。我左手にて受ける。

受け左手を表逆捕りとし高く捕る。我は右足を引きながら表逆捕り。倒す。表逆竹折裏逆と変化、再度極める。

Translit.: Uke migi mune tori utantosu. Uke migite nite uchi kuru. Ga hidarite nite ukeru. Uke hidarite o omote gyaku tori toshi takaku toru. Ga wa migiashi o hikinagara omote gyaku tori. Taosu. Omote gyaku takeori ura gyaku to henka, saido kiwameru.

 

Translation: The partner catches my [right] lapel [and] hits with the right fist, I receive it with the left fist. I bring high the left wrist and do the omote gyaku, while pulling by right foot., and knock him down. Henkas include the combinations with takeori and uragyaku.

Commentary:

Technique belongs to Takagi-Yoshin Ryū. Apparently it has not been included into 1983 or 1987 TenChiJin versions.

There are 2 versions: one is done on the knees, the other - standing.

Advanced level can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl3q5PCSqDw

Steps for beginners (Pietro Luca)

  • 1. Receive the attack

    The opponent catches your left sleeve with the right hand. Simultaneously, you do a very small step back with your left foot (7-10 cm) and control his hand with your left palm. The touch is very light, the enemy should feel nothing.

  • 2. Strike to the temple

    At the same time, stepping forward with the right foot, you strike the enemy into the right temple with your right ura shutō.

  • 3. Kick

    Without letting go of the right hand of the opponent, holding it now with two hands in the ura gyaku position, kick him to the stomach, and, returning the leg from the kick, place the kicking foot on the knee. The enemy falls face down.

  • 4. Control on the floor

    Readjust you position to be able to control the right shoulder of the enemy on the floor. This means turning on the right knee 90 degreed clockwise so that the left knee comes upon the shoulder of the enemy. At the same tim, you control his right arm.

Tipps from the Masters :

Pedro Fleitas, Dansha Yosei, 2021, p. 3, translated by FT: “Uke and Tori are in Seiza. Uke steps with his right foot, and grabs Uke's neck, with his right hand (Kiai). Tori lifts his right foot and hits Uke with a right Ura Shuto to Kasumi. Tori's right hand goes back and catches Uke's right hand in Ura Gyaku and, at the same time, rises in a standing position.
When standing, Tori changes the Ura Gyaku to Hon Gyaku, and hits with a right Keri to Butsumetsu. From here, he comes down on his right knee, driving Uke to the ground, with O-Gyaku.”

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